Overview
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Pavilion is a cutting-edge, 1.5-million-square-foot facility designed to transform patient care. Featuring 504 private patient rooms and 47 operating rooms, it integrates advanced inpatient and outpatient care with state-of-the-art technology. The Pavilion is a key part of the University City Medical District, enhancing Penn Medicine’s ability to deliver innovative treatments and fostering collaboration among clinicians and researchers.
Improving flow of care
At the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Pavilion, care is organized by specific patient populations, so patients with related clinical needs are located close together in the hospital. For example, the cardiac surgery intensive care unit is next to the cardiac surgery step-down unit, creating a more efficient patient flow, fostering seamless patient care and improved outcomes.
“When nurses have competencies to address particular patient populations, we know that they provide more proactive care based on anticipated needs; this drives quality and minimizes complications,” said HUP CEO Regina Cunningham, PhD, RN. “Members of the clinical teams need to communicate with one another. When you work in geographic proximity, it enhances communications and care.”
The state-of-the-art two-floor emergency department (ED) in the Pavilion incorporates the system already in place at HUP, and has the capacity to deliver quicker, more efficient patient care.
Bringing together research and clinical care
The Pavilion was designed to help accelerate bench-to-bedside research and incorporates state-of-the-art technologies for caregivers.
In the center of a vibrant clinical and research campus, the Pavilion is a centerpiece of Penn Medicine’s world-class expertise in bold approaches to treating diseases of all kinds, from cell and gene therapies to specialized cardiac surgeries. Additionally, the Pavilion brings neuroscience research and neurological care closer together through an advanced epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) and a human neurophysiology research lab — offering highly personalized, real-time care and opportunities to advance research.
The Pavilion also stands as an epicenter for cellular therapy. Patients in the Pavilion can be treated with personalized cell therapy products — made just for them in our sophisticated, connected manufacturing facilities — for cancer, autoimmune disorders, diabetes and a host of other diseases being studied.
Collaborative teams also work together in hybrid OR and procedure rooms to offer patients participation in trials of the most leading-edge approaches to treat cardiac conditions, from electrophysiology to the latest minimally invasive surgeries.