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The University of Connecticut Health Center is located in Farmington, CT, slightly west of Harford . The UCHC includes the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine and the John Dempsey Hospital.
FACTS:
$92.5 million Dollars received for biomedical research at UConn Health Center in fiscal year 2007.
3 Number of genes discovered by Health Center researchers investigating glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness.
511 Number of scientists actively involved in biomedical research at the UConn Health Center.
Education
2,662 Number of men and women who have received medical degrees from the UConn School of Medicine since the first class graduated in 1972.
1,249 Number of men and women who have received dental medicine degrees from the UConn School of Dental Medicine since the first class graduated in 1972.
600 Average number of interns and residents who train each day at hospitals throughout Greater Hartford under the sponsorship of the UConn School of Medicine.
20 Number of years UConn medical students have been providing primary care and counseling to Hartford’s homeless at the South Park Inn medical clinic.
3,042 Number of applications received for 80 positions in the UConn School of Medicine Class of 2011.
1,557 Number of applications received for 40 positions in the UConn School of Dental Medicine Class of 2011.
Clinical
273,676 Outpatient visits to John Dempsey Hospital in fiscal year 2007, an increase of more than 7% over the preceding year.
10,001 Number of patients admitted to John Dempsey Hospital in fiscal year 2007.
350 Number of physicians in more than 50 specialties in the UConn Medical Group, the largest medical practice in Greater Hartford.
531,281 Number of patient visits in fiscal year 2007 to UConn Medical Group, the largest medical practice in Greater Hartford.
105,000 Number of dental care visits yearly to UConn School of Dental Medicine clinics.
13,400 Number of babies with a serious health condition cared for in the Newborn Intensive Care Nursery since it opened in 1975.
34,000 Number of calls annually to the Poison Control hotline at the UConn Health Center from individuals and health care providers.
50 Number of years the Connecticut Poison Control Center at the UConn Health Center has provided lifesaving treatment advice for the people of Connecticut and their healthcare providers.
57 Number of UConn Health Center physicians included in the 2007 Best Doctors list as published by Hartford Magazine.
Miscellaneous
19.1% Percentage of the Health Center’s total fiscal year 2007 expenses provided by the state. The remainder comes from research grants, philanthropy and patient care revenues.
5,300 Number of people employed by the UConn Health Center.
415 Number of volunteers currently contributing their time at the UConn Health Center.
900,000 Number of visits to the Health Center’s Lyman Maynard Stowe Library web site from homes and offices in 2006.
$938 million Dollars in new Gross State Product generated by the UConn Health Center, on average each year (each dollar of state appropriation leverages $9.20 in new GSP statewide).
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