​About UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is a world-class center for both women’s health and comprehensive medical-surgical care. A National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is one of the first recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

An innovative leader in the delivery of women’s health care and research, Magee is elegantly designed and welcoming with state-of-the-art technology for diagnosis and treatment.

Nearly 11,000 babies are born at Magee each year, accounting for 45 percent of all births in Allegheny County. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the largest in Pennsylvania and one of the largest in the country, treats more than 1,500 seriously or critically ill babies each year.

Magee-Womens Research Institute is a nationally and internationally recognized center for women’s health study. Our Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences is among the nation’s top departments of its kind in funding from the National Institutes of Health, a vital indicator of high quality patient care and clinical staff.

One of the first recognized as a National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Magee serves as the teaching facility for obstetrics, gynecology, gynecologic oncology, and neonatology for the University of Pittsburgh. Members of our medical staff hold academic appointments at the university and are actively involved in education and research, as well as patient care.

Womancare Philosophy

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is guided by the principles established in the Womancare Model of Care, which focuses on the unique attributes of each woman and places her at the center of the health care delivery system. This is accomplished by focusing on the essential characteristics of the services provided:

• Quality
• Access
• Respect
• Education
• Research
• Empowerment
• Integrated care
• Advocacy

Magee is committed to treating each woman with dignity, empowering her through education, and bringing comprehensive and appropriate care into our communities.

Specialty Services for Women

Magee has clinical programs for women in the following specialties:

• Bladder and pelvic health
• Breast cancer
• Fetal surgery and fetal medicine
• Gynecologic cancers
• Lupus
• Neonatology
• Obstetrics and gynecology
• Women's health at midlife

Not Just for Women

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital has expanded our clinical care to men, as well as women, with a full-service Emergency Department and services including imaging, cardiology, orthopaedic surgery, lupus, gastro-enterology, colorectal surgery, pulmonology, and urology.

We are an American Society for Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, performing close to 1,000 surgical treatments for morbid obesity each year. Members of Magee’s medical staff hold academic appointments at the University of Pittsburgh and are actively involved in education and research, as well as patient care.

Our services for men and women now include:

• Full-service Emergency Department
• Cardiology: stress testing, echocardiography, EKG, and Holter monitoring
• Weight management and bariatric surgery
• Orthopaedics
• Geriatrics
• Gastroenterology
• Plastic surgery
• Vascular surgery
• Imaging services: MRI, CT, PET-CT, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, DXA, and general radiology procedures
• Dialysis
• EEG (electroencephalogram)
• Infusion and chemotherapy
• Pulmonology
• Thoracic surgery
• Neurology
• Urology