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About Temple Health

Temple Health is a major Philadelphia-based academic health system that is driving medical advances through clinical innovation, pioneering research and world-class education. The health system’s 1,550+ physicians and scientists share a common mission of bringing tomorrow’s treatments to the bedside today, helping them achieve outcomes once thought impossible.

Temple Health consists of:

Temple Health is an educational partner with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, providing medical education to the next generation of physicians and biomedical scientists.

Temple physicians and scientists are dedicated to offering breakthrough options for patients who, just a few years ago, were considered untreatable. Using sophisticated technologies and personalized treatments, Temple is working to alter the course of serious disease. In over a dozen research centers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine and Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple researchers are speeding the transformation of fundamental scientific discoveries into practical therapies with a common objective to dramatically improve human health.

Temple Health offers a full complement of medical specialties, with particular recognition in the following programs:

Notable 2020 statistics about Temple Health include:

  • 979 licensed beds
  • 34,283 admissions
  • 341,100 outpatient visits
  • 165,000 emergency room visits
  • 16,100 inpatient and outpatient surgeries
  • 335 organ transplants
  • 2,336 births
  • 1,557 physicians
  • 687 residents and fellows
  • 44 accredited residency training programs
  • 10,000+ faculty member and employees