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97 e main 10-story hospital was entirely renovated in 2008 when it took on Ronald Reagan's name and became one of the first total replacement hospital projects up to the state's seismic safety requirements. Each floor of the hospital also features its own pharmacy, dialysis storage, respirato- ry therapy workrooms and resident physician sleep rooms. UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco). is $1.6 billion research and teaching hospital is affiliated with UC San Francisco and spans three campuses throughout the city, plus outreach clinics throughout the re- gion. It most recently opened its third campus at Mission Bay in 2015. U.S. News & World Report ranked UCSF Medical Center No. 2 in the state and No. 7 in the country for 2016-17. It also earned an A grade from Leapfrog for safety in fall 2016 and designation as one of H&HN's Most Wired hospitals in 2016. UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa). St. Luke's Hospital tied for the second best hospital in the state in 2016-17, according to U.S. News & World Report. e Magnet-certified hospital provides top-notch care across specialties, though it excels particularly in cardiovascular care. In 2016, it was ranked for the sixth time among Truven Health Analytics' 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals, was a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care and the only hospital in Iowa with advanced certification in heart failure from the Joint Commission. St. Luke's was selected by CMS in 2016 to participate in the Million Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model to help reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento). is $1.7 billion, 627-bed teaching hospital provides high-quality care in each of nearly 1 mil- lion patient visits annually. e academic medical center is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 10 specialties and is home to a nationally ranked children's hospital. As part of the UC Davis Health System, where nearly 1,000 studies are underway, the medical center is also dedicated to research. Most recently, the health system launched a cross-disciplinary research center dedicated to finding the links between environmental toxins and disease. University of Chicago Medicine. Since it opened in 1927, University of Chicago Medicine has expanded to include an 805-bed medical center, children's hospital, the Pritzker School of Medicine and a biological sci- ences division. e academic medical center boasts 12 past Nobel Prize winners and ranks nationally in four specialties by U.S. News & World Report for 2016-17. It earned an A grade for safety from Leapfrog in fall 2016 and was designated a Most Wired hospital in 2016 by H&HN. How- ever, University of Chicago Medicine still keeps its focus close to home. rough an ACO, its Urban Health Initiative and other outreach pro- grams, University of Chicago Medicine is dedicated to improving health within its community. University of Colorado Hospital (Aurora). is academic hospital is anchored by the Anschutz Medical Campus, but operates primary and specialty care clinics around the state. e hospital includes two inpa- tient pavilions, an outpatient pavilion, a cancer center and an eye insti- tute. It ranks No. 1 in the state of Colorado and among the top 20 hos- pitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016-17 rankings. e hospital also holds a spot on the Truven Health Analytics 100 Top Hospitals 2017 list, is Magnet-certified and earned Most Wired hospital status from H&HN in 2016. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City). University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is the state's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Its more than 1,600 em- ployed physicians, residents and fellows span more than 200 special- ties and serve more than 35,000 inpatients each year. e Magnet-cer- tified hospital also has a nursing staff that is more than 2,000 strong. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics ranks as the No. 1 hospital in the state for 2016-17, according to U.S. News & World Report, and ranks among the top 100 hospitals in the nation, according to Truven Health Analytics. e University of Kansas Hospital (Kansas City). Part of the Universi- ty of Kansas Health System, University of Kansas Hospital, also known as KU Med, is ranked No. 1 in the state and nationally ranked in 11 specialties by U.S. News & World Report for 2016-17. Since 1998, it has operated as an independent hospital authority, affiliated with but inde- pendent of its medical school, with no state funding. KU Med includes a Level I trauma center, advanced comprehensive stroke center and trans- plantation center. It is also the official healthcare provider of the Kansas City Royals and the Kansas City Chiefs. University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital (Lexington). e 569-bed University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital is home to the region's only Level I trauma center and Level IV neonatal intensive care unit. In recent years, it underwent a $532 million faceli, which added the trauma center, updated its emergency department and added 128 beds. ese improvements have been critical to the hospital's abili- ty to keep up with demand; discharges increased 88 percent from 2004 to 2015, while case complexity also increased. University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital is the No. 1 ranked hospital in the state for 2016-17 by U.S. News & World Report. Michigan Medicine (Ann Arbor). With 1,000 licensed medical and surgical beds and 26,000 employees, Michigan Medicine is one of the state's largest hospitals and academic medical centers. e brand in- cludes its hospitals and clinics, medical school, faculty group practice, nursing school and biomedical research community. e academic medical center ranks as the No. 1 hospital in the state, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016-17 rankings. It is also dedicated to safety and earned an A grade from Leapfrog for patient safety in fall 2016. University of North Carolina Medical Center (Chapel Hill). UNC Medical Center consists of a cancer hospital, children's hospital, neuro- sciences hospital, women's hospital and the N.C. Memorial Hospital. All together, the medical center is an 803-bed facility and its medical staff tops 1,100 members, plus 780 resident physicians. UNC Medical Center earned an A grade from Leapfrog for safety last fall and ranked No. 2 in the state, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016-17 rankings. University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (Phila- delphia). Penn Presbyterian is part of Penn Medicine — a health system with more than two centuries of history. e beginnings of Penn Medicine date back to 1751, when the nation's first hospital — Pennsylvania Hospi- tal — was founded. It is also home to the nation's first medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. Today, Penn Presbyterian continues to boast many firsts in medicine. For example, it is home to one of the nation's first coronary care units. For 2016-17, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital No. 1 in the state and among the top 20 in the nation. University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center. As an academic medi- cal center, URMC is the main hub for University of Rochester's teaching and research initiatives, which brought in nearly $1.3 billion in funding over the past five years. At the center of healthcare delivery at URMC is Strong Memorial Hospital, which was nationally ranked in two spe- cialties — diabetes and endocrinology and neurology and neurosurgery — by U.S. News & World Report in 2016-17. e medical center also in- cludes a children's hospital and four other hospitals throughout the state. University of Tennessee Medical Center (Knoxville). e 609-bed Uni- versity of Tennessee Medical Center plays a crucial role in Knoxville and the surrounding region. It includes a Level I trauma center and is home to the region's only dedicated heart hospital, only adult and pediatric can- cer center and only Level III neonatal intensive care unit. It also boasts a