Tucson Medical Center (TMC)
Tucson Medical Center has been Southern Arizona's locally governed nonprofit regional hospital for 75 years. TMC traces its roots to the world-famous tuberculosis center, the Desert Sanatorium, which opened in 1927. The sanatorium's owners donated the facility to the people of Tucson during World War II, and TMC was established as a community, nonprofit hospital in 1943. For more information on TMC's rich history, visit the About Us page for TMC Health.
TMC's buildings and grounds spread over 120 acres. Most patient rooms are private with a view, either a sun-drenched patio or a vista of mountains and distant horizons. TMC is licensed for more than 600 adult, pediatric and hospice beds. The hospital serves more than 30,000 inpatients and 122,000 outpatients yearly and has several emphasis areas, including maternal and child health, cardiac care, hospice care, neuroscience, orthopedics, diagnostic services and senior services. TMC also created the region's first emergency department dedicated specifically for kids.
The hospital's more than 600 physicians represent 60 specialties, from anesthesiology to vascular surgery. Most of these physicians are board-certified. The physicians work closely with nursing, residents and other hospital staff to ensure that every TMC patient receives quality care.
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS)
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System provides all Veterans with outstanding health care, trains America’s future health care providers, and conducts important medical research. The Tucson VA Medical Center is a teaching hospital that provides a full range of health services for Veterans with state-of-the-art technology. SAVAHCS has been servings Veterans since its dedication on October 13, 1928, and they meet the health care needs of more than 170,000 Veterans in 8 Arizona counties and 1 county in New Mexico. SAVAHCS employs around 3,000 health care professionals and support staff and every year, they treat more than 8,700 Veterans as inpatients, perform more than 5,000 surgeries, and complete nearly 700,000 outpatient visits.
