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With especially strong scores in 8 specialties, UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA, was named once again to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll. UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is ranked nationally in 14 adult specialties. This hospital is a 1,567-bed general medical and surgical facility with 63,833 annual admissions, according to the latest data. It performed 31,527 annual inpatient and 25,006 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 109,547 visits. UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is a teaching hospital. It is also accredited by the Joint Commission (JC). UPMC is a $9 billion global health enterprise with more than 50,000 employees headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., and is transforming health care by integrating more than 20 hospitals, 400 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, a health insurance services division, and international and commercial services.