University Health

University Health is Kansas City's academic medical centre and community health system. It provides acute care through two hospitals and outpatient services through numerous specialty clinics, alongside medical education and research. The organisation serves as the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, where it trains the next generation of healthcare professionals. Its work spans academic medicine, medical education, medical research, preventive care and community health outreach.

Roots of the institution date back to 1870, with formal establishment in 1962. University Health is based in Kansas City, Missouri, and operates across healthcare, academic medicine, community health and safety-net care. Beyond clinical services, it runs preventive care and outreach programmes focused on education and reaching underserved populations.

The organisation describes a mission-driven commitment to serving the underserved regardless of ability to pay, and a belief that everyone deserves access to healthcare. Its stated culture emphasises compassionate care and community health, and an academic medicine environment combining research, innovation and teaching.