Facilities

Hospitals

University Hospital

University Hospital is the principle teaching hospital at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Presently a 350 bed acute care hospital, it is currently undergoing a major expansion. It is the only tertiary referring hospital for neurology in central New York. Special programs and facilities include the Stroke Program, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Level 1 Trauma Service, Bone Marrow Transplantation program, Solid Organ Transplant program, Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation program and Pediatric ICU.

• University Hospital

Crouse Hospital

Crouse Hospital is directly adjacent to University Hospital with a tunnel connecting the two. Crouse is a private hospital with 576 beds. Its featured programs include a maternity center and neonatal intensive care unit. This hospital offers the trainee experience in the private practice model of health care delivery.

• Crouse Hospital

Veterans' Administration Medical Center

Veterans' Administration Medical Cente is steps away from both University and Crouse Hospitals, the Syracuse VA offers comprehensive medical care for our nation’s veterans throughout upstate New York. The inpatient neurology service is small; however, the resident assigned to the VAMC provides consultation services as well providing good clinical exposure. Three full time faculty attend at the VA. Strengths of the VA system are its comprehensive electronic medical record system and its multidisciplinary care systems, including a spinal cord injury rehabilitation program.

• Veteran’s Administration Medical Center

The College of Medicine

Upstate Medical University is the second oldest medical school in New York State. It was the first medical school in the US to admit a woman, Elizabeth Blackwell and the one of the first to graduate an African American woman, Sarah Loguen Frazer. Upstate has a tradition of excellence in clinical teaching.

• College of Medicine

...of special note...

• The newly opened Setnor Academic Building features state-of-the-art teaching facilities for our approximately 650 medical students.
• Neurology is a required 3 week rotation during the 3rd or 4th year of medical school.
• Neurology residents play an important role teaching medical students.

In addition to the Medical College, Upstate Medical University also includes:

• College of Health Professions
• College of Nursing
• College of Graduate Studies
  (The College of Graduate Studies features a Neuroscience Program)
• EDUCATION at SUNY Upstate