Reading Hospital

The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
Reading Health
Clock tower at Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Geography
Location	West Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Organization
Funding	Non-profit
Hospital type	Teaching
Services
Emergency department	Level II trauma center
Beds	711
History
Founded	1867
Links
Website	www.readinghealth.org
Lists	Hospitals in Pennsylvania

The Reading Hospital and Medical Center is a 711-bed non-profit teaching hospital located in the borough of West Reading, in the US state of Pennsylvania. The hospital was established in 1867 and is a part of Reading Health System. The hospital operates several residency training programs for newly graduated physicians (MD, DO and DPM), which are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The internal medicine residency is also accredited by the American Osteopathic Association.

In 2013, through the Reach Out and Read initiative, Taylor Swift donated 2,000 Scholastic books to the Reading Hospital Child Health Center's early literacy program.

In the last year with data, Reading Hospital had 30,285 admissions and 121,906 emergency room visits. The hospital also performed 9,072 inpatient and 10,916 outpatient surgeries. Reading Hospital operates a level II trauma center. The hospital is certified as a primary stroke center.

Reading Hospital operates a number of residency training programs for newly graduated physicians. Programs include Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, and a Transitional Year. All programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The internal medicine program is also dually accredited by the American Osteopathic Association. There is also a residency programs for pharmacists.