Who we are

UPMC Italy
With facilities in Rome, Palermo, and Mirabella Eclano UPMC Italy is the Italian division of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. UPMC Italy operates in the field of patient care, biomedical research and develops new technology solutions, providing support to areas directly and indirectly related to medical and research institutions. UPMC Italy manages and funds various national and international research projects for technology development and training in biotechnology and regenerative medicine.

Mission
Our mission is to provide outstanding patient care by shaping the future of health care through clinical innovation, biomedical and clinical services, and investing in training and research. We support a new concept of treatment using scientific, technological, and medical innovation to inspire and promote an accountable model of care, economically efficient and patient-centered.

Our values:

We create a safe environment where quality is our guiding principle.
QUALITY & SAFETY

We treat all individuals with dignity and respect.
DIGNITY & RESPECT

We listen to and care for our patients, our colleagues and our community.
CARING & LISTENING

We perform our work with the highest levels of responsibility and integrity.
RESPONSIBILITY & INTEGRITY

We think creatively and build excellence into everything that we do.
EXCELLENCE & INNOVATION

UPMC
UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) is an integrated global health enterprise headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPMC is one of the leading nonprofit health systems
in the United States, with over 90,000 employees, more than 40 hospitals and 700 outpatient clinics. With its renowned transplantation, cancer, neurosurgery, psychiatry, rehabilitation, geriatrics, and women’s health centers of excellence, UPMC ranks among the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of America’s Best Hospitals. UPMC is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh, an academic institution ranked among the top American universities for NIH funding in research. UPMC’s facilities are among the most technologically advanced in the U.S. and worldwide. UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, and ISMETT in Palermo, are two of the very few paperless hospitals that have achieved the HIMSS Stage 6 in electronic health record implementation.

UPMC is organized into four major operating units:

• Service Provider, including a comprehensive array of tertiary, community, and regional hospitals; specialty services such as transplantation, women’s health, behavioral health, pediatrics, UPMC CancerCenter, and rehabilitation; home care and retirement living options; contract services, including pharmacy and clinical laboratories; and nearly 3,400 employed physicians and associated practices.
• Insurance Services, which provide health insurance to companies and their employees in U.S., as well as beneficiaries of government programs such as Medicare and Medical Assistance, integrated workers’ compensation and disability services, and coverage for behavioral health services to Medical Assistance beneficiaries in 35 counties of Pennsylvania.
• UPMC International, which exports UPMC’s medical expertise and management know-how internationally.
• UPMC Enterprises, which pursues marketing opportunities and develops strategic partnerships with industry leaders.

UPMC International
UPMC strives to deliver the right care to the right patient, at the right time — every time. This focus extends beyond UPMC’s western Pennsylvania hospital network, community-based services, physicians, and outpatient care. It is a vision that permeates all that UPMC does. To that end, UPMC International shares clinical, technological, and managerial knowledge and expertise with partners across the globe in areas including facility and construction planning, education and training for clinical staff at all levels, clinical program design and customization, and health information technology infrastructure and solutions. UPMC is transforming health care throughout projects in Europe (Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia), Asia (Japan, China, Singapore, Myanmar, India, and Kazakhstan), the Middle East (Qatar), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). UPMC’s goal is to advance its mission and positively transform the way health care is provided. UPMC is building a global health care brand that will continue to attract the best and brightest physicians, nurses, researchers, and staff for the benefit of all its patients and partners.