In the past decade, the University of Pennsylvania Health System has grown significantly — now treating nearly half a million emergency patients a year, employing over 50,000 workers, and handling more than eight million outpatient visits annually.
To understand how the system has evolved, The Daily Pennsylvanian analyzed a decade of publicly available data from 2015 and 2024. The figures — which comprise of patient visits, employee numbers, and hospital capacity — offer unique insight into Philadelphia’s largest private employer.
The data spans all seven Health System hospitals — including the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, Chester County Hospital, and Lancaster General Hospital. The data also includes the Princeton Medical Center, which was incorporated into the Health System in 2018, and Doylestown Hospital, which was integrated in 2025…