City: Philadelphia, PA

Category: Health Care

Description: Operating under the Penn Medicine umbrella are the following hospitals:Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia; pennmedicine.org/hup): The only thing I can say about Penn without taking up an entire chapter is that if something is seriously wrong with you, this is where you want to be. Period.Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (51 N. 39th St., Philadelphia; 215-662-8000): Among this hospital’s specialty areas are cardiology, cancer, family medicine, internal medicine, ophthalmology, orthopedics, radiology and imaging, and surgery. It is also considered a regional leader in performing minimally-­invasive and robotic-­assisted surgery.Pennsylvania Hospital (800 Spruce St., Philadelphia; 215-829-3000): Founded in 1751 by Thomas Jefferson and Dr. Thomas Bond, this hospital now offers an extensive roster of specialties ranging from behavioral health to vascular medicine/surgery and is one of the area’s premier teaching and clinical research institutions.