Greater Philadelphia is home to world-class medical facilities, including:

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), one of the nation's largest and oldest, has been ranked as the best children’s hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report in 2006
• Alfred I. du Pont Hospital for Children (DE)
• Wills Eye Hospital, the first and largest hospital in the western hemisphere devoted to eye care (PA)
• Deborah Heart and Lung Center, site of the first open-heart surgery (PA)
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School
• Temple University Hospital (PA)
• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (PA)
• Fox Chase Cancer Center (PA) has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Nobel Prize won by former scientist Dr. Irwin Rose for his work in cancer research. 
• Cooper University Hospital (NJ)

Medical Schools and Partnerships

• The University of Pennsylvania, ranked third among research-based medical schools by U.S. News and World Report, is one of six universities affiliated with large healthcare systems in the region.
• Other university and healthcare system partnerships include Temple, Drexel, and Thomas Jefferson Universities, the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden.
• Along with medical schools, several medical professional associations are also headquartered in the Greater Philadelphia region, including the College of Physicians and the Drug Information Association.

Healthcare and Medical Research
Greater Philadelphia is hub for medical research and a major center for large healthcare companies including GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Wyeth, Merck, and Siemens Medical Solutions. 

Children's Hospitals
Greater Philadelphia also has four distinguished children's hospitals: the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, St. Christopher’s Hospital, and the Shriners’ Hospital.