READING HOSPITAL Department of Surgery HIGHLIGHTS

  • Reading Hospital established in 1867

  • Reading Hospital - Tower Health is a 647+ Bed, 22 Building Complex located on a beautiful, 36-acre suburban campus in West Reading, Pennsylvania.

  • Reading Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center.

  • The Department of Surgery at Reading Hospital – Tower Health comprises 12 divisions spanning the breadth of surgical specialties.

  • The Emergency Department is the busiest in Pennsylvania and the one of the top 10 busiest in the United States, with approximately 135,000 visits per year.

  • Tower Health System ranks within the top five for patient volume in Pennsylvania.

 

  • Reading Hospital – Tower Health has a 20-year academic affiliation with Drexel University College of Medicine and is the 4-year training site for Drexel medical students. 

  • Reading Hospital provides a unique opportunity to train in a high-volume, high-acuity environment in an academic community setting.

  • Reading Hospital – Tower Health faculty have extensive experience training residents in General, Plastic, Vascular and Trauma Surgery, as well as Neurosurgery and Surgical Critical Care.