Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

The hospital recently announced plans to begin a hand transplant program limited to people who have lost both hands. It is the flagship of Penn Medicine, which includes University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, two other large hospitals, primary care and specialty groups, and affiliations with 11 community hospitals. Penn Medicine has nearly 2,100 physicians on staff (including more than 1,800 full-time faculty), more than 1,000 residents and fellows and 18,000 employees. In addition to other recognitions, the hospital won the 2010 Delaware Valley Patient Safety Award.