Fast Facts

$90,234,836 Dollars received for biomedical research at the UConn Health Center in fiscal year 2011.

451 Number of scientists actively involved in biomedical research at the UConn Health Center.

76 Patents awarded to UConn Health Center researchers since 1980, representing a range of discoveries from cancer treatments to improved materials for dental braces.

4 Embryonic stem cell lines created for research endeavors along with a multitude of stem cells created from adult skin cells for research.

1,017,000 Number of gross square feet dedicated to research. The main building covers more than 2.178 million square feet.

3,061 Number of men and women who have received medical degrees from the UConn School of Medicine since the first class graduated in 1972.

1,459 Number of men and women who have received dental medicine degrees from the UConn School of Dental Medicine since the first class graduated in 1972.

35% Percentage of School of Medicine graduates who practice in Connecticut today.  

46% Percentage of School of Dental Medicine graduates who practice in Connecticut today.

600 Average number of interns, residents and fellows who train each day at hospitals throughout Greater Hartford under the sponsorship of the UConn School of Medicine.

24 Number of years UConn medical students have been providing primary care and counseling to Hartford’s homeless at the South Park Inn Medical Clinic.

2,988 Number of applications received for 89 positions in the UConn School of Medicine Class of 2015.

1,172 Number of applications received for 45 positions in the UConn School of Dental Medicine Class of 2015.

One and Only Home to the Farmington Valley’s only full-service 24/7 Emergency Department.

One and Only Home to Connecticut’s only TomoTherapy radiation oncology system.

265,099 Outpatient visits to John Dempsey Hospital in fiscal year 2011.

9,256 Number of patients admitted to John Dempsey Hospital in fiscal year 2011.

450 Number of physicians in more than 50 specialties in the UConn Medical Group, the largest medical practice in Greater Hartford.

535,574 Number of patient visits in fiscal year 2011 to UConn Medical Group, the largest medical practice in Greater Hartford.

30,140 Number of patient visits in fiscal year 2011 to the UConn Health Center’s Emergency Department.

94,908 Number of patient visits in fiscal year 2011 to the UConn School of Dental Medicine clinics.

45,593 Number of patient visits provided by the UConn School of Dental Medicine at affiliated community sites in fiscal year 2011.

32,000 Number of calls annually to the Poison Control hotline at the UConn Health Center from individuals and health care providers.

54 Number of years the Connecticut Poison Control Center at the UConn Health Center has provided lifesaving treatment advice for the people of Connecticut and their health care providers.

72 Number of UConn Health Center physicians included in the 2011 Best Doctors list as published by Hartford Magazine.

22.9% Percentage of the Health Center’s total fiscal year 2011 expenses provided by the state. The remainder comes from research grants, philanthropy and patient care revenues.

5,435 Number of people employed by the UConn Health Center.

475 Number of volunteers currently contributing their time at the UConn Health Center.

1,247,164 Number of visits to the Health Center’s Lyman Maynard Stowe Library – 1,054,906 virtual visits from homes or offices, and 192,258 in person.

$7.3 million Approximate dollars in uncompensated dental care provided during fiscal year 2011 by the School of Dental Medicine.

24,000 Number of miles pedaled by UConn medical students in the annual “Coast to Coast for a Cure” cross-country bike trek to raise money for Lea’s Foundation for Leukemia Research.