Academic Medical Center

Geschiedenis

The Academic Medical Center, or AMC, is the university hospital affiliated with the Universiteit van Amsterdam .It is one of the largest and leading hospitals of The Netherlands, located in the Bijlmer neighborhood in the most south-eastern part of the city. AMC consistently ranks among the top 50 medical schools in the world.The AMC has an intensive cooperation with the other university hospital of Amsterdam, the VU University Medical Center, which is affiliated with the VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam's other university.Tertiary care departments include advanced trauma care, pediatric and neonatal intensive care, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, infectious diseases and other departments.Special units include: Neurosurgery Cardiothoracic surgery Neonatal and pediatric surgery and intensive care Pediatric oncology Level I trauma center