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Research
$90.4 million Dollars received for biomedical research at the UConn Health Center in fiscal year 2009.
471 Number of scientists actively involved in biomedical research at the UConn Health Center.
900,000 Number of gross square feet dedicated to research. The main building covers more than 2.178 million square feet.



Education
2,819 Number of men and women who have received medical degrees from the UConn School of Medicine since the first class graduated in 1972.
1,329 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.
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.
22 Number of years UConn medical students have been providing primary care and counseling to Hartford’s homeless at the South Park Inn medical clinic.
2,760 Number of applications received for 85 positions in the UConn School of Medicine Class of 2013.
1,410 Number of applications received for 41 positions in the UConn School of Dental Medicine Class of 2013.



Clinical
297,451 Outpatient visits to John Dempsey Hospital in fiscal year 2009.
9,764 Number of patients admitted to John Dempsey Hospital in fiscal year 2009.
450 Number of physicians in more than 50 specialties in the UConn Medical Group, the largest medical practice in Greater Hartford.
551,794 Number of patient visits in fiscal year 2009 to UConn Medical Group, the largest medical practice in Greater Hartford.
75,000 Number of patient visits in fiscal year 2009 to the Health Center’s dental clinics.
14,100 Number of babies with a serious health condition cared for in the Newborn Intensive Care Nursery since it opened in 1975.
34,000 Number of calls annually to the Poison Control hotline at the UConn Health Center from individuals and health care providers.
52 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 healthcare providers.
65 Number of UConn Health Center physicians included in the 2009 Best Doctors list as published by Hartford Magazine.



Miscellaneous
19.6% Percentage of the Health Center’s total fiscal year 2008 expenses provided by the state. The remainder comes from research grants, philanthropy and patient care revenues.
5,290 Number of people employed by the UConn Health Center.
425 Number of volunteers currently contributing their time at the UConn Health Center.
1,173,000 Number of visits to the Health Center’s Lyman Maynard Stowe Library – 983,000 virtual visits from homes or offices, and 190,000 in person.
$938 million Dollars in new Gross State Product generated by the UConn Health Center, on average each year (each dollar of state appropriation leverages $9.20 in new GSP statewide).
  
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