About Methodist University Hospital
Methodist University Hospital (MUH) is the largest, most comprehensive hospital in the MLH system. Located in the heart of the Memphis Medical Center, MUH receives an estimated 75,000 emergency room admissions every year & performs 16,400 inpatient & 18,500 outpatient surgeries. The 617-bed hospital includes a neuroscience institute that provides cutting-edge services such as minimally invasive spine surgery, image guided surgery, & neurocritical care. MUH is designated as a Comprehensive Stroke Center & is one of the busiest in the country, operating a mobile stroke unit & administering thrombolytic therapy to hundreds of patients annually. MUH also features a transplant institute known for its success with kidney, liver & pancreas transplants. The Transplant Institute ranks as one of the busiest centers in the country. MUH also offers primary care services, as well as highly specialized programs in oncology, orthopedics, cardiology, nephrology & gastroenterology.
Pharmacy at Methodist University Hospital
The Department of Pharmacy at Methodist University Hospital consists of nearly 100 full-time associates: 18 Clinical Specialists, 15 Pharmacy Generalists, 8 Pharmacy Managers/Coordinators, 11 Pharmacy Residents, 36 Pharmacy Technicians, 10 pharmacy interns & pharmacy program coordinator & executive assistant. The pharmacy practice model at University Hospital is fully integrated, with all pharmacists participating in the order review & verification process. Clinical specialists may also round with the medical team, provide pharmaceutical care for a designated patient care unit, perform specialized clinical duties, precept students & residents, & create medication use policies. Clinical generalists provide many general clinical services on the unit-based level, working with private physicians to ensure proper medication use. Each pharmacist is also part of one of the following smaller teams: Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Oncology, Transplant, & Central Operations. The department also provides student training for the University of Tennessee, Union University, & the University of Mississippi. In late 2020, our department opened a new, state-of-the-art centralized pharmacy suite.