Mount Nittany Medical Center is a modern, 260-bed acute care facility housing both inpatient and outpatient medical/surgical services.

As a leader in health and wellbeing, the Medical Center is continually enhancing facilities and services to bring advances in patient care and improve the quality of life within the communities it serves.

Formerly Centre Community Hospital, the organization officially began operating as Mount Nittany Medical Center Nov. 6, 2003. A not-for-profit regional hospital located in State College, Pa., the Medical Center serves the residents of Central Pennsylvania with a credentialed medical staff of more than 220 physicians in 42 specialties and subspecialties. In addition, the Medical Center employs about 1,400 skilled healthcare professionals and support staff.

The Medical Center At-a-Glance

• Employs more than 1,400 individuals
• More than 220 total members on medical staff
• Accepts more than 240 health plans; will provide care regardless of ability to pay
• With four operating rooms, Mount Nittany Surgical Center has 53 surgeons, representing 53 specialties/subspecialties, who perform more than 5,500 outpatient surgeries annually.

Mount Nittany Surgical Center

Mount Nittany Surgical Center, overseen by the Medical Center, is an advanced, ambulatory, state-of-the-art surgery center dedicated to providing the very best care to patients seeking elective, same-day surgical services. The Surgical Center is located in the Centre Medical Sciences Building off Hospital Drive.

Partnerships

In April 2006, leaders for The Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Mount Nittany Medical Center signed an affiliation agreement to strengthen clinical care and provide additional resources for patients in the Centre County region. The agreement enhances the medical education and research efforts of the organizations and is a natural progression of the long-standing relationship between the three organizations.

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Community Outreach

In 2010, Mount Nittany Medical Center contributed more than $3 million in care for patients who were either uninsured, under-insured or unable to pay. In addition, medical staff and healthcare professionals volunteer thousands of hours to the community each year through health screenings, lecture series and support groups.