TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Temple University Hospital (TUH) is one of the region's most respected academic medical centers. Temple University Hospital is a 721-bed teaching hospital with its main campus located on Temple University's Health Sciences Center at Broad and Ontario Streets in Philadelphia. The hospital provides patients with ready access to an exceptional group of physicians in every specialty and primary care field. These doctors include the nationally recognized faculty of the Temple University School of Med... icine, who are supported by the advanced resources of its major teaching hospital. TUH's mission is to provide access to the highest quality of health care in both the community and academic settings. In furtherance of the System Mission, the mission of Temple University Hospital is to support Temple University and its Health Sciences Center academic programs by providing the clinical environment and service to support the highest quality teaching and training programs for health care students and professionals, and to support the highest quality research programs. Temple University Hospital is one of only three hospitals nationwide participating in a Phase II clinical trial testing whether or not an investigational oral tablet therapy will suppress inflammation and ease breathing for patients suffering from moderate to severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).