Carolina-based Novant Health formed a joint operating company to merge several facilities in Northern Virginia. Novant Health UVA Health System comprises UVA Health System Culpeper Hospital, Novant Health Haymarket Medical Center and Novant Health Prince William Medical Center, as well as additional facilities from Novant Health including assisted living, outpatient cancer care, and ambulatory physician clinics. On 1 July 2021, University of Virginia Health System completed the purchase of Novant Health UVA Health System and its hospitals in Culpeper, Manassas and Haymarket. Awards U.S. News & World Report Several UVA Medical Center departments are ranked among the top 50 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. These are the departments that made the magazine's 2017 rankings: UVA's School of Medicine and School of Nursing have also been highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report. In the 2017 rankings, the School of Medicine was ranked 27th among medical schools for research and 24th among medical schools for primary care. The School of Nursing's master's degree program was ranked 19th in 2007 by U.S. News & World Report, while the magazine ranked two of the school's specialty programs in the top 10. The School of Nursing's Clinical Health Specialist program in psychiatric/mental health ranked 5th, while its Clinical Health Specialist program in adult/medical-surgical ranked 6th. Becker's Hospital Review In 2016, Becker's Hospital Review ranked UVA 30 in the nation for Orthopedic Surgery. Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals On March 30, 2009, the UVA medical center was named as one of the top 100 hospitals in America for 2008 by the Thomson Reuters. The index is based upon clinical excellence, operating efficiency and financial health, and patient satisfaction using criteria such as risk-adjusted mortality index, risk-adjusted complications index and risk-adjusted patient safety index. Individual Awards Dr. Thomas A.E. Platts-Mills, FRS is the head of the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. In 2010, Dr. Platts-Mills was elected as a Fellow of The Royal Society, the first allergist to be named to this select group. Notable deaths Manute Bol Gerry Bertier References External links University of Virginia Health System UVA School of Medicine UVA School of Nursing UVA Health System Email Claude Moore Health Sciences Library UVA Physicians Group Pegasus Air & Ground Newborn Emergency Transport System Journey Through Time: An Online Scrapbook for UVA School of Medicine and School of Nursing Alumni Hospitals in Virginia University of Virginia 1901 establishments