UR Medicine

What UR Medicine does

UR Medicine is the academic health system of the University of Rochester, headquartered in Rochester, New York, and positioned as the leading academic health system in Upstate New York. It operates an integrated network of hospitals, clinical providers, research programs, and educational institutions, anchored by Strong Memorial Hospital, the NCI-designated Wilmot Cancer Institute, Golisano Children's Hospital, and the Flaum Eye Institute. The combined University of Rochester and UR Medicine workforce of 39,000+ makes the entity the largest private employer in Upstate New York, supporting 66,700 jobs statewide and $13B in statewide economic activity per the FY24 impact report.

The system's product surface spans patient care delivered through in-person hospital and clinic visits, the MyChart patient portal, and on-demand video visits, alongside research services (clinical trials across oncology, neurology, and pediatrics) and educational programs including the School of Medicine & Dentistry, Graduate Medical Education with 90+ residency and fellowship programs, the School of Nursing, and the Eastman Institute of Oral Health. Underlying technology includes AI-powered deep learning MRI reconstruction delivered through a GE HealthCare partnership, an LSTM-based predictive model for bronchopulmonary dysplasia co-developed with UC Davis Health, and participation in the CancerLinQ oncology data platform covering 900+ care sites across all 50 states. Wilmot also supports NIH-funded translational research, including a small-molecule AMD therapy program at the Flaum Eye Institute.

The business model is multi-stream and non-profit: patient care services billed through insurance and direct pay, federal research grants (NIH and others), educational tuition and GME funding, and ancillary clinical revenue. Community benefits total $660M annually including charity care, and the entity contributes $322M annually in state taxes. Go-to-market is direct patient acquisition through clinical service delivery, supplemented by professional referral pathways, the MyChart self-serve portal, and content marketing through a centralized newsroom and weekly newsletter.

Name

UR Medicine

Legal name

University of Rochester Medical Center

Website

https://urmedicine.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

UR Medicine is the academic health system of the University of Rochester, operating hospitals, clinical services, biomedical research, and medical education across Upstate New York, anchored by the NCI-designated Wilmot Cancer Institute and serving a regional patient population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Health System

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Care & General Medicine Virtual Care (HLALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Patient Self-Service Portal for Scheduling & Management (HLACADAK)

Keywords

• Academic medical center
• Cancer care services
• Medical education programs
• Pediatric hospital services
• Biomedical research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Core revenue from direct clinical services including hospital care, physician services, diagnostic imaging, and surgical procedures. Services delivered through hospitals, clinics, and virtual care platforms.
2. Research Grants and Funding: NIH and other federal research grants funding biomedical research programs including cancer, vision, respiratory conditions, and stroke recovery. Includes collaboration funding from organizations like NIH.
3. Health Sciences Education: Medical education programs including School of Medicine & Dentistry, Graduate Medical Education (90+ programs), School of Nursing, and Eastman Institute of Oral Health.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UR Medicine is an academic health system providing comprehensive clinical care, biomedical research, and health sciences education across Upstate New York. The system delivers primary, specialty, and acute care through hospitals and outpatient clinics; oncology services through an NCI-designated cancer center; and medical, nursing, and dental education through affiliated schools. Patient care is supported by 3,000+ researchers and digital tools such as a patient portal and on-demand video visits.

Product overview

UR Medicine is a leading academic health system in Upstate New York that operates as an integrated network connecting hospitals, clinical providers, research programs, and educational institutions. The system offers a unified patient experience through the MyChart portal for appointment management and medical records access, supplemented by On-Demand Video Visits for telehealth consultations. Clinical services include the NCI-designated Wilmot Cancer Institute for oncology care, Golisano Children's Hospital for pediatric services, and the Flaum Eye Institute for vision care. The organization supports over 3,000 researchers and operates educational programs through the School of Medicine & Dentistry, School of Nursing, and Eastman Institute of Oral Health, with more than 90 Graduate Medical Education residency and fellowship programs. Imaging Sciences provides diagnostic services including an innovative MRI scanner rebuilding program in partnership with GE HealthCare that has increased capacity from 350 to 500 patients per month while reducing environmental impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MyChart

Quantifiable outcome

• 18% reduction in mortality when clinicians acted on sepsis alerts (from related Bayesian Health technology)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UC Davis HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026UR Medicine researchers collaborated with UC Davis Health to develop a new computational method using machine learning to better predict which premature infants will develop Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD). The study used long short-term memory (LSTM) techniques and found that a baby's first temperature reading closely correlates with BPD risk. Findings published in the Journal of Pediatrics.
• ConcertAI (CancerLinQ)coreTechnology or Integration · 20 May 2026University of Rochester Medicine Wilmot Cancer Institute joined ConcertAI's CancerLinQ network, expanding the platform's real-world oncology data coverage. The CancerLinQ platform leverages AI to aggregate and analyze data from over 900 care sites across all 50 states, helping oncologists access timely patient insights, benchmark quality metrics, and support clinical research. ConcertAI acquired CancerLinQ from ASCO in 2023.
• GE HealthCarecoreTechnology or Integration · 20 January 2026UR Medicine Imaging Sciences partnered with GE HealthCare on MRI scanner rebuilding program. Instead of purchasing new machines, aging MRI scanners are rebuilt on-site with GE HealthCare technology. The partnership includes AI-powered deep learning reconstruction that reduces energy consumption by 30% while improving image quality. The care alliance has enabled 50% cost reduction, increased MRI capacity from 350 to 500 patients per month at one location, and prevented an estimated 288 tons of CO2 emissions since 2020.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital: One of the largest U.S. academic medical centers and a direct New York-state peer. Operates hospitals, research, and medical education under an integrated brand — closely mirroring UR Medicine's structure but at much larger scale and broader reach.
• Mount Sinai Health System: NYC-based integrated academic health system combining hospitals, research, and the Icahn School of Medicine. Comparable to UR Medicine as a multi-specialty academic medical center with cancer care and education programs, but operating at national scale.
• NYU Langone Health: Academic medical center in NYC combining hospitals, research, and medical education. Mirrors UR Medicine's integrated academic-medical-center model with multiple specialty institutes, though at substantially larger scale.
• UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center): Regional integrated academic health system combining hospitals, physician practice, research, and education. Structurally the closest peer to UR Medicine in scale, geographic concentration, and academic-medical-center operating model.
• Weill Cornell Medicine: Academic medical institution in New York with research, education, and clinical care integrated through NewYork-Presbyterian. Comparable model combining research, education, and clinical delivery under a unified brand anchored to a major university.
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: NCI-designated specialty cancer center with extensive research and clinical trials. Most directly comparable to UR Medicine's Wilmot Cancer Institute in cancer care focus, NCI designation, and translational research capabilities.
• Hospital for Special Surgery: Specialty hospital in New York focused on orthopedics and rheumatology with research and education integrated. Peer to UR Medicine's specialty institutes (Wilmot, Flaum, Golisano) in operating a specialty-hospital-with-research model.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic: National academic medical center with broad specialty care, research, and education across multiple states. Overlaps with UR Medicine in academic-medical-center structure but is several times larger and operates nationally and internationally.
• Johns Hopkins Medicine: Elite national academic medical center with hospitals, medical school, and major research programs. Comparable in integrated care-research-education model, but at substantially larger scale, national reach, and brand recognition.
• Mass General Brigham: Large integrated academic health system in Massachusetts combining Harvard-affiliated hospitals, research, and education. Comparable in integrated AMC structure and research scale, with significantly broader geographic footprint than UR Medicine.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ur_med

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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