Location

Magee Womens Research Institute, Erie Campus is located within the Magee-Womens, UPMC Hamot Hospital — northwestern Pennsylvania’s regional referral center for women’s and pediatric specialty and subspecialty services.

Clinical

Magee-Womens, UPMC Hamot obstetrical and gynecologic services support approximately 1,800 births and 1750 gynecologic procedures per year (2023). There is a 24-bed level III neonatal intensive care unit. The 10-room labor suite and five operating rooms are staffed with 24/7 anesthesia coverage. The operating room is fully equipped with advanced laparoscopic and robotic equipment.

Clinical services are rendered by 32 Board certified ob-gyn specialists from the University of Pittsburgh Physicians group and a large private practice group. Subspecialty services are offered in Gynecologic Oncology, Urogynecology (Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery), Maternal Fetal Medicine, and Perinatal Addiction Medicine.

Full time research coordinator staff provide screening, enrollment and follow-up for clinical trials in the ambulatory and in-patient settings.

Magee-Womens, UPMC Hamot Clinical and Translational Research Center (MWHamot CTRC)

MWHamot CTRC is situated on the 1st floor of Magee-Womens, UPMC Hamot immediately adjacent to outpatient Ob-gyn and Pediatric clinical offices as well as the Obstetrical Triage unit and the Ob-gyn Ultrasound suite. The proximity between the CTRC and clinical care sites facilitates the recruitment, retention, and follow-up of subjects in clinical studies. The CTRC contains two multipurpose interview/telemedicine/consult spaces, a reception area, and workstations for study personnel. Exam rooms, phlebotomy, and laboratory processing of biospecimens are conducted in the adjacent clinic offices. The CTRC is partly supported through the Hamot Health Foundation, MWRI Foundation, and the Erie Community Foundation grants.

Laboratory

Magee-Womens, UPMC Hamot Obstetric Specimen Procurement Unit (MWHamot OSPU) is located on the 3rd floor of Magee-Womens, UPMC Hamot Hospital, within the labor and delivery unit and in immediate proximity to the operating rooms. The 134-square-foot biosafety level 2 (BSL2) laboratory is staffed on weekdays and early evenings by technicians experienced in the procurement and processing of placentas, myometrium, maternal and umbilical cord blood, and other tissues. Available equipment includes centrifuges, refrigerator, -80 freezers, barcode scanner and label maker, liquid nitrogen dewar and scale. The activities of the unit are supervised by the medical director.