Mount Nittany Medical Center

Mount Nittany Medical Center (MNMC), formerly Centre Community Hospital, is a hospital in College Township, Pennsylvania near State College. It is an acute-care facility offering emergency, medical, surgical, diagnostic and community services. The hospital is located adjacent to the Pennsylvania State University main campus near Beaver Stadium. MNMC employs around 2,400 healthcare professionals and support staff, with 60 specialties and subspecialties.^[2]

Mount Nittany Medical Center
Mount Nittany Health
MNMC in State College, c. 2014
MNMC
Geography
Location	State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	40.81900°N 77.84251°W / 40.81900; -77.84251
Organization
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	260[a]
Helipads
Helipad	FAA LID: PS57
Number Length Surface ft m H1 46 14 Rooftop/concrete
History
Opened	1902 (as Bellefonte Hospital) 1972 (Mountainview Unit)
Links
Website	http://www.mountnittany.org
Lists	Hospitals in Pennsylvania

Mount Nittany Health is the operating organization and was Centre County's second-largest employer in 2018.^[3]

History

Early years

The Bellefonte Hospital was founded on July 8, 1902 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. It began in a frame house with six patient beds. In 1924, it was renamed Centre County Hospital; in 1971, it was renamed Centre Community Hospital. In 1972, the Mountainview Unit was opened at the current location in State College, and the Bellefonte location was known as the Willowbank Unit. The Willowbank unit closed in 1978. ^[4][5]

Mount Nittany Medical Center

In 2003, the name was changed to Mount Nittany Medical Center. The facility has undergone several renovations and expansions. Some of the notable expansions include the addition of a 52,000 square foot east wing in 2010 and a cancer center in 2012. A 26,000 square foot cardiovascular pavilion opened in 2019 which includes cardiac catheterization lab and electrophysiology lab spaces, complete with imaging and monitoring technology.^[6] In 2023, construction started on a 10-story patient tower.^[1] MNMC also began pursuing accreditation as a level IV trauma center, with certification expected in 2025.^[7][8]

Emergency capabilities and collaborations

Mount Nittany Medical Center was the only hospital with an emergency department in Centre County until Penn Highlands State College opened in 2024.^[9] Patients requiring treatment at a trauma center have been transferred to hospitals including Geisinger Medical Center, UPMC Altoona, and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.^[7]

Mount Nittany Medical Center includes a rooftop helipad used by Life Flight.^[10] MNMC also collaborates with physicians affiliated with Geisinger.^[11] Mount Nittany provides emergency medical services (EMS); other ambulance services in Centre County include Centre Lifelink EMS, Penn State, Snow Shoe EMS, Pleasant Gap Fire Company, and Port Matilda EMS.^[12]

Mount Nittany is a founding member of the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute (PSHCI).^[13]

Mount Nittany Health

Mount Nittany Health Toftrees

Mount Nittany Health was established as a system organization in 2011.^[4] The organization operates several locations with its Mount Nittany Physician Group, including a four-story outpatient center that opened in 2024.^[14] Mount Nittany's president and CEO since 2017 has been Kathleen Rhine.^[15] In fiscal year 2020, she earned $1.1 million.^[16] Mount Nittany Health had total revenues of approximately $526 million in fiscal year 2023.^[17]

In December 2024, Mount Nittany agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the organization shared private patient information from its website and patient portal with third parties.^[18]

Notes

1. 243-248 beds, license for 260 beds^[1]