Aria Health

Aria Health, formerly called Frankford Health Systems, is a healthcare system in Northeast Philadelphia and Lower Bucks County. It consists of three hospitals and a number of outpatient clinics. With 4,025 employees, Aria Health is the 14th largest private employer in the city of Philadelphia.Aria Health operates several residency training programs for osteopathic physicians (DO). The residencies are accredited by the American Osteopathic Association.Frankford campusThe Frankford campus of Aria Health opened on July 4, 1903. The Frankford campus is a general medical and surgical hospital with 485 beds. In the last year with data available, the hospital had 131,188 emergency room visits, and performed 7,686 inpatient and 11,561 outpatient surgeries. Aria Health - Frankford is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).Torresdale campusIn 1977, the Torresdale campus of Aria Health opened in northeast Philadelphia. It is a 258-bed hospital, and a Level II trauma center. The Torresdale campus has a 1,300 car parking garage. Aria Health also operates an urgent care clinics in the Torresdale area.Work began in 2013 for a new emergency room and parking garage at the Torresdale campus, at a cost of $37 million. The expansion will increase the size of the emergency room to 42 beds.