Surgical Critical Care Residency Program
Tower HealthTower Health is an ACGME-accredited Surgical critical care residency program in West Reading, PA. It has 2 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 2 residents in training. It reports 0% IMG residents, J-1 and H-1B visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $78,074. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.
Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.
Overview
Accredited since 2018 · 1 years · Last ACGME review 2021
IMG Fit
IMG-friendliness score
Application requirements
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Match & Tracks
NRMP match trend
Match data pending
Multi-year applicants, interviews, and positions filled.
Training tracks
No tracks listed
No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.
Residents
Cohort composition
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Affiliated medical schools
Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).
Resident roster
Resident roster — data pending
Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.
Schedule & Culture
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Hospital & Location
Hospital quality
Reading Hospital is the flagship, Magnet Recognized, acute care hospital of Tower Health. Located in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Reading Hospital is a 697-bed hospital that is home to many top-tier specialty care centers, including: Reading HealthPlex, McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, an emergency department that includes a Level I Trauma Center, and the Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Reading Hospital has been recognized for its quality outcomes and clinical expertise across service lines. In 2025, Reading Hospital was recognized by Newsweek as one of the World’s Best Hospitals. Healthgrades® recognized Reading Hospital as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2025. This is the fourth year in a row (2022-2025) Reading Hospital has been in the top one percent of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance. It is also listed as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for nine consecutive years.
Source: FREIDA facility profile.
Primary teaching site: Reading Hospital · West Reading, PA
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Clinical sites
Reading Hospital
PrimaryUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System
Presbyterian Medical Center (UPHS)
Location
Purchasing power
Estimate: PGY-1 salary $78,074 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 3.07% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.
Rental market & livability
Area median rent ~$1,750/mo · 18 days on market15.38% rental listings MoM
Listings and market data via Realtor.com. Directional — verify before signing a lease.
Livability
County figures for Berks County, Pennsylvania (US Census ACS).
County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).
Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.
People
Leadership
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Tower Health located?
- Tower Health is located in West Reading, PA.
- Is Tower Health ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — Tower Health holds continued ACGME accreditation.
- How many residents are at Tower Health?
- Tower Health has approximately 2 residents in training.
- How much is rent near Tower Health?
- Median rent near West Reading, PA is ~$1,595/month for a 1BR and ~$1,800/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
- Does Tower Health accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Tower Health reports that none of its current residents are International Medical Graduates. That is a snapshot of the current cohort as reported to FREIDA, not a stated policy, and it can change year to year. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- Does Tower Health sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- Yes — Tower Health reports sponsoring both J-1 and H-1B visas. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
- What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Tower Health require?
- Tower Health does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- What is the resident salary at Tower Health?
- Tower Health reports a PGY-1 salary of $78,074. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- How do I apply to Tower Health?
- US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Tower Health to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does Tower Health have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
- Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Surgical critical care residency program positions as they appear.