Lutheran Medical Center (Colorado)
| Lutheran Medical Center | |
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| SCL Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 8300 West 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°46′06″N 105°05′25″W / 39.76831°N 105.09018°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level III trauma center |
| Beds | 543[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1905 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.lutheranmedicalcenter.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in Colorado |
Lutheran Medical Center is a hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
History
In 1905, the Evangelical Lutheran Sanitarium, a tent colony for tuberculosis patients, opened in Wheat Ridge, a few miles west of Denver's city limits. As the demand for tuberculosis treatment waned, the facility moved toward serving Jefferson County as a general medical facility. Lutheran Hospital opened in 1961 and grew along with the county, expanding significantly in 1964 and 1968. The 1970s brought a name change to Lutheran Medical Center, a six floor tower addition in 1973, and expansion of the Critical Care Unit in 1985.[2]
In 1997, Lutheran Medical Center, Saint Joseph Hospital and the Primera Healthcare physician group integrated to form Exempla Healthcare.[3]
In 2010, a new 12 room operating suite, an 18-bed recovery room and a 24-bed pre-surgery area opened in the five-story North Pavilion addition, as part of a five-year building project that added 295,000 square feet to the campus.[4]
References
- ^ usnews.com: Health: Directory of America's Hospitals: Exempla Lutheran Medical Center -- At a Glance
- ^ "Exempla - ELMC History". 2004. Retrieved 2002-02-09.
- ^ "Health-care company gets 'Exempla' moniker". The Denver Business Journal. 1997-09-26. Retrieved 2002-02-09.
- ^ "Lutheran Medical Center addition operates with a new routine" Karen Groves, Denver Post. 24 May 2010