Lankenau Medical Center
Lankenau Medical Center, part of Main Line Health, is a 370-bed acute care, teaching hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Lankenau Medical Center has been named as one of the top 5 hospitals in the Philadelphia region by U.S. News & World Report and received the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission.
| Lankenau Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| Main Line Health | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 100 E Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°59′17″N 75°15′43″W / 39.988°N 75.262°WCoordinates: 39°59′17″N 75°15′43″W / 39.988°N 75.262°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Services | |
| Standards | Joint Commission |
| Emergency department | Level II Trauma Center |
| Beds | 370 |
| Helipad | FAA LID: 9PA9 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1850 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Pennsylvania |
Lankenau Medical Center’s clinical areas include the Lankenau Heart Institute, the gastrointestinal and GI endoscopy program, cancer care services, pulmonology, orthopaedics, obstetrics and maternity, including and a level III neonatal intensive care unit, as well as minimally invasive and robotic surgery. The campus is also home to the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research and the Annenberg Center for Medical Education.[1]
History
Initially chartered in 1860 as the German Hospital of Philadelphia, the facility opened in 1866 on Morris Street in North Philadelphia. With the entry of the United States into World War I in 1917, many German institutions took new names. The German Hospital renamed itself Lankenau Hospital after John D. Lankenau, a successful German-born Philadelphia businessman who had been one of the hospital's first leaders.[2]
The hospital moved to larger facilities at Girard and Corinthian Avenues in North Philadelphia in 1884. In December 1953, Lankenau moved to Wynnewood on the Main Line, occupying the site of the former Overbrook Country Club.[2]
In October 1984, the hospital joined with Bryn Mawr Hospital and the Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital under a nonprofit umbrella organization, Main Line Health.[3]
In 2010, Main Line began renovating the hospital, adding a 96-bed Heart Pavilion, dedicated to cardiovascular care, a parking garage, and a central utility plant. The expanded facilities were renamed Lankenau Medical Center.[4]
Notable births, hospitalizations, and deaths
Births
- Joan Jett, rock musician, September 22, 1958
- Jacqueline Susann, novelist, August 20, 1918
Deaths
- J. Pius Barbour, Baptist minister, January 5, 1974
- Tom Brookshier, professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles, January 29, 2010
- Leonard G. Carr, Baptist minister, June 17, 1976
- Joseph J. Hersch, Pennsylvania State Representative, October 17, 1968
- Hub, bassist and musician, December 16, 2021
- Howard Lassoff, American-Israeli basketball player, February 7, 2013
- Jack Ogden, professional baseball player, Cincinnati Reds, November 9, 1977
- David Smyrl, actor, March 22, 2016
- Sally Young, professional bridge player, February 27, 1970
- Flora M. Vare, Pennsylvania State Senator, May 27, 1962
Statistics
As of 2022, the medical center has:
- Full-time Employees: 2,007
- Total discharges: 18,475
- Licensed beds: 370
- Births: 2,888
- Bassinets: 34
- Total surgeries: 12,723
- ER visits: 54,175 [1]
References
- ^ a b "Lankenau Medical Center | Locations". Main Line Health. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ^ a b "The man behind Lankenau Hospital". Philadelphia Inquirer. August 30, 2013.
- ^ Ciccarelli, Maura C (December 19, 1985). "Meeting New Issues in Health Care". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. M.2.
- ^ Burling, Stacey (October 25, 2010). "Lankenau Hospital to start big expansion". Philadelphia Inquirer.
External links
- Lankenau Medical Center website
- Main Line Health website
- ^ "Approval for Elevation of Level II Trauma Center to Level I Status" (PDF) (Press release). Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation. 2022-07-22. (PDF) from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-08-19.