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St. Luke's Boise Medical Center

January 28, 2023

St. Luke's Boise Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, is a 437-bed hospital founded in 1902 by James Bowen Funsten, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho.[1] The hospital is part of St. Luke's, a regional healthcare system with six hospitals and more than 200 clinics staffed by roughly 14,000 employees. In 2017 the system received over 55,000 hospital admissions.[2][3]

St. Luke's Boise Medical Center
St. Luke's
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center in 2019
Geography
Location190 E Bannock St
Boise, Idaho, USA
Coordinates43°36′46″N 116°11′33″W / 43.612685°N 116.192500°W / 43.612685; -116.192500Coordinates: 43°36′46″N 116°11′33″W / 43.612685°N 116.192500°W / 43.612685; -116.192500
Organisation
Care systemPrivate
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II pediatric trauma center
Beds437
History
Opened1902
Links
Websitewww.stlukesonline.org

History

The hospital is named for Luke the Evangelist and was dedicated by Bishop Funsten on October 18, 1902, marking St. Luke's Day.[4] Originally a 6-bed facility in a converted 2-story house at the corner of 1st and Bannock Streets, the hospital immediately began to expand with construction of a contagious disease annex.[5] The hospital opened December 8, 1902, and it featured a dining room/office, a private room, a dispensary, and a bathroom on the main floor with an operating room, a ward, and a bathroom on the second floor.[6]

In 1903 plans for a new, larger hospital were drawn by the architecture firm of Tourtellotte & Co.[7] Completed and opened late in 1903, the new St. Luke's was a 3-story, brick and stone building capable of treating 25 patients, with sleeping quarters for nurses and a nurses training school.[8] Wayland & Fennell designed a 3-story wing addition in 1906, with plans for a future second wing. The hospital also made plans to demolish its original building, the converted house,[9] and St. Luke's graduated its first class of nurses at the training school.[10]

A 9-bed children's hospital was constructed adjacent to the main buildings in 1910.[11]

Patients numbered 541 in 1909, and by 1926 the hospital cared for 2005 patients within facilities constructed in 1906.[12] Construction began on a new main hospital building, and in 1928 St. Luke's opened its 4-story building at the corner of 1st and Bannock Streets, adding 67 beds.[13][14]

In 1947 the hospital again faced overcrowding, partly because of an increase in patients with polio. St. Luke's and its neighbor hospital, St. Alphonsus, initiated the United Hospital Fund Campaign with a goal of constructing new, 100-bed facilities at both hospitals.[15]"Campaign for Hospital Expansion Gets Started". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 5, 1947. p. 1. The funding drive raised over $300,000 for each hospital, but by the end of 1949 the funds remained in escrow, unable to cover costs of new construction.[16] Finally in 1950 the hospital broke ground for construction of a new wing.[17]

By 1970 a shortage of hospital beds and crowded facilities prompted St. Luke's to consider another expansion.[18] St. Luke's and St. Alphonsus also were urged to consolidate emergency rooms into one facility and obstetrics into another.[19] Later that year, St. Luke's increased its number of hospital beds to 206.[20] In 1977 St. Luke's expanded again with a 5-level building, bringing its number of hospital beds to 300. The hospital became St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in 1980.[21]

In 1993 St. Luke's opened the first 4-stories of its 10-story tower that now defines the hospital skyline at N 1st and Bannock Sts.[21] In 1999 a new children's hospital was dedicated in existing buildings at the site.[22] The hospital also opened a large parking garage at the site.[23]

The hospital expanded its emergency department in 2001.[24] In 2009 a medical office building was approved by city planners. The building would be connected by skybridge to the east wing of the hospital along Avenue B.[25] The project proposal became part of a larger expansion plan in 2014 that includes a new building with 60 beds, laboratory space, and cardiac care facilities north of E Jefferson St., directly behind the existing hospital.[26] By 2015 the expansion plan had grown to a 4-phase proposal to occur over several decades.[27] Groundbreaking for phase one, a children's hospital pavilion at Avenue B and E Jefferson St., began in 2016.[28]

In 2017 a 98-foot giant sequoia, planted in 1912, was moved from the hospital grounds to provide space for construction.[29] St. Luke's began moving historic homes away from its second E Jefferson St. construction site in 2018.[30]

The hospital is considered a 578-bed hospital when combined with its affiliate hospital in Meridian.[31]

References

  1. ^ . American Hospital Directory. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  2. ^ Patty Bowen (December 3, 2018). . Idaho Press. Nampa, Idaho. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018.
  3. ^ . Becker's Hospital Review. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "St. Luke's Hospital". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 19, 1902. p. 7.
  5. ^ "Annex to St. Luke's Hospital". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 28, 1902. p. 5.
  6. ^ "St. Luke's Hospital". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 8, 1902. p. 3.
  7. ^ "St. Luke's to Be Enlarged". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 15, 1903. p. 5.
  8. ^ "Another Magnificent Hospital for This City". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 6, 1903. p. 5.
  9. ^ "Add to Hospital". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. February 12, 1906. p. 8.
  10. ^ "Nurses to Receive Diplomas". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 27, 1906. p. 3.
  11. ^ "Hospital for Children". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 24, 1910. p. 5.
  12. ^ "Launch St. Luke's $125,000 Drive for Hospital Building". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 26, 1927. p. 5.
  13. ^ George Gilmore (April 8, 1928). "Masonic Ritual to Mark Services at New Hospital". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 7.
  14. ^ "This is the architect's drawing...". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 1, 1927. p. 1.
  15. ^ "$600,000 Hospital Fund Drive Begins This Week (sketches)". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 2, 1947. p. 1.
  16. ^ "Approval of Plans for St. Alphonsus Expansion Sought". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 16, 1949. p. 15.
  17. ^ "Ground Broken for New Wing at St. Luke's". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 5, 1950. p. 11.
  18. ^ Margaret Bailey (January 4, 1970). "Study Says Boise Faces Hospital Bed Shortage". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 37.
  19. ^ Margaret Bailey (January 9, 1970). "Study Advises Hospitals to Unite Some Services". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 5.
  20. ^ "St. Luke's to Occupy New Floor". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 17, 1970. p. 3.
  21. ^ a b David C. Pate (October 31, 2014). "St. Luke's Health System's Boise, Idaho Facility" (PDF). City of Boise. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  22. ^ Steve Bard (March 1, 1999). "St. Luke's dedicates children's hospital". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  23. ^ John Tucker (March 7, 1999). "The changing face of Treasure Valley". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  24. ^ Ken Dey (September 30, 2001). "Hospitals' expansions help them keep pace with growing populace". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  25. ^ Cynthia Sewell (April 16, 2011). "5-story medical building proposed near St. Luke's in Boise - A skybridge would cross a street near Broadway and Warm Springs". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  26. ^ Audrey Dutton (May 7, 2014). "St. Luke's plans major expansion in Downtown Boise". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  27. ^ Cynthia Sewell (January 19, 2015). "St. Luke's seeks approval of major Boise expansion - Public will have several chances to weigh in". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  28. ^ Audrey Dutton (October 14, 2016). "St. Luke's gets started on Downtown Boise expansion". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  29. ^ Katy Moeller (June 25, 2018). "Idaho's largest sequoia was uprooted, moved in Boise last June. It likes its new home". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  30. ^ John Sowell (August 16, 2018). "Old houses on St. Luke's Downtown Boise campus are being moved. Here's what we know". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  31. ^ https://www.ahd.com/free_profile/130006/St_Luke%27s_Boise_Medical_Center/Boise/Idaho/

External links

  •   Media related to St. Luke's Boise Medical Center at Wikimedia Commons
  • , U.S. News & World Report

Further reading

  • Barbara Herrick, St. Luke´s Regional Medical Center: A Century of Community, 1902-2002 (Heritage Publishers, Inc., 2002)

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St Luke s Boise Medical Center in Boise Idaho is a 437 bed hospital founded in 1902 by James Bowen Funsten bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho 1 The hospital is part of St Luke s a regional healthcare system with six hospitals and more than 200 clinics staffed by roughly 14 000 employees In 2017 the system received over 55 000 hospital admissions 2 3 St Luke s Boise Medical CenterSt Luke sSt Luke s Boise Medical Center in 2019GeographyLocation190 E Bannock StBoise Idaho USACoordinates43 36 46 N 116 11 33 W 43 612685 N 116 192500 W 43 612685 116 192500 Coordinates 43 36 46 N 116 11 33 W 43 612685 N 116 192500 W 43 612685 116 192500OrganisationCare systemPrivateServicesEmergency departmentLevel II pediatric trauma centerBeds437HistoryOpened1902LinksWebsitewww wbr stlukesonline wbr org Contents 1 History 2 References 3 External links 4 Further readingHistory EditThe hospital is named for Luke the Evangelist and was dedicated by Bishop Funsten on October 18 1902 marking St Luke s Day 4 Originally a 6 bed facility in a converted 2 story house at the corner of 1st and Bannock Streets the hospital immediately began to expand with construction of a contagious disease annex 5 The hospital opened December 8 1902 and it featured a dining room office a private room a dispensary and a bathroom on the main floor with an operating room a ward and a bathroom on the second floor 6 In 1903 plans for a new larger hospital were drawn by the architecture firm of Tourtellotte amp Co 7 Completed and opened late in 1903 the new St Luke s was a 3 story brick and stone building capable of treating 25 patients with sleeping quarters for nurses and a nurses training school 8 Wayland amp Fennell designed a 3 story wing addition in 1906 with plans for a future second wing The hospital also made plans to demolish its original building the converted house 9 and St Luke s graduated its first class of nurses at the training school 10 A 9 bed children s hospital was constructed adjacent to the main buildings in 1910 11 Patients numbered 541 in 1909 and by 1926 the hospital cared for 2005 patients within facilities constructed in 1906 12 Construction began on a new main hospital building and in 1928 St Luke s opened its 4 story building at the corner of 1st and Bannock Streets adding 67 beds 13 14 In 1947 the hospital again faced overcrowding partly because of an increase in patients with polio St Luke s and its neighbor hospital St Alphonsus initiated the United Hospital Fund Campaign with a goal of constructing new 100 bed facilities at both hospitals 15 Campaign for Hospital Expansion Gets Started Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho November 5 1947 p 1 The funding drive raised over 300 000 for each hospital but by the end of 1949 the funds remained in escrow unable to cover costs of new construction 16 Finally in 1950 the hospital broke ground for construction of a new wing 17 By 1970 a shortage of hospital beds and crowded facilities prompted St Luke s to consider another expansion 18 St Luke s and St Alphonsus also were urged to consolidate emergency rooms into one facility and obstetrics into another 19 Later that year St Luke s increased its number of hospital beds to 206 20 In 1977 St Luke s expanded again with a 5 level building bringing its number of hospital beds to 300 The hospital became St Luke s Regional Medical Center in 1980 21 In 1993 St Luke s opened the first 4 stories of its 10 story tower that now defines the hospital skyline at N 1st and Bannock Sts 21 In 1999 a new children s hospital was dedicated in existing buildings at the site 22 The hospital also opened a large parking garage at the site 23 The hospital expanded its emergency department in 2001 24 In 2009 a medical office building was approved by city planners The building would be connected by skybridge to the east wing of the hospital along Avenue B 25 The project proposal became part of a larger expansion plan in 2014 that includes a new building with 60 beds laboratory space and cardiac care facilities north of E Jefferson St directly behind the existing hospital 26 By 2015 the expansion plan had grown to a 4 phase proposal to occur over several decades 27 Groundbreaking for phase one a children s hospital pavilion at Avenue B and E Jefferson St began in 2016 28 In 2017 a 98 foot giant sequoia planted in 1912 was moved from the hospital grounds to provide space for construction 29 St Luke s began moving historic homes away from its second E Jefferson St construction site in 2018 30 The hospital is considered a 578 bed hospital when combined with its affiliate hospital in Meridian 31 References Edit St Luke s Boise Medical Center American Hospital Directory Archived from the original on February 22 2019 Retrieved February 22 2019 Patty Bowen December 3 2018 St Luke s shifts focus from hospital centric care in move that affects hundreds Idaho Press Nampa Idaho Archived from the original on December 4 2018 St Luke s Boise Medical Center 100 great hospitals in America 2016 Becker s Hospital Review Archived from the original on November 9 2018 Retrieved February 22 2019 St Luke s Hospital Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho October 19 1902 p 7 Annex to St Luke s Hospital Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho November 28 1902 p 5 St Luke s Hospital Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho December 8 1902 p 3 St Luke s to Be Enlarged Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho April 15 1903 p 5 Another Magnificent Hospital for This City Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho November 6 1903 p 5 Add to Hospital Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho February 12 1906 p 8 Nurses to Receive Diplomas Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho December 27 1906 p 3 Hospital for Children Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho July 24 1910 p 5 Launch St Luke s 125 000 Drive for Hospital Building Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho April 26 1927 p 5 George Gilmore April 8 1928 Masonic Ritual to Mark Services at New Hospital Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho p 7 This is the architect s drawing Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho May 1 1927 p 1 600 000 Hospital Fund Drive Begins This Week sketches Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho November 2 1947 p 1 Approval of Plans for St Alphonsus Expansion Sought Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho December 16 1949 p 15 Ground Broken for New Wing at St Luke s Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho April 5 1950 p 11 Margaret Bailey January 4 1970 Study Says Boise Faces Hospital Bed Shortage Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho p 37 Margaret Bailey January 9 1970 Study Advises Hospitals to Unite Some Services Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho p 5 St Luke s to Occupy New Floor Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho June 17 1970 p 3 a b David C Pate October 31 2014 St Luke s Health System s Boise Idaho Facility PDF City of Boise Retrieved February 23 2019 Steve Bard March 1 1999 St Luke s dedicates children s hospital Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho John Tucker March 7 1999 The changing face of Treasure Valley Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho Ken Dey September 30 2001 Hospitals expansions help them keep pace with growing populace Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho Cynthia Sewell April 16 2011 5 story medical building proposed near St Luke s in Boise A skybridge would cross a street near Broadway and Warm Springs Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho Audrey Dutton May 7 2014 St Luke s plans major expansion in Downtown Boise Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho Cynthia Sewell January 19 2015 St Luke s seeks approval of major Boise expansion Public will have several chances to weigh in Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho Audrey Dutton October 14 2016 St Luke s gets started on Downtown Boise expansion Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho Katy Moeller June 25 2018 Idaho s largest sequoia was uprooted moved in Boise last June It likes its new home Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho John Sowell August 16 2018 Old houses on St Luke s Downtown Boise campus are being moved Here s what we know Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho https www ahd com free profile 130006 St Luke 27s Boise Medical Center Boise Idaho External links Edit Media related to St Luke s Boise Medical Center at Wikimedia Commons St Luke s Regional Medical Center U S News amp World ReportFurther reading EditBarbara Herrick St Luke s Regional Medical Center A Century of Community 1902 2002 Heritage Publishers Inc 2002 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Luke 27s Boise Medical Center amp oldid 1117803650, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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