Lankenau Medical Center, part of

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, is a 370-bed

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. 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’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

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and the Annenberg Center for Medical Education.

History

Initially chartered in 1860 as the German Hospital of Philadelphia, the facility opened in 1866 on Morris Street in

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. With the entry of the United States into

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in 1917, many German institutions took new names. The German Hospital renamed itself Lankenau Hospital after

John D. Lankenau John Dietrich Lankenau (1817–1901) was a German-American businessman and philanthropist, an executor of financier Francis Martin Drexel, and the namesake of Lankenau Medical Center. Some sources give his middle name as Diederich or Diedrich. B ...

, a successful German-born

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businessman who had been one of the hospital's first leaders. 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

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, occupying the site of the former Overbrook Country Club. In October 1984, the hospital joined with

Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr Hospital, part of Main Line Health, is a 264-bed acute care hospital located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1893, Bryn Mawr Hospital has been named among ''U.S. News & World Report’s'' Best Hospitals in the Philadelphia region ...

and the Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital under a nonprofit umbrella organization,

. 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.

Notable births, hospitalizations, and deaths

Births

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, rock musician, September 22, 1958 *

Jacqueline Susann Jacqueline Susann (August 20, 1918 – September 21, 1974) was an American novelist and actress. Her iconic novel, '' Valley of the Dolls'' (1966), is one of the best-selling books in publishing history. With her two subsequent works, '' The Lov ...

, novelist, August 20, 1918

Deaths

J. Pius Barbour Josephus Pius Barbour (June 8, 1894 - January 5, 1974) was an American Baptist pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Chester, Pennsylvania who served as an executive director of the National Baptist Association, editor of the National Baptist Voice ...

, Baptist minister, January 5, 1974 *

Tom Brookshier Thomas Jefferson Brookshier (December 16, 1931 – January 29, 2010) was an American professional football player, coach, and sportscaster. He was a starting defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) for sev ...

, professional football player,

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, January 29, 2010 *

Leonard G. Carr Leonard George Carr (October 25, 1902 – June 17, 1976) was a Baptist minister from Philadelphia and the founder and pastor of Vine Memorial Baptist Church. Born to an African American family in Charlottesville, Virginia, Carr was the son and gra ...

, Baptist minister, June 17, 1976 * Joseph J. Hersch, Pennsylvania State Representative, October 17, 1968 * Hub, bassist and musician, December 16, 2021 *

Howard Lassoff Howard Alan Lassoff (October 15, 1955 – February 7, 2013) was an American-Israeli basketball player. He also played in Israel for 14 years. Biography Initially interested in tennis, Lassoff grew to 6 feet 10 inches tall. He became interes ...

, American-Israeli basketball player, February 7, 2013 *

Jack Ogden John Mahlon Ogden (November 5, 1897 – November 9, 1977), was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in the majors, between and , for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, and St. Louis Browns. He played several seasons with t ...

, professional baseball player,

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, November 9, 1977 *

David Smyrl David Langston Smyrl (September 13, 1935 – March 22, 2016), sometimes credited professionally as David L. Smyrl, was an American actor and television writer. He was best known for his role of Mr. Handford, the fictional retired firefighter who ...

, actor, March 22, 2016 *

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, professional bridge player, February 27, 1970 *

Flora M. Vare Flora Morris Vare (July 26, 1873 – May 27, 1962) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 1st District from 1925 to 1928. She was married to Edwin Vare; he and his brot ...

, 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

References

External links

Lankenau Medical Center websiteMain Line Health website
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