The Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, commonly known as Lutheran Hospital, is a medical facility in
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...
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Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
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History
At the beginning of the 20th century, local Lutheran church leaders in Fort Wayne felt an urgent need for an additional hospital in the city. Led by Reverend Philip Wambsganss, they raised funds from the surrounding area, in 1904, the 25-bed Lutheran Hospital opened.
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The hospital was sold in 1995, with the proceeds forming The Lutheran Foundation which continues promote community wellness through its support of regional organizations, churches, and schools.[
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Overview
Lutheran Hospital is a tertiary-care facility serving northeastern Indiana, northwestern Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
and southern Michigan
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. Lutheran is the region's only heart and kidney transplant center. In addition, Lutheran Children's Hospital offers pediatric inpatient and intensive care units and the most pediatric subspecialties in the region. Lutheran Hospital added a fifth floor which opened in late 2011.
Lutheran Hospital is a member of the Lutheran Health Network
Lutheran Health Network is a healthcare provider and one of the largest employers in the northeast region of Indiana in the United States. The foundation has more than 7,000 employees working together with the more than 800 physicians who make up ...
, owned by Community Health Systems
Community Health Systems (CHS) is a Fortune 500 company based in Franklin, Tennessee. It was the largest provider of general hospital healthcare services in the United States in terms of number of acute care facilities. In 2014, CHS had around 20 ...
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Services
*Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
*Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
*Childbirth Suites & Neonatal
*Intensive Care Unit
*Critical Care Transport (Lutheran Air and Mobile Intensive Care Unit)
*ECMO (adult)
*ER (Level II Trauma)
*Hyperbaric Medicine
*Inpatient and Outpatient Surgery
*Interventional Stroke Care
*Lutheran Cancer Center
*Lutheran Cancer Resource Center
*Lutheran Children's Hospital
*Lutheran Health Network Bariatric Center
*Lutheran Health Network Diabetes Services
*Neuro ICU
*Nutrition Therapy
*Outpatient Rehabilitation
*Radiology and Lab Services (including outpatient)
*Sleep Disorders Center
*Tobacco Intervention Program
*Transplant Center- Heart
*Ventricular Assist Device implant (Destination Therapy & Bridge to Transplant)
* Weight Management Center
References
External links
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Hospital buildings completed in 1904
Hospitals in Indiana
Christian hospitals
Buildings and structures in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Economy of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Community Health Systems
Trauma centers