St. Luke's is a 532-bed hospital in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Iowa, second-most populous city in Iowa. The city lies o ...
. It was founded in 1884 as Cedar Rapids’ first hospital and is now one of two hospitals in Cedar Rapids, the other being
Mercy Medical Center. St. Luke's emergency department treats over 55,000 patients each year and the most cases of trauma in Iowa. This has led to a partnership with the
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (UIHC) is an 811-bed public teaching hospital and level 1 trauma center affiliated with the University of Iowa. UI Hospitals and Clinics is part of University of Iowa Health Care, a partnership that includ ...
for training future ER doctors. It is the area's only Level III Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. St. Luke's provides a
Level III trauma center
A trauma center, or trauma centre, is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds. The term "trauma center" may be used incorre ...
.
History
In 1881 a critically injured homeless man who was unable to get care in Cedar Rapids inspired a local Episcopal minister to act. The following Sunday, the Rev. Samuel Ringgold made an impassioned plea for a hospital, "a real hospital, so that citizens and strangers alike can be cared for." The next day he and his flock began soliciting donations. Within months, work began on St. Luke's.
2008 flooding
St. Luke's Hospital was one of the buildings in Downtown Cedar Rapids that didn't sustain any damage from the
Iowa Flood of 2008. Some patients from
Mercy Medical Center were transferred to St. Luke's Hospital when Mercy had to be evacuated because of flood damage there.
References
External links
Official websiteFoundation website
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Buildings and structures in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Hospitals in Iowa
Hospitals established in 1884
UnityPoint Health
1880s establishments in Iowa