Lake Region Healthcare Corporation

Description

Lake Region Healthcare Corporation
Lake Region Healthcare is a 108bed hospital that places emphasis on being a great place to work practice medicine and most importantly to receive health care Lake Region Healthcare is in a constant state of growth and change ensuring that we are providing our patients with the best care available We are continually striving for improvement and our emphasis is on safe high quality patientfocused care

The success of Lake Region Healthcare is evident by our recognition by national organizations and other groups who rank the countrys health care facilities We are proud to include the other following awards of distinction and recognition of excellence

History

Lake Region Healthcare Corporation timeline based on newspaper articles and the Ottertail County Historical Society

St Lukes Hospital 1902 to 1953 1902 Oct 16Excavating of building begins

1903 SeptemberBuilding is dedicated

1916Addition is built to south of building

1917 April 12John Lauritzen receives 25000 contract for large addition

1923 Nov 8St Lukes Hospital is approved by college of surgeons

1927 Sep 24New wing is finished

1928 Aug 8The new addition is dedicated

1928Building with addition is added to main building and north building

1939 Feb 16St Lukes Hospital is now a 75bed hospital

1947 NovemberHospital is now free of debt

Wright Memorial Hospital 1905 to 1953 1903 MayWright family proposes to build as gift to the city

1903 Sep 17Association is formed

1904 MayFoundation work begins

1905 NovemberOwnership of the hospital is transferred to the association

1905 May 25Officially organized previous week

1906 Jan 1Hospital opens to public New Years Day north addition added west addition added

1911 FebruaryNew Studebaker Ambulance is bought for the Wright and St Lukes hospitals for 700

1920 June 3Nurses home is built

1927 June 15It was decided to expand the hospital

1928 Aug 1925th anniversary and dedication of enlarged hospital

1928 Aug 23New wing opens

1933Hospital receives 20000 from the estate of the late Dr T N Kittelson

1953 Oct 21Property is sold to Otter Tail Power Company

1953 Dec 18Hospital closes

Lake Region Healthcare Corporation 1951St Lukes and Wright Memorial merge

1952 March 4Plans begin to build addition

1953 Dec 30Patients move from Wright Memorial to St Lukes hospital forming a single unit

1954 Sep 13Hospital is fully accredited

1955 Jan 19Plans complete for new hospital projectdrawing for addition

1955 Jan 22Hospital purchases a new xray unit

1955 March 4Loan is needed

1955 AprilGroundbreaking for remodeling project

1955 Aug 12Hospital ranks high in the nation

1955 Nov 26H E Swenson heads hospital drive

1955 Dec 13Hospital receives 47000 from Ford Foundation

1956 Jan 19196806 goal is set

1957 May 22Tumor clinic opens

1957 Aug 7Wright Memorial Hospital is torn down

1958 Jan 17Childrens recovery room is pledged

1958 March 19Snack bar completes its first year

1958 June 28Hospital is dedicated

1958 June 30Open house event takes place with 1000 touring

1958 Oct 17Hospital receives 400 grant from the American Cancer Society

1959 May 14Convalescent ward for children is added

1959 Dec 31Physical therapy starts

1959 Dec 5Hospital receives polio equipment from national foundation

960 May 9Auxiliary purchases turning bed

1963 Aug 2Hospital acquires purchase agreements in block buys homes for expansion

1965 July 16469979 is allocated from HillBurton Fund

1968Remodeling adds the longterm care unit

1973 AprilOpened the fourbed detox unit

1973 Dec 26Fivebed intensive coronary care unit replaces twobed

1975 March 732 doctors serve 5000 patients this year

1978 MarchUltrasound diagnostic unit added

1980Two new floors are added to the hospital

1980There is an registered nurse shortage

1981 Jan 20New emergency room is added

1983 Sep 21Computed tomography CT mobile unit is added

1985 July 12New emergency response center Lifeline is added

1985New sports medicine clinic opens

1986 Feb 3CT unit scanner is added

1986 Sep 17New mammogram unit is installed

1987 MarchHospital acquires a new Surgilaser

1988Hospital opens new birthing suites

1988 Oct 6Psychiatric unit opens

1989 Nov 25One of four new operating rooms opens

1991Cardiac rehabilitation is added

1993First chaplain of the hospital begins

1995Construction begins on 5455 million project for a new assisted living facility on the Lake Region Healthcare campus

1996 Oct 1Mill Street Residence an assisted living facility opened its doors

1998 Feb 10Plans for expansion begin

1999 Feb 25Operating room and ambulatory surgery area are added

2002 June75 million in renovations begin

2003 SeptemberLandmark is completed on medical campus

2004Center for Rehabiliation 14bed unit is built

2004Physical Medicine Department expands

2004Birthing Suite is relocated and updated

2004Bridgeway Inpatient Psychiatric is relocated and expanded from 9 to 14 beds

2004Radiology Department replaces its CT scan special fluoroscopy and nuclear medicine equipment

2004New interventional radiology suite is installed