Mem Hospital Of South Bend

Details

Name :

Mem Hospital Of South Bend

Address  :

615 North Michigan Street

Town  :

South Bend

State  :

Indiana

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

46601

Phone  :

574 647 1000

Web URL  :


Description

Memorial Hospital of South Bend traces its roots back to 1894 when the Womens Home Missionary Societies of the Methodist Churches of South Bend founded Epworth Hospital and Training School By 1901 the hospital had grown from three patient beds in a converted house to a 50bed quotmodernquot hospital complete with a maternity room and an operating room in the first building in South Bend designed specifically as a hospital

The name officially changed in 1945 to Memorial Hospital of South Bend Today Memorial serves as a 526bed regional referral center for cardiac cancer childbirth emergency medicine and rehabilitation services

Memorial Health System Inc established in 1984 serves as the parent company of Memorial Hospital as well as Memorial Health Foundation Memorial Home Care Memorial Health amp Lifestyle Center HealthWorks Kids Museum Memorial Childrens Hospital and Memorial Medical Group These organizations provide a variety of health care services to the community ranging from inpatient care to home care medical supplies pharmacy services and occupational health services as well as primary care physicians and specialists

Memorial is not only recognized nationally as a leader in providing high quality care but also as a leader in innovation offering new approaches to patient satisfaction and customer service that set us apart
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