United Hospital

Name :

United Hospital

Address  :

333 North Smith Avenue

Town  :

Saint Paul

State  :

Minnesota

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

55102

Phone  :

651 241 8000

Web URL  :

Email  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Neurologist
  • Oncologist
  • Orthopedics
  • Psychiatrist
  • Pulmonology
Facilities

Other Facilities

  • X-Ray
  • CT/MRI

Description

United Hospital
United Hospital is the largest hospital in the Twin Cities east metro area providing a full range of health care services to more than 200000 people each year

Uniteds excellent staff modern facilities and commitment to providing patients with the best care using stateoftheart technology has helped the hospital attract some of the most renowned and innovative practitioners in the nation Uniteds employees and medical staff are committed to place patient needs first and treat all individuals with compassion and respect

Highly regarded for its clinical care United has earned a reputation for supportive patientcentered care designed to create the most comfortable stressfree health care experience possible

United Hospital today
United Hospital is the largest hospital in the Twin Cities east metro area providing a full range of health care services to more than 200000 people each year

Uniteds excellent staff modern facilities and commitment to providing patients with the best care using stateoftheart technology has helped the hospital attract some of the most renowned and innovative practitioners in the nation Uniteds employees and medical staff are committed to place patient needs first and treat all individuals with compassion and respect


History

Our History
In 1855 following the death of his own daughter the Reverend John V Van Ingen proposed the construction of Christ Church Orphans Home and Hospital The hospital opened in 1857 In 1877 the Church Hospital moved into a new building and the name was changed to Saint Lukes Hospital Five years later Saint Lukes moved to Smith Avenue in Saint Paul

In 1961 Saint Lukes opened its awardwinning cloverleafdesigned nursing units In 1972 Saint Lukes and nearby Charles T Miller Hospital consolidated to form United Hospital using the physical campus of Saint Lukes and the human resources of both hospitals

In 1976 ground was broken for a new United Hospital facility designed to share a number of services with Childrens Hospital Riverview Memorial Hospital merged with United in 1979 and in 1980 the newly constructed medical center United Hospital and Childrens Health Care St Paul was dedicated
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