Lankenau Medical Center

Hospital in Pennsylvania, United States

Lankenau Medical Center

Main Line Health
Geography
Location| 100 E Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates| 39°59′17″N 75°15′43″W﻿ / ﻿39.988°N 75.262°W﻿ / 39.988; -75.262
Organization
Funding| Non-profit hospital
Type| Teaching
Services
Standards| Joint Commission
Emergency department| Level II Trauma Center
Beds| 370
Helipad| FAA LID: 9PA9
History
Opened| 1850
Links
Website| www.mainlinehealth.org/lankenau
Lists| Hospitals in Pennsylvania

Lankenau Medical Center, part of Main Line Health, is a 370-bed acute care, teaching hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.

Lankenau Medical Center's clinical areas include the Lankenau Heart Institute, the gastrointestinal and GI endoscopy program, cancer care services, pulmonology, orthopaedics, obstetrics and maternity, including and a level III neonatal intensive care unit, as well as minimally invasive and robotic surgery. The campus is also home to the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research and the Annenberg Center for Medical Education.[1]

## History

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Initially chartered in 1860 as the German Hospital of Philadelphia, the facility opened in 1866 on Morris Street in North Philadelphia. With the entry of the United States into World War I in 1917, many German institutions took new names. The German Hospital renamed itself Lankenau Hospital after John D. Lankenau, a German-born Philadelphia businessman who had been one of the hospital's first leaders.[2]

The hospital moved to larger facilities at Girard and Corinthian Avenues in North Philadelphia in 1884. In December 1953, Lankenau moved to Wynnewood on the Main Line, occupying the site of the former Overbrook Country Club.[2]

In October 1984, the hospital joined with Bryn Mawr Hospital and the Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital under a nonprofit umbrella organization, Main Line Health.[3]

In 2010, Main Line began renovating the hospital, adding a 96-bed Heart Pavilion, dedicated to cardiovascular care, a parking garage, and a central utility plant. The expanded facilities were renamed Lankenau Medical Center.[4]

## Notable births, hospitalizations, and deaths

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### Births

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* Kobe Bryant, NBA basketball player, August 23, 1978
* Joan Jett, rock musician, September 22, 1958
* Jacqueline Susann, novelist, August 20, 1918
* Bryce Young, professional football player, July 25, 2001

### Deaths

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* Bootsie Barnes, jazz musician, April 22, 2020
* J. Pius Barbour, Baptist minister, January 5, 1974
* Tom Brookshier, professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles, January 29, 2010
* Leonard G. Carr, Baptist minister, June 17, 1976
* Joseph J. Hersch, Pennsylvania State Representative, October 17, 1968
* Hub, bassist and musician, December 16, 2021
* Howard Lassoff, American-Israeli basketball player, February 7, 2013
* Jack Ogden, professional baseball player, Cincinnati Reds, November 9, 1977
* David Smyrl, actor, March 22, 2016
* Sally Young, professional bridge player, February 27, 1970
* Flora M. Vare, Pennsylvania State Senator, May 27, 1962

## Statistics

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As of 2022, the medical center has:

* Full-time Employees: 2,007
* Total discharges: 18,475
* Licensed beds: 370
* Births: 2,888
* Bassinets: 34
* Total surgeries: 12,723
* ER visits: 54,175 [1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Lankenau Medical Center | Locations". Main Line Health. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
2. ^ a b "The man behind Lankenau Hospital". Philadelphia Inquirer. August 30, 2013.
3. ^ Ciccarelli, Maura C (December 19, 1985). "Meeting New Issues in Health Care". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. M.2.
4. ^ Burling, Stacey (October 25, 2010). "Lankenau Hospital to start big expansion". Philadelphia Inquirer.

## External links

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* Lankenau Medical Center website
* Main Line Health website

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Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania

Founded 1713

Communities|

* Ardmore‡
* Bala Cynwyd
* Belmont Hills
* Bryn Mawr‡
* Gladwyne
* Haverford‡
* Merion
* Penn Valley
* Penn Wynne
* Rosemont‡
* Villanova‡
* Wynnewood

Educational Institutions|

| Primary & Secondary
Schools|

* Lower Merion SD
* Cynwyd ES and Bala Cynwyd MS
* Harriton HS
* Lower Merion HS
* Baldwin
* French Int'l School
* Friends' Central
* Haverford
* Kohelet Yeshiva HS
* Kosloff Torah Acad. HS
* Merion Mercy Acad.
* Shipley
* Waldron Mercy

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Colleges and universities|

* Bryn Mawr College
* Harcum College
* Rosemont College
* Joseph Sinnott Mansion
* St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
* Saint Joseph's University
* Haverford College

SEPTA Regional Rail stations|

* Bala
* Cynwyd
* Merion
* Wynnewood
* Ardmore
* Haverford
* Bryn Mawr
* Rosemont

Medical facilities|

* Bryn Mawr Hospital
* Lankenau Medical Center

History|

* Merion air disaster
* Robbins v. Lower Merion School District

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent township or townships

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List of hospitals in Pennsylvania

Combined Adult Level I /
Pediatric Level I|

* Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Penn State Children's Hospital)

Combined Adult Level I /
Pediatric Level II|

* Geisinger Medical Center
* Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest

Adult Level I|

* Allegheny General Hospital
* Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
* Einstein Healthcare Network
* Jefferson Einstein Hospital
* Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
* Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
* Lancaster General Hospital
* Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
* Tower Health - Reading Hospital
* St. Luke’s University Health Network-Bethlehem
* Temple Health
* Temple University Hospital
* Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
* UPMC Mercy
* UPMC Presbyterian
* WellSpan York Hospital

Pediatric Level I|

* Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
* St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
* UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Adult Level II|

* Crozer-Chester Medical Center
* Forbes Hospital
* Geisinger Community Medical Center
* Grand View Hospital
* Jefferson Abington Hospital
* Jefferson Torresdale Hospital
* Lankenau Medical Center
* Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg
* Paoli Hospital
* Penn State Holy Spirit
* St. Luke’s University Health Network-Anderson Campus
* St. Mary Medical Center
* UPMC Altoona
* UPMC Hamot
* UPMC Williamsport

Level III|

* Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono

Level IV|

* Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
* Fulton County Medical Center
* Grove City Hospital
* Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
* Geisinger Lewistown Hospital
* Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
* Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
* Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
* St. Luke’s University Health Network-Lehighton Campus
* St. Luke’s University Health Network-Miners Campus
* St. Luke’s University Health Network-Monroe Campus
* St. Luke’s University Health Network-Upper Bucks Campus
* Wayne Memorial Hospital

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

Other|

* IdRef

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