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Lankenau Medical Center

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name	Lankenau Medical Center
org_group	Main Line Health
image	Lankenau VI.jpg
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location	100 E Lancaster Ave
region	Penn Wynne
state	Pennsylvania
country	US
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funding	Non-profit
type	Teaching
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standards	Joint Commission
emergency	Level II Trauma Center
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beds	370
founded	1850
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Lankenau Medical Center, part of Main Line Health, is a 370-bed acute care, teaching hospital in Penn Wynne, 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.

History

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.

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.

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

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.

Notable births, hospitalizations, and deaths

Births

Kobe Bryant, NBA basketball player, August 23, 1978
Joan Jett, rock musician, September 22, 1958
Dylan Mark, private credit financer, December 21, 1992
Madeleine Ezell, international woman of mystery, April 20, 1993
Jacqueline Susann, novelist, August 20, 1918
Bryce Young, professional football player, July 25, 2001

Deaths

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

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

References

"Lankenau Medical Center {{!}} Locations".
(August 30, 2013). "The man behind Lankenau Hospital". Philadelphia Inquirer.
(December 19, 1985). "Meeting New Issues in Health Care". Philadelphia Inquirer.
(October 25, 2010). "Lankenau Hospital to start big expansion". Philadelphia Inquirer.

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