Saint Louis University Hospital
Encyclopedia
Saint Louis University Hospital is a hospital
in St. Louis
. Saint Louis University
Hospital, also widely known as SLU Hospital, has been owned by the Tenet Healthcare Corporation
since the university sold it in 1998. SLU Hospital remains the main teaching hospital for Saint Louis University School of Medicine
. SLU Hospital has been recognized by US News & World Report magazine as one of the top 10 geriatric
hospitals in the United States.
Saint Louis University Hospital is a 356-bed academic teaching hospital.The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the St. Louis community for more than 70 years. Saint Louis University Hospital is a regional leader in providing tertiary-quaternary health care and has an organ transplant program. The hospital is also a certified Level I Trauma Center in both Missouri and Illinois. Other specialties include geriatrics, orthopedics, rheumatology, urology, heart care and digestive diseases. Saint Louis University Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. Saint Louis University Hospital has an organ transplant programs that offers lung, kidney, kidney-pancreas, liver, bone and cornea transplant
and the Sisters of Saint Mary, and named for the benefactor, Firmin V. Desloge
. The Chapel at the Hospital, Firmin Desloge Chapel, was also donated by the Desloge family.
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
Hospital, also widely known as SLU Hospital, has been owned by the Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare Corporation, an investor-owned health-care delivery systems company based in Dallas, Texas. THC owns and operates 49 acute-care hospitals in 11 states and 90 outpatient centers in 12 states, with a majority of these hospitals in California, Florida and Texas...
since the university sold it in 1998. SLU Hospital remains the main teaching hospital for Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine is a private, American medical school within Saint Louis University.It was established in 1836 as the Medical Department of the university and had the distinction, in 1839, of awarding the first M.D. degree granted west of the Mississippi River...
. SLU Hospital has been recognized by US News & World Report magazine as one of the top 10 geriatric
Geriatrics
Geriatrics is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician, or...
hospitals in the United States.
Saint Louis University Hospital is a 356-bed academic teaching hospital.The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the St. Louis community for more than 70 years. Saint Louis University Hospital is a regional leader in providing tertiary-quaternary health care and has an organ transplant program. The hospital is also a certified Level I Trauma Center in both Missouri and Illinois. Other specialties include geriatrics, orthopedics, rheumatology, urology, heart care and digestive diseases. Saint Louis University Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. Saint Louis University Hospital has an organ transplant programs that offers lung, kidney, kidney-pancreas, liver, bone and cornea transplant
History
Much of the current Saint Louis University Hospital was constructed in 1986 as an addition to Firmin Desloge Hospital. Firmin Desloge Hospital first opened in 1933 as a partnership between the Jesuits of Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
and the Sisters of Saint Mary, and named for the benefactor, Firmin V. Desloge
Firmin V. Desloge
Firmin V. Desloge was an American lead mining pioneer in the disseminated lead fields of the Southeast Missouri Lead District.-Life:...
. The Chapel at the Hospital, Firmin Desloge Chapel, was also donated by the Desloge family.