Lancaster General Hospital

Lancaster General Hospital is a hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1893 in a small home on Queen Street, the hospital now stands in a 590-bed facility located at 555 North Duke Street in Lancaster.

The Hospital is administered by Lancaster General Health System, which includes physician practices and outpatient centers throughout Lancaster County. Lancaster General Hospital offers a wide range of health services including inpatient, outpatient, primary and specialty care from open-heart surgery to oncology, acute and trauma care and pediatric services in partnertship with Penn State Hershey's Children's Hospital

It is among an elite group of "Best of the Benchmark Hospitals"- institutions that have achieved 100 Top Hospital honors for seven of the last nine years. The hospital has been recognized as a Magnet facility for nursing excellence and has received HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety. Lancaster General Hospital has also been named a "Best Hospital" by U.S. News & World Report for heart surgery, orthopedics, urology, hormonal disorders and ear, nose & throat.

Lancaster General Hospital has adopted the EPIC model for containing an Organization-wide EMR system. This popular initiative is aimed towards better performance patient-care.

Patients can use the Patient Portal for Lancaster General by visiting http://www.mylghealth.org

External links

Official website

Pennsylvania Trauma Centers

List of hospitals in Pennsylvania

Adult Level I	Albert Einstein Medical Center Allegheny General Hospital Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Geisinger Medical Center Hahnemann University Hospital Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Lehigh Valley Hospital Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center St. Luke's University Hospital – Bethlehem Temple University Hospital Thomas Jefferson University Hospital UPMC Mercy UPMC Presbyterian York Hospital

Adult Level II	Abington Hospital–Jefferson Health UPMC Altoona Community Medical Center Crozer-Chester Medical Center Aria Health, Torresdale Campus Forbes Regional Hospital Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center UPMC Hamot Lancaster General Hospital Paoli Hospital The Reading Hospital and Medical Center Robert Packer Hospital St. Mary Medical Center

Adult Level III	Pocono Medical Center

Adult Level IV	St. Luke's Miners Campus (Coaldale) Grove City Medical Center

Pediatric Level I	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Pediatric Level II	Geisinger Medical Center Lehigh Valley Health Network Cedar Crest

Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation Homepage

Coordinates: 40°02′49″N 76°18′14″W / 40.047°N 76.304°W / 40.047; -76.304

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