Sumner Regional Medical Center Wellington

Name :

Sumner Regional Medical Center Wellington

Address  :

1323 North A Street

Town  :

Wellington

State  :

Kansas

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

67152

Phone  :

620 326 7451

Fax  :

620 326 2225

Web URL  :


Description

SRMC Today
Today the 80bed Sumner Regional Medical Center is one of the leading healthcare providers in South Central Kansas offering advanced imaging capabilities level 3 maternity care cancer care general surgery residential care shortterm rehab and a variety of other inpatient and outpatient hospital services

Our Mission
Through the commitment of our employees providers and the community we will continuously exceed the expectations of our patients families visitors and coworkers for quality compassion service and value



History

SRMCs deep roots in Wellington Kansas stretch back to 1910 with the establishment of St Lukes Hospital operated by the Episcopal Church

St Lukes had its own nursing school and living quarters for its nursing students and took care of its Wellington neighbors In 1920 management of the hospital was taken over by nonprofit groups and local citizens then in 1925 management was assumed by a Board of Trustees elected by the people of Wellington At that time St Lukes became a municipal hospital and a new and larger facility was built on the site to replace the original medical center

In 1994 St Lukes merged with another area hospital Wellington Hospital to become Sumner Regional Medical Center At that time it was agreed that a larger medical office building was needed to accommodate the needs of the new doctors who became part of SRMC following the merger The new office space was built in 1995
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