Lawrence Memorial Hospital , Lawrence

Description

Welcome to Lawrence Memorial Hospital LMH in collaboration with its medical staff is dedicated to providing personal and highquality health and wellness services for the people of Lawrence and the extended community Each day LMH seeks to be the BEST community hospital by exceeding the expectations of those we serve

Founded in 1921 LMH is a 173bed hospital located in Lawrence Kan Through the years hospital additions have been built and health care services have expandeda trend that continues today In March 2009 LMH completed a threeyear 45 million expansion which included new facilities for Emergency and Surgery and additional space for Maternity Intensive Care and Critical Care A new 18bed wing was added which allowed the hospital to convert semiprivate patient rooms to all private

LMH continues to be a communityowned notforprofit hospital that serves the health care needs of the community regardless of an individuals ability to pay LMH receives no tax support from the city of Lawrence or Douglas County Dedicated to improving the health of the community LMH invests all excess revenues in services equipment and facilities which further that mission

History

1920s1960s
The first Lawrence Memorial Hospital was opened in the 300 block of Maine in a converted frame residence on January 17 1921 During the Depression it was organized under applicable state statutes as a municipal hospital with a governing authority of five Lawrence citizens appointed by the City Commission and Mayor In 1979 the governing board was expanded to include seven members who served on a voluntary basis without a pay In 1994 the Lawrence City Commission expanded the hospital board to nine trustees

With funds supplied by Mrs Elizabeth Watkins the original 50bed building was constructed and occupied in the fall of 1929 In 1937 an addition to the north again made possible by funds donated by Mrs Watkins was constructed to bring the total number of beds to 75

In the spring of 1956 a south addition was completed with funds from the federal government through the HillBurton program Facilities for all departments of the hospital were included in this expansion which brought the total number of beds to 146 In December 1969 another addition opened to provide expanded service facilities and to increase the total number of beds to 165

1970s 1990s
In August 1975 ground was broken for the construction of a new building to virtually replace the original facility and bring the total hospital bed capacity to 200 Only the 1969 addition was retained for hospital use Patients were transferred to the newly completed structure on May 21 1977 The old hospital building was demolished in 1999

In 1986 Lawrence Memorial Hospital completed construction of a twostory addition to house SameDay Surgery and education space including a 100seat auditorium

A threestory Medical Office Building which was built adjacent to the hospital opened in December 1994 A 145 million addition to accommodate expansion of outpatient services opened in April 1996 In February 1997 a 25 million construction project expanded the Emergency Department and completely renovated the Maternity Care Unit The Radiology Department was expanded in 1998 including the addition of a permanent Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI facility

Also in 1998 renovation of the Intensive Care Unit and the Medical Unit both on the second floor was completed In 1999 the Third Floor Surgical Unit was remodeled In 2000 the Fourth Floor which houses the Center for Rehabilitation and the Skilled Nursing Facility was renovated The Pediatric Unit was remodeled in 2001 A Treatment and Procedure Center opened on the second floor in 2002 An upgrade of the Cardiac CatheterizationSpecial Procedures Lab was completed in 2002 resulting in an alldigital stateoftheart facility

LMH opened an offsite outpatient facility known as LMH South in 1999 The hospital signed a 15year lease to occupy the former ColumbiaHCA Surgery Center located at Clinton Parkway and Kasold Drive Services provided at LMH South include endoscopy Pain Management Clinic an offsite lab draw station Kreider Rehabilitation Services LMH Sleep Center and other outpatient services Radiology services at LMH South include general Xray CT scanning mammography bone densitometry ultrasound and the regions first Open MRI

2000Future
An expanded Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation program began in 2003 with funding received from a grant from the William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee Expansion of the LMH Regional Oncology Center including the addition of Radiation Therapy Services was completed in the summer of 2003

In 2004 LMH opened the Bob Billings Cardiac Evaluation Center which provides dedicated space in which to evaluate stable emergency patients with chest pain congestive heart failure and other cardiac conditions that need to be monitored

LMH launched the LMH Heart Center with the introduction of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention services in 2005 PCI also known as Angioplasty or a balloon is a lifesaving treatment for those suffering from a heart attack or other cardiacrelated problems

In March 2009 LMH completed a threeyear 45 million expansion which included new facilities for Emergency and Surgery and additional space for Maternity Intensive Care and Critical Care A new 18bed wing was added which allowed the hospital to convert semiprivate patient rooms to all private The expansion was funded with hospital revenue bonds and a capital campaign which raised more than 81 million from the community A 49000squarefoot medical office building being built adjacent to the hospital is expected to open by early 2010