St Luke's Wood River Med Ctr

Name :

St Luke's Wood River Med Ctr

Address  :

100 Hospital Way
PO Box 100

Town  :

Ketchum

State  :

Idaho

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

83340

Phone  :

208 727 8800

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Dermatology
  • Family Practice
  • General Surgeon
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Orthopedics
  • Urology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 64


Description

About Us
The sparkling rivers glacial lakes and soaring mountains of the Wood River Valley reflect the special quality of life we enjoy While we often turn to the beauty of our surroundings for solace we have also come to rely on St Lukes Wood River Medical Center for exceptional medical care

Inside the brick and glass walls of our community hospital life changes with every tick of the clock Babies are welcomed to the world hearts are stabilized wounds are treated and families and caregivers unite in a common goal to help and to heal

St Lukes Wood River Medical Center is more than bricks and stateoftheart technology Inside and outside the walls of our hospital we help to enhance and sustain the health of our community


History

A Brief History

In 1996 St Lukes Medical Center of Boise was invited to oversee the construction and future operations of a new hospital in the Wood River Valley Three years later thanks to the overwhelming support of St Lukes registered voters and community philanthropists a new 32 million 11000 square foot hospital was constructed

In November 2000 St Lukes Wood River Medical Center opened its doors to serve the health care needs of people living in the greater Blaine County area During the design process special care was taken to ensure a facility that would complement the surrounding terrain with the hospitals exterior and interior reflecting the beauty of Idahos worldrenowed Sun Valley area To best accommodate the needs of the people in this region the hospital site was located immedicately off Highway 75

Services at Wood River Medical Center include a 24hour emergency department inpatient and outpatient surgery diagnostics maternity services physical and occupational therapy mammography intensive care and medicalsurgical units St Lukes Center for Community Healths main office can be found in the neighboring town of HaileyIdaho
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