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Description

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Mission Vision and Value Statements
Mission
To continue our tradition of excellence and expertise in providing the best quality care education and research through the combined resources of Tulane University Hospital and Clinic and the Tulane School of Medicine

Vision
As a top tier academic medical center we will continue to build a framework of innovation and unbounded success by being the provider of choice and the employer of choice

Values
In all interactions we will act with attention to

Quality
Integrity
Teamwork
Accountability
Communication
Knowledge
Customer service

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History

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History of Tulane Medical Center
Tulane Medical Center an acclaimed teaching research and medical facility serving the greater New Orleans area began in 1834 as a small medical college with seven faculty members The school was founded by three young physicians Drs Warren Stone John H Harrison and Thomas Hunt who had moved to New Orleans and recognized the need to study and treat the peculiar diseases which prevail in this part of the Union including yellow fever and malaria At the time there were only 14 medical schools in the United States

When the Louisiana Legislature established the University of Louisiana in 1847 the Medical College of Louisiana was incorporated into the school The reputation of the medical college grew quickly and its enrollment expanded over the years leading up to the Civil War

Tulane Medical College had a continuous relationship with Charity Hospital from the mid1800s through the 1970s The hospital had been founded in 1736 by a successful French ship builder to treat patients who could not afford to pay for medical services After 1844 students and faculty from Tulane Medical College provided care freeofcharge

In 1843 the Louisiana Legislature granted land for a medical school building including a lecture room chemical laboratory library reading room amphitheater and dissecting room in exchange for 10 years of gratis health care services The building cost 15000 but the tradition of providing medical services continued for decades

When Medicare and Medicaid were created in 1965 many poor patients chose other hospitals and Charitys patient load decreased Tulane University opened its own private 235bed hospital in 1976 to offer high quality and specialized inpatient and outpatient hospital services as well as postgraduate medical education programs and applied research projects

In 1995Tulane Hospital and Clinic was acquired by Hospital Corporation of America HCA bought 80 percent of the assets while Tulane University maintained 20 percent of the holdings Ninety percent of the medical schools physician faculty work in the hospital as well as teach

HCA acquired Lakeside Hospital for Women in 1964 building a 94bed facility in Metairie outside New Orleans In 2005 Lakeside merged with Tulane University Hospital and Clinic changing its name to TulaneLakeside Hospital It now has 119 beds dedicated to serving womens healthcare needs in the greater New Orleans area

Tulane Medical Center was the first hospital to reopen after Hurricane Katrina devastated healthcare in the region TMC pioneered a neighborhood clinic and sickle cell day hospital postKatrina to allow health care to be more easily accessed and costeffective

TMC is committed to rebuilding New Orleans and providing the services needed in a growing community with a broad range of healthcare needs

Current facilities for Tulane Medical Center include TulaneLakeside Hospital Tulane Hospital for Children Tulane Cancer Center Tulane Abdominal Transplant at Tulane Medical Cente TulaneLakeside Womens Center Tulane Multispecialty Center Metairie Tulane Multispecialty Center uptown Tulane Multispecialty Center Downtown and the Tulane Institute for Sports Medicine