Willis-Knighton Medical Center

Name :

Willis-Knighton Medical Center

Address  :

2600 Greenwood Road

Town  :

Shreveport

State  :

Louisiana

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

71103

Phone  :

3182124000

Web URL  :

Available

Description

The major tertiary care facility in WillisKnighton Health System is WillisKnighton Medical Center Conveniently located west of downtown Shreveport just off Interstate 20 the campus includes the Medical Center itself WillisKnighton Cancer Center with its Proton Therapy Center WillisKnighton Heart amp Vascular Institute WK Progressive Care Center WK Health amp Fitness Center WK Work Kare The Spine Institute WK Extended Care Center and the John C McDonald Regional Transplant Center the Eye Surgery Center as well as physician office buildings and support services It is also home to the Health Systemrsquos corporate offices

History

Since 1924 WillisKnighton has served the needs of this community with an eye toward the future The hospital was founded as TriState Sanitarium by Dr TE Williams and Dr LH Pirkle to address needs in the fastgrowing neighborhoods of west Shreveport It was sold four years later to Dr James C Willis and Dr Joseph E Knighton In 1950 a year after it transitioned to a notforprofit healthcare organization it was named in honor of Doctors Willis and Knighton The vision of early founders grew as Shreveport grew helping to establish WillisKnighton as a leader in the field of healthcare locally regionally and nationally

The years have brought changes in technology and treatment along with tremendous growth From one small hospital WillisKnighton has grown to encompass multiple facilities spanning the entire continuum of care for residents in northwest Louisiana and the ArkLaTex Today the health system includes four hospitals as well as a retirement community and a full range of support services

WillisKnighton has offered many firsts in our community including

Satellite hospital
Center for womens health
Eye institute
Heart and vascular institute
Collaboration as a private hospital with a public academic medical center Louisiana Health Shreveport
Innovation center with virtual hospital
Talbot Medical Museum
Senior residential options at The Oaks of Louisiana to enhance continuum of care
Freestanding hospital for physical and behavioral rehabilitation
Numerous ldquofirstsrdquo in technology and procedures including proton therapy and TomoTherapy at the WillisKnighton Cancer Center stateofthe art imaging and diagnostic services innovative cardiovascular technology and eye surgery technology
The remarkable advances of WillisKnighton from a small neighborhood hospital to a regional health system have been due in large measure to the vision and leadership of James K Elrod who was President amp CEO of the health system for 56 years Upon announcing his retirement he was named President Emeritus of the health system