- St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
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Name = St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Org/Group = St. Luke's Episcopal Health System
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Location = 6720 Bertner Avenue
Region = Houston
State =Texas
Country = US
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Affiliation =Baylor College of Medicine
Beds = 640 (143 Intensive Care) [http://www.sleh.com/sleh/Section004/index.cfm?pagename=Pharmacy%20Practice%20Residency%20Programs%20FAQs&ObjectID=7448C379-CEE9-11D5-A7D400B0D06875AD]
Founded = 1954
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Website = http://www.sleh.com/
Wiki-Links = |St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital is a Baylor College of Medicine-affiliated
hospital located in Houston,Texas and is a part of the larger St. Luke's Episcopal Health System, which includes the St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital,Texas Heart Institute (THI), St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities, St. Luke's Episcopal Health Network, Kelsey-Seybold physician group, and St. Luke's Community Medical Center - The Woodlands.cite web|url=http://www.sleh.com/sleh/section004/index.cfm?pagename=AboutUs&PageMD=WHO%20WE%20ARE |title=AboutUs - St. Luke's Episcopal Health System |accessdate=2007-10-16 ] cite web|url=http://www.sleh.com/sleh/Section004/index.cfm?pagename=History&PageMD=WHO%20WE%20ARE |title=History - St. Luke's Episcopal Health System |accessdate=2007-10-16 ] Founded in1954 by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, the hospital has received many awards, especially for the Texas Heart Institute. As of 2007, the Texas Heart Institute has been ranked byU.S. News & World Report as one of the top 10 heart centers in the U.S. for the past 17 years.cite web|url=http://www.sleh.com/ |title=St. Luke's Episcopal Health System Texas Home Page |accessdate=2007-10-16 ] . The Texas Heart Institute was ranked #7 for heart care in the 2007 Best Hospitals edition of the U.S. News & World Report. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Best Hospitals 2007 Specialty Search: Heart | date= | publisher=U.S. News & World Report | url =http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/search.php?spec=ihqcard& | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-10-16 | language = ]History
*1945 - The hospital is originally chartered as a 180 bed, non-profit, general hospital.
*1947 - The charter increases to include 300 beds.
*1962 - The hospital affiliates with Texas Heart Institute.
*1997 - The Episcopal Diocese of Texas establishes the non-profit St. Luke's Episcopal Health System.
*2002 - St. Luke's finalizes its purchase of the physician group, Kelsey-Seybold Management Services, LLP.
*2003 - St. Luke's Episcopal Health System opens St. Luke's Diagnostic & Treatment Center - Kirby Glen and St. Luke's Community Medical Center-The Woodlands.ponser
Jay Ward &Bill Scott CartoonsExternal links
[http://www.sleh.com/ St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital]
[http://www.texasliver.org/ St. Luke's Texas Liver Coalition]
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