Lancaster General Hospital

Lancaster General Hospital is a hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1893 in a small home on Queen Street, the hospital now stands in a 590-bed facility located at 555 North Duke Street in Lancaster.

The Hospital is administered by Lancaster General Health System, which includes physician practices and outpatient centers throughout Lancaster County. Lancaster General Hospital offers a wide range of health services including inpatient, outpatient, primary and specialty care from open-heart surgery to oncology, acute and trauma care and pediatric services in partnertship with Penn State Hershey's Children's Hospital

It is among an elite group of "Best of the Benchmark Hospitals"- institutions that have achieved 100 Top Hospital honors for seven of the last nine years. The hospital has been recognized as a Magnet facility for nursing excellence and has received HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety. Lancaster General Hospital has also been named a "Best Hospital" by U.S. News & World Report for heart surgery, orthopedics, urology, hormonal disorders and ear, nose & throat.

Lancaster General Hospital has adopted the EPIC model for containing an Organization-wide EMR system. This popular initiative is aimed towards better performance patient-care.

Patients can use the Patient Portal for Lancaster General by visiting http://www.mylghealth.org

External links

Official website

University of Pennsylvania Health System

Hospitals	Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Hospital Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Chester County Hospital Lancaster General Health

Multispecialty Centers	Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine Penn Medicine Bucks County Penn Medicine Cherry Hill Penn Medicine Radnor Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Penn Medicine Southern Chester County Penn Medicine University City Penn Medicine Valley Forge Penn Medicine Washington Square Penn Medicine Woodbury Heights

Affiliations	Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Trauma Centers

List of hospitals in Pennsylvania

Adult Level I	Allegheny General Hospital Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Einstein Medical Center Geisinger Medical Center Hahnemann University Hospital Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Lehigh Valley Hospital Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center St. Luke's University Hospital Temple University Hospital Thomas Jefferson University Hospital UPMC Mercy UPMC Presbyterian WellSpan Health, York Hospital

Adult Level II	Abington Hospital–Jefferson Health Aria Health, Torresdale Crozer-Chester Medical Center Forbes Regional Hospital Geisinger - Community Medical Center Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Lancaster General Hospital Paoli Hospital Reading Hospital Robert Packer Hospital St. Mary Medical Center UPMC Altoona UPMC Hamot

Adult Level III	Pocono Medical Center

Adult Level IV	Grove City Medical Center Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton

Pediatric Level I	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Geisinger Medical Center - Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Pediatric Level II	Lehigh Valley Health Network Cedar Crest

Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation Homepage

Coordinates: 40°02′49″N 76°18′14″W / 40.047°N 76.304°W / 40.047; -76.304

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