Lancaster General Health is a small health system 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 campus encompasses a main facility, Lancaster General Hospital, in addition to two smaller centers: the Woman & Babies Hospital at 690 Good Drive and the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital at 675 Good Drive. 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 partnership with Penn State Hershey's Children's Hospital. Its first motorized ambulance was gifted by Henry Keiper in May 1916. Although there were many upgrades before and after December 1946, it was around that time the hospital had to expand due to the baby boom post-WWII that drastically increased the number of child births. In January 1991 LGH created a program called "ChildProtect Immunization Program" providing free immunizations to minimize future disease. 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. LGH is also home to the Lancaster General Family Medicine Residency Program, ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the #4 family medicine residency program in the United States.
