St. Luke's Hospital (New Bedford, Massachusetts)

St. Luke's Hospital is a Massachusetts hospital located at 101 Page Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.HistoryThe hospital was founded in 1884 by the Protestant Episcopal church with large financial contributions from Horatio Hathaway, a church leader who was one of the founders of Berkshire Hathaway.In 1996 St. Luke's merged with Charlton Memorial in Fall River and Tobey Hospital in Wareham to form the Southcoast Health System.In 2006, St. Luke's began building a new Emergency Department. Inside there are nineteen new private treatment bays. In 2008 The In-House Patient Pharmacy Department installed a more modern and Drug dispensing system throughout the floors called Pyxis Connect. While its operations continue in 2009 as the upgrade to the OR Rooms and Endoscopy Departments received new machines per room. It has proven to be a well effective tool for the Hospital and Pharmacy Department.ServicesSt. Luke's has 293 beds in service and offers extensive in-patient medical and surgical services, with particular expertise in neurosurgery, cardiology, and general surgery.Patients have access to advanced diagnostic testing, including computerized tomography scanning, MRI, and nuclear cardiology.