Erlanger Health System

Erlanger Health System

Erlanger Baroness Campus
Geography
Location Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates 35°02′53″N 85°17′23″W / 35.048176°N 85.28966°W / 35.048176; -85.28966Coordinates: 35°02′53″N 85°17′23″W / 35.048176°N 85.28966°W / 35.048176; -85.28966
Organization
Care system Public
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Services
Emergency department Level I trauma center
Beds 813
History
Founded 1889
Links
Website erlanger.org
Lists Hospitals in Tennessee

The Erlanger Health System (often referred to as Erlanger Hospital or simply Erlanger) /ərlinər/, is an academic system of hospitals, physicians, and medical services based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Erlanger is a tertiary referral hospital and Level I Trauma Center serving a 31,400 square-mile region of Southeast Tennessee, North Georgia, North Alabama, and Western North Carolina. The system’s critical care services are accessible to patients within a 100-mile radius through five LIFE FORCE air ambulance helicopters, each equipped to perform in-flight surgical procedures and transfusions.

Founded in 1889, Erlanger is the seventh largest public healthcare system in the United States[1] with more than half a million patient visits a year.[2]

Erlanger is led by President & CEO Kevin Spiegel, FACHE. Spiegel joined the health system in 2013, after serving more than five years as CEO at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN.

Academic Affiliation

As the primary teaching hospital for the University of Tennessee College of Medicine's Chattanooga campus, Erlanger trains physicians enrolled annually in the medical college’s residency and fellowship programs. Enrollment for the 2015-2016 academic year includes 176 residents and 13 fellows. Medical students from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis,TN may also elect a variety of clinical rotations at Erlanger. Nursing students, paramedic students, and many other allied health students also train at Erlanger in conjunction with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), Chattanooga State Technical Community College (CSTCC), and other regional colleges.

Level I Trauma Center

As a Level I trauma center, Erlanger meets state and national criteria[3] to serve as a comprehensive regional resource for adult and pediatric patients suffering from major traumatic injuries. Erlanger is one of six Level 1 trauma centers in the state of Tennessee.

Hospitals, Facilities, and Practices

LIFE FORCE Air Medical

Bell 407 taking off from LIFE FORCE 4 base in McCaysville, GA

Erlanger’s five LIFE FORCE helicopters enable the health system to reach critically injured or ill patients within a 100-mile radius of Chattanooga.

Erlanger dispatches the aircraft from five bases outside of Hamilton County: Calhoun and Blue Ridge in Georgia and Sparta, Winchester, and Cleveland in Tennessee. The helicopters then transport pediatric and adult patients to Erlanger’s Level I Trauma Center at Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga.

Each aircraft is staffed by specialized flight nurses and paramedics, and is equipped to carry blood and perform in-flight surgical procedures.

In fiscal year 2014-2015, LIFE FORCE transported 2,143 patients to and from Erlanger hospitals.

LIFE FORCE began operations at Erlanger in December 1988. In 2008, Med-Trans Corp., a Dallas-based air medical provider, began operating the program under a 10-year lease agreement.

LIFE FORCE uses Eurocopter EC-135 and Bell 407 helicopters.

Specialized Centers of Excellence

As a tertiary hospital that receives primary and secondary referrals, Erlanger provides specialized medical care, research, and educational training in the following clinical centers of excellence:

Safety Net Hospital

Erlanger serves as an essential safety net[9] for the region, ensuring access to care for underserved and uninsured populations. The system provided $85 million in uncompensated care during fiscal year 2014-2015.[10]

History

Photo of Erlanger Hospital taken in the late 1800s

1889 Baron Frédéric Emile d'Erlanger, a European financier with railroad holdings in Chattanooga, TN, donates $5,000 ($131,600 in today’s dollars) to establish the region’s first permanent hospital.

1890 Civic leaders work to raise the rest of the money to build the facility, and begin construction on a four-acre tract on Harrison Avenue, now East 3rd Street.

1891 Community leaders hold a cornerstone ceremony to celebrate completion of the building’s foundation. They decide to name the facility in honor of the Baron’s Southern-born wife, Baroness Marguerite Mathilde Slidell d’Erlanger.

1899 At a cost of $50,000 ($1.3 million in today’s dollars), Baroness Erlanger Hospital opens with 72 beds.[11]

1957 – The two oldest portions of the hospital, the original west and central wings, are razed to make way for expanded in-patient and surgical facilities.

2007 – U.S. President George W. Bush tours Erlanger Baroness Hospital, where he is briefed on the latest advancements in stroke treatment and receives a hands-on demonstration of the da Vinci robotic surgical system. During a healthcare forum at the Chattanooga Convention Center, President Bush expresses admiration for Erlanger’s commitment to cutting-edge care.

2014 – Erlanger announces plans for the largest expansion in its history.[12] The six-phase, 20-year master facilities plan includes a $51 million expansion of Erlanger East Hospital, a 100,000-square-foot children’s and women’s ambulatory center, an 85,000-square-foot stroke and neurosciences center, a new Children’s and Women’s hospital, and a health sciences center to house Chattanooga facilities of UT College of Medicine.

2016 – In a year marking the health system's 125 year of service to the region, Erlanger and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) enter a strategic affiliation agreement creating a collaborative relationship between the two institutions. As part of the agreement, Erlanger also joined the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, to facilitate greater care coordination, including population health and wellness initiatives.[13]

Financials & Key Metrics

For fiscal year 2014-2015, Erlanger Health System revenues exceeded expenses by $37.4 million. Significant fiscal activity during the year also included the sale $149.9 million in bonds in late 2014.[14]

Accreditations, Certifications, and Awards

Accreditations

Awards

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