Saint Louis University Hospital
| Saint Louis University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| SSM Health Care | |
| Geography | |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Saint Louis University School of Medicine |
| Network | SSM Health Care |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 356 |
| Helipad | FAA LID: MO55 |
| Public transit access | MetroBus |
| History | |
| Opened | 1933 (as Firmin Desloge Hospital) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.sluhospital.com/en-US/Pages/default.aspx |
| Lists | Hospitals in Missouri |
Saint Louis University Hospital (SLU Hospital) is a 356-bed non-profit, research and academic medical center located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, providing tertiary care for the east Missouri region. The medical center is a part of the SSM Health System and is affiliated with the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. SLUH features an ACS designated adult Level 1 Trauma Center and has a helipad to handle medevac patients.
From 1998 to 2015, this hospital was owned by the for-profit Tenet Healthcare Corporation. In June, 2015, the university announced that it would reacquire the hospital and transfer it to the non-profit Catholic hospital system SSM Health Care in the third quarter of 2015. It serves as the main teaching hospital for the Saint Louis University School of Medicine.