St. Luke's History

1881
First hospital in Duluth

1975
First trauma program in the region

2008
St. Luke's Q Care Express Clinic opens in Cub Foods

Wins Governor's Safety Award for excellence in workplace safety and health

Joins LifeLink III consortium

2009
Designated a Center of Distinction for Cardiac Care by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

2010
After a long-term partnership, the Lake View system in Two Harbors becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of St. Luke's. The Lake View system includes Lake View Hospital and Lake View Medical Clinic

2011
First patient-centered dining program in the Northland with launch of Perspectives Dining

2012
Adds two Urgent Care clinics

Adds Northland Obstetrics & Gynecology

Lake View Pharmacy opens as part of the Lake View campus in Two Harbors

St. Luke's Campus Building A opens, expanding patient access to specialty care

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Our History

St. Luke's was the first hospital in the city of Duluth. It was founded in 1881 in response to the typhoid epidemic that was ravaging the city. What began in a small room above a blacksmith's shop has now grown into a regional health care system with the same strong focus on patient care.

A History of Firsts

Along with being Duluth's first hospital, St. Luke's has continued to show medical leadership.

• First area hospital to offer an alternative to traditional birthing rooms
• First coordinated trauma center in the region
• First federally designated trauma center in the region
• First to be verified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level II trauma center

The Patient. Above All Else.

St. Luke's is committed to leading health care in our region. And we do it the way we always have—by putting the patient first.

Accreditations

Accreditations demonstrate St. Luke's commitment to safe and effective patient care of the highest quality and value, and our willingness to be measured against the most rigorous performance standards in the health care industry.

• The Joint Commission
• Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Center
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
  • Division of Transfusion Medicine
• American College of Radiology
  • CT/Computed Tomography
  • Mammography
  • MRI/Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • PET/Positron Emission Tomography
  • Ultrasound
• American College of Surgeons
  • Level II Trauma Center
  • Level 2B Bariatric Center
• American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
  • Three-year Accreditation with Commendation (2010–2013)
• American Diabetes Association
  • Education Recognition Award
• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
• College of American Pathologists (CAP)
• COLA (Excellence in Laboratory Medicine and Patient Care)
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• Intersocietal Commission
  • Nuclear Cardiology
  • Noninvasive Vascular Ultrasound
• Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL)
• Regional Trauma Center (Federal Designation)