8300 West 38th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
303-425-4500

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Website: www.exempla.org

Grant Wicklund, President/CEO

2,401 Employees
897 Physicians
400 Staffed beds

In 2007 and again in 2009, Exempla Lutheran earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval with Disease Specific Certification in seven key areas: Primary Stroke Center, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Hip Fracture Care and Surgical Spine Care.

Exempla Lutheran Medical Center's Services and Expertise

• Heart and Neurovascular Center: Lutheran is transforming the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease by providing physicians and patients with the state-of-the-art SuperSCAN: Advanced Heart & Body Imaging system. Lutheran's Heart and Neurovascular Center is accredited as a Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC).
• The Human Motion Institute®: This network of services offers treatment and prevention of musculoskeletal injuries of bones, muscles, joints, tendons and the spine.
• Cancer Center: The Cancer Center is accredited as a "Community Comprehensive Cancer Program" by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Lutheran has a full-service Breast Center, state-of-art Radiation Oncology Center, Infusion Center, Internal Medicine/Oncology Unit, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Lymphedema Services, Education and Support Services.
• Emergency and Trauma Department: Exempla Lutheran has been nationally recognized for its rapid recognition and treatment of acute coronary syndrome. The ED cares for 178 patients a day, one of the busiest EDs in the Denver area.
• The Center for Women and Infants: Patient and family-centered nursing care is the hallmark of obstetrical, newborn and gynecological services. Lutheran has a Level 3a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with experienced nursing staff and 24-hour neonatal nurse practitioner coverage.
• Breast Care Center: This Center is accredited by the American College of Radiology as a Breast Center of Excellence for mammography, breast ultrasound, stereotactic biopsy and ultrasound biopsy.
• Pediatric Care: Specialized and individualized care is provided for children through the Pediatric Unit, Emergency Department, Surgery and Outpatient Department.

Exempla Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, Colo., was founded in 1905 as the Evangelical Lutheran Sanitarium to treat tuberculosis patients.