Lutheran Medical Center (LMC), founded in 1883, is a 462-bed academic teaching hospital offering a complete range of services including a N.Y.S. designated Stroke Center, state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratory, award winning orthopedic program, Bariatric Center of Excellence, and one of the busiest emergency departments and Level I Trauma Centers in Brooklyn. As a social ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the medical center is committed to excellence and culturally competent care.

	Visiting Hours		Blood Donation
	Emergency Department Level I Trauma Center		NYS Designated Stroke  Center
	May Ellen and Gerald Ritter Cardiology Center Full Service Cardiac Center Angioplasty Center		Epilepsy Center
	Orthopedics		Surgical Weight Loss Institute
	Rehabilitation Network		Radiation Oncology
	OB/GYN		Behavioral Health
	Academic Residency Programs

 
Awards and Distinctions

Fully accredited by Joint Commission

Fully accredited Stroke Center by Joint Commission

Level I Trauma Center

New York State Department of Health Designated Bariatric Specialty Center for Medicaid

FDNY Office of Medical Affairs Certified Cardiac Arrest Center

"Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence" as named by The American Society for Bariatric Surgery

PCI Capable Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Center

Named to the Community Value Index (CVI) Top 100 Hospitals and Five Star Facility list by Cleverly and Associates in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

Ranked "Best in Brooklyn-Staten Island Area for Overall Orthopedics" by Health Grades (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)

Ranked "Best in the Brooklyn Staten Island Area for Joint Replacement Surgery" by Health Grades in 2009

Named a 2006 "Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence" by Health Grades

Excellence Awards for Gastro-Intestinal Surgery, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery And Stroke Care by Health Grades in 2006

Solucient "Top 100 Performance Improvement Leaders" in 2004