St. Luke's Hospital emergency department is part of a two-hospital system which includes St. Elizabeth Medical Center with 72,000 combined visits per year. They serve as the regional Level III Trauma Center, Cardiac Care Center and Designated Stroke Center. In addition, they offer, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accredited Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Accredited – Comprehensive Center, Labor and Delivery with a Level II Nursery and Maternal Child Services. Oncology Inpatient Unit, Total Joint Orthopedic Program, Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Senior Network Health, Mohawk Valley Home Care and Visiting Nurse Association of Utica and Oneida County, and Urgent Care Services. These two fast paced emergency departments admit 23-28% of patients, and serve as the cardiac and stroke centers for the city of Utica and surrounding counties. We transition into our new regional medical center in Downtown Utica in 2023 and our new facility will include a 373 bed hospital, 47 ED treatment spaces (ED exam, quick turn, & trauma), 6 Behavioral Health ED treatment rooms, 10 Observation beds, dedicated access to the Medical Imaging room, and CAT Scan with direct and easy access to other imaging modalities. The new design will support the care of 90,000 visits annually. Rarely is there an opportunity where you can be a part of building a new program while simultaneously building a band new facility to practice in.
