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Gundersen Health System is a physician-led, non-profit healthcare system headquartered in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Its system includes multi-specialty group medical practices, a teaching hospital, regional community clinics, affiliate hospitals and clinics, behavioral health services, vision centers, pharmacies, and air and ground ambulances.〔http://www.gundersenhealth.org/?id=9&sid=1〕 Gundersen Health's flagship campus, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, is located in La Crosse and is also the designated Western Clinical Campus for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.〔http://www.med.wisc.edu/about/statewide-campus/766〕〔http://www.gundersenhealth.org/our-system/about-us〕 In 2015, Gundersen Health received the Healthgrades ''America's 50 Best Hospitals™'' designation, placing the system among the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide.〔http://www.healthgrades.com/quality/top-hospitals-2015〕〔http://www.gundersenhealth.org/news/gundersen-health-system-among-healthgrades-americas-50-best-hospitals〕 Additional awards include receiving the Healthgrades ''Distinguished Hospital Award-Clinical Excellence™'' recognition eight years in a row from 2008 to 2015.〔http://www.gundersenhealth.org/healthgrades〕 ==History== Adolf Gundersen, who arrived in 1891 from Norway, was the founder of Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Gundersen graduated from University of Oslo. In 1893 he married Helga Isaksaetre, with whom he had eight children. Four of the sons, Gunnar, Alf, Sigurd B. Sr. and Thorolf, joined their father in his first clinic, which opened in 1930 on the outskirts of the city. In 1944, three of the physician sons created Gundersen Medical Foundation, now known as Gundersen Medical Foundation.〔"It's a Fine, Family-Based Clinic in a Small Midwestern City, but the Name Is Gundersen, Not Mayo". ''Time Magazine'', June 9, 1980.〕 At the time, the work of the foundation helped attract specialists and sub-specialists from universities and large cities across the nation.〔http://www.gundersenhealth.org/our-system/history〕 Continued growth led to the expansion of the Gundersen campus on the city's south side including the construction of the main hospital, clinic, Founders Building, East Building, Inpatient Behavioral Health Center, and more. In 1995, Gundersen Clinic and Lutheran Hospital-La Crosse formed Gundersen Lutheran, Inc. Later, in 2013 the organization was renamed Gundersen Health System to reflect growth outside of the traditional service area and to provide simplified branding of properties and services.〔http://www.gundersenhealth.org/news/the-start-of-a-new-era〕〔http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/gundersen-name-change-takes-effect-wednesday/article_3c08e5c8-aefc-11e2-9a3c-001a4bcf887a.html〕 In 2011, the health system launched construction on the Legacy Building, a 430,000 square foot trauma and urgent care center at a cost of nearly $200 million.〔http://lacrossetribune.com/special-section/gundersen2014/building-a-legacy-gundersen-invests-millions-in-new-hospital/article_53a898ea-7f2b-11e3-8877-0019bb2963f4.html〕 With a patient centered designed, all rooms in the new facility are private occupancy. Completed in early 2014, the Legacy Building is Gundersen's fifth LEED certified facility and 93% of all material used in the construction were recycled.〔http://www.news8000.com/news/gundersens-new-legacy-in-sustainability/23885050〕 Receiving national attention in late 2014, Gundersen Health System became the first energy-independent hospital system in the country.〔http://www.wpr.org/la-crosse-hospital-becomes-first-country-achieve-energy-independence〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gundersen Health System」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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