Erlanger (hospital system)

Erlanger
Hospital System
Erlanger Baroness Hospital
Map
Geography
LocationChattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates35°02′54″N 85°17′23″W / 35.0482°N 85.2897°W / 35.0482; -85.2897
Organization
Care systemIndependent, non-profit 501(c)(3)
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds813
History
Opened1889
Links
Websiteerlanger.org
ListsHospitals in Tennessee

Erlanger (often referred to as Erlanger Hospital, Erlanger Health, or Erlanger Health System) is an independent, non-profit hospital system and safety net hospital based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Erlanger's main location, Erlanger Baroness Hospital in downtown Chattanooga, is a tertiary referral hospital and Level I Trauma Center. It serves a 50,000 square mile (130,000 km2) (125 mi (201 km) radius) region of East Tennessee, North Georgia, North Alabama, and western North Carolina.