| University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Elyria, Ohio, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Community |
| Network | University Hospitals Health System |
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| Beds | 387 |
| History | |
| Opened | October 30, 1908 |
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| Website | http://www.uhelyria.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in Ohio |
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center (UH Elyria) is a major community hospital in Elyria, OH. It is one of the community hospitals of the University Hospitals health system, with more than 28,000 physicians and employees across Northeast Ohio. UH Elyria Medical Center offers patients access to nationally renowned centers of excellence in cardiology, orthopedics, primary care and more close to home. For more than 110 years, UH Elyria Medical Center has been a cornerstone of the Lorain County, Ohio community and the hospital that local families trust for their care.
UH Elyria Medical Center is recognized for its cardiovascular services, including cardiac and vascular surgery. The hospital has heart catheterization and electrophysiology labs on site, along with protocols that enable physicians and healthcare teams to exceed national guidelines for lifesaving procedures for heart attack patients.
Three full-service, 24/7 emergency departments are available in Elyria, Amherst and Avon – each offering UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital pediatric emergency services. The Family Birth Center at UH Elyria offers mothers-to-be private rooms and bathrooms – some with hydrotherapy – as well as a Level II Nursery staffed with specially trained physicians and nurses for newborns in need of advanced care.