History

Windber Hospital funded by Edward J. Berwind, President of the Berwind­White Coal Mining Company

Windber Hospital officially opened its doors

Hired first resident doctor – Dr. O.J. Shank

Graduated first nursing class

Hospital became self-sustaining

$400,000 renovations were made to turn the nurses home into a modern medical hospital, including a surgical and obstetrical wing

44-bed inpatient building constructed

Non-profit status awarded

Windber Hospice founded by Dr. Earl Shope – became first hospital in Pennsylvania to provide hospice care and first rurally oriented hospice program in the country

Three-story, 27,000 square-foot addition opened, including an emergency room, critical care unit, gynecology unit, and operating rooms

Hospice program expanded to include and in-patient care unit

Medical Arts Building completed to house HealthStyles Fitness Center, outpatient rehabilitation, physician offices, and senior activity center

Relationship with Walter Reed resulted in creation of Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center

Opened Windber Place, a community meeting and education room

Designated a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, now known as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®).

Pelvic Physical Therapy program started

Began Pediatric Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy programs

Windber Professional Building renovated to house physician offices

Began Pediatric Speech Therapy program

Hospital became part of national non-profit network under Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong – renamed Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber

Began offering TotalCare, an orthopedic joint replacement program

Orthopedic Walk-In Clinic opened

Cardiac Catheterization Lab opened

Opened satellite physical therapy and fitness center locations in Portage and Davidsville

Opened satellite physical therapy location in Chestnut Ridge