Gundersen Health System
Gundersen Health System (Gundersen Health) is a comprehensive non-profit health system based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The 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.
| Company type | Non-profit hospital |
|---|---|
| Industry | Health care |
| Founded | La Crosse, Wisconsin (1902) |
| Founder | Adolf Gundersen, MD |
| Headquarters | La Crosse, Wisconsin , United States |
Area served | Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota |
Key people | Scott Rathgaber, MD (Chairman and CEO) |
Number of employees | 7,621 |
| Website | www |
Gundersen Health's flagship hospital, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, is located in La Crosse and is a teaching hospital with 325 beds and a Level II Trauma and Emergency Center. The hospital received Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals recognition in 2015 and 2017 placing it in the top 1% nationally. Additional awards include receiving the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award-Clinical Excellence recognition eight years in a row from 2008 to 2015. From 2022-2024, Healthgrades awarded the medical center the Outstanding Patient Experience Award.
Gundersen Lutheran is also a designated academic campus for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.