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Our History
St. Luke's Historical Photo Album : More than a Century of Caring for the Community
St. Luke's Hospital takes pride in providing a personal touch that enhances our patients' care and comfort. This
focus on personal care began in the late 1800s, in a West Toledo clinic.
In 1898, William Gillette, M.D., a Toledo surgeon, opened a small health clinic on the corner of Robinwood Avenue and Virginia Street. The clinic thrived, and in 1906 a small, 50-bed hospital opened as the fourth hospital in the Toledo area. Robinwood Hospital, as it was called, also housed a school for nurses, with the first class graduating the next year. In 1926, the Federated Lutheran Benevolent Society of Toledo purchased Robinwood Hospital, making it a not-for-profit Christian institution.
As the years passed, Robinwood Hospital continued to flourish and underwent several expansions. In 1951, it was renamed St. Luke's Hospital to emphasize its Christian identity. By the late 1950s, the nursing school had closed and the hospital was again in need of expansion. Since it already filled its one-and-three-quarter-acre site in West Toledo, a plan to build a new hospital on 46 acres of suburban property in Maumee was launched.
This plan was realized on Oct. 29, 1972, as 37 patients were served breakfast at the "old" St. Luke's Hospital, then driven in a parade of ambulances to the area's newest hospital of that time. Accompanied by their physicians and nurses, the patients arrived at the new hospital in time for lunch.
This "new" St. Luke's Hospital could accommodate 206 patients - but not for long. Within the next 20 years, St. Luke's would undergo two ambitious expansions, adding state-of-the-art services and patient beds.
Today, the 314-bed St. Luke's Hospital celebrates more than three decades of service in Maumee and more than 100 years of providing benevolent care to northwest Ohio, keeping with the tradition set by its founder, Dr. William Gillette.