Special Care. Special Attention.   Lutheran Hospital is a 204-bed acute care facility offering sophisticated technology and advanced medical care within an intimate and friendly environment.  Our hospital provides leading-edge treatments and advanced research and surgery, with specialties in orthopaedics and spine, behavioral health and chronic wound care while still retaining the comfortable feel and personal care of a community hospital.  We are driven to be the absolute best healthcare provider, especially within our state-of-the-art specialty areas.  Located in a vibrant and rejuvenated Ohio City, Lutheran Hospital is convenient to downtown Cleveland, trendy restaurants, shopping and sporting events.    Our Specialties Include:   Cleveland Clinic and Lutheran Hospital have joined to deliver the highest level of Adult and Geriatric Behavioral Health treatment to our patients via a multidisciplinary team approach.  We also offer an intensive Mood Disorder Outpatient Program that is designed to help individuals suffering from depression and bipolar disorder.   The Orthopaedic Centers and Spine Health program at Lutheran Hospital offers comprehensive solutions for all orthopaedic and musculoskeletal disorders.  Our Centers of Excellence are: Joint Reconstruction Center, Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health at Lutheran Hospital, Foot and Ankle Center, Hand and Upper Extremity Center, Cleveland Clinic Sports Health at Lutheran Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Pain Management Center at Lutheran Hospital, Rheumatology and Osteoporosis Center, Emergency Orthopaedic Center, and Orthopaedic Research and Education Center.   The Cleveland Clinic Pain Management Center treats many types of pain including back and neck pain; muscle, bone and joint pain; intractable spasticity; disorders of the nervous system such as shingles and trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain); pain and ulcers of the skin resulting from poor circulation; chronic abdominal and pelvic pain; cancer pain and more.  The Center’s goal is to alleviate or ease pain and to teach pain sufferers how to manage it so they can return to a normal, productive lifestyle.   The Hospital’s Health Center offers an array of primary care services for men and women.    The Sleep Center at Lutheran Hospital offers help for people who suffer from insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, shift work, jet lag or any other sleeping disorder.  If left untreated, a sleeping disorder could give rise to more severe health issues that may include heart problems, difficulty concentrating, irritability and pain sensitivity.   The Urology Center at Lutheran Hospital offers individualized treatment programs for all urology concerns such as prostate and kidney problems (laser treatments available), impotence, incontinence and infertility.    The Wound Healing Center offers specialized wound care for patients suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections, compromised skin grafts and flaps, as well as slow-healing wounds.  Patients are treated with state-of-the-art technology including having their progress charted through digital photographs, and in some cases being treated in one of the Center's hyperbaric oxygen chambers.    If you would like to view the 2008 Outcomes book for the regional hospitals, please click here.   The community newsletter, HealthLetter, is a new way for Lutheran Hospital to educate and share healthcare information with the community.  To look at HealthLetter click here.   For more information about any Lutheran Hospital service, please call 216.696.4300.