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Dr. Ernest Pohle opened the 10-bed Tempe Clinic Hospital on March 2, 1944, with two patients. Dr. Pohle started the hospital to meet the needs of the growing military population serving at Williams Air Force Base in east Mesa. Continuing to meet the community’s healthcare needs, Dr. Pohle established a laboratory and acquired the first X-ray machine in Tempe through the generosity of the Ford Foundation. The hospital underwent expansions in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s to bring it to its current 103-bed size. In 1960, Dr. Pohle transferred his ownership of the hospital to the Arizona Conference of Seventh Day Adventists who retained control until the sale to the St. Luke’s Health System in 1982. Today, Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital belongs to IASIS Healthcare, a privately held company committed to building community-focused hospital networks in high-growth markets. IASIS Healthcare owns and operates 14 general, acute care hospitals, one behavioral hospital and three ambulatory surgery centers in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Texas and Utah.
To improve the health of our community through compassion, integrity, and quality care.
To be the hospital of “Choice” in the East Valley.
Our values guide our actions to fulfill
our mission through:
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