▁First ▁Im manuel ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁of ▁Port land , ▁the ▁facility ' s ▁original ▁location ▁was ▁an ▁historic ▁Victor ian ▁home ▁in ▁North ▁Port land ▁( at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁hospital ' s ▁present - day ▁location ). ▁A ▁n urs ing ▁school ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁after ▁which ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁increasing ▁infl ux ▁of ▁patients . ▁ ▁The ▁hospital ▁saw ▁multiple ▁renov ations ▁and ▁develop ments ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁several ▁dec ades . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁E manuel ▁Hospital ▁began ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁expansion ▁project ▁which ▁disp la ced ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁homes ▁and ▁business es ▁in ▁the ▁Alb ina ▁neighborhood ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁grounds . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁hospital ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁Health Link , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁merged ▁with ▁Good ▁Sam ar itan ▁Hospital ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Leg acy ▁Health ▁System , ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Leg acy ▁E manuel ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁and ▁early ▁years ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁as ▁E manuel ▁Hospital ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁started ▁by ▁Re ver end ▁Carl ▁J . ▁Ren hard ▁of ▁First ▁Im manuel ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁in ▁Port land . ▁A ▁miss p elling ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁' Im manuel ' ▁occurred ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁discovered ▁until ▁all ▁official ▁documents ▁had