Jefferson Health

Jefferson Health
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc.

Entrance to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on South 11th Street.
Geography
Location Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates Coordinates: 39°56′59″N 75°09′26″W / 39.949691°N 75.157124°W / 39.949691; -75.157124
Organization
Care system Non-Profit
Hospital type Teaching hospitals; primary, secondary, and tertiary care centers; ambulatory clinics
Affiliated university Thomas Jefferson University
Services
Emergency department Level I Trauma Center
Beds 957[1]
Helipads
Helipad FAA LID: 9PA8[2]
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 40 12 Asphalt
History
Founded 1825[3]
Links
Website http://hospitals.jefferson.edu
Lists Hospitals in Pennsylvania

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc, branded as Jefferson Health, is a regional health system whose flagship hospital is Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Center City, Philadelphia. The health system's hospitals serve as the teaching hospitals of Thomas Jefferson University. Other hospitals in the system include Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Methodist Hospital in South Philadelphia, Abington Memorial Hospital in the northern suburb of Abington, the three hospitals and various clinics of Aria Health in Northeast Philadelphia and Lower Bucks County, and has signed a Definitive Agreement with Kennedy Health facilities in southern New Jersey including hospitals in Washington Township and Cherry Hill.[4]

History

Formed in 1825 as the Infirmary of the Jefferson Medical College, the predecessor of the Hospital of Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital serves patients in Philadelphia and the surrounding communities in the Delaware Valley and southern New Jersey.

The Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals system has 957 licensed acute care beds. Services are provided at five locations — the main hospital facility and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, both in Center City Philadelphia; Methodist Hospital in South Philadelphia; Jefferson at the Navy Yard, just past the sports complex; and Jefferson-Voorhees in South Jersey.

Formerly a division of Thomas Jefferson University, the Hospital was separated from the University to become a founding member of the Jefferson Health system in 1995. The Hospital merged with Methodist Hospital as a division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in 1996.[5] In March 2014, the Jefferson Health System was dissolved "in order for (TJUH) to move forward" and "be nimble and agile, but also not be constrained by a corporate relationship that in some respects put some limits on what we could do," according to Stephen K. Klasko, Jefferson's President and Chief Executive of both Thomas Jefferson University and the parent Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc.[6]

For fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals had 46,386 admissions; 475,031 outpatient visits and 118,590 emergency room visits. The organization had 7,200 employees, 977 house staff, 1,176 medical staff and 1,848 full-time registered nurses.[7] The Hospitals report total patient revenue (2012) of $4,784,113,024.[8] In May 2015 Abington Health and Jefferson merged and formed Abington Jefferson Health.[9]

Departments and services

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals provides medical services across more than 200 specialized centers, programs, departments and divisions.[10]

The organization features eight "Premier Programs" focused on:

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals has an Office of Human Research/Division of Clinical Trials Support to assist with the formal clinical trials in which the organization is involved.[11]

Five of the seven physicians on the staff of the Philadelphia Eagles NFL team are doctors at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals: Dr. Peter DeLuca (Head Team Physician and orthopedist), Dr. Paul Marchetto (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery), Dr. Alexander Vaccaro (Professor and Attending surgeon of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery), Dr. Matthew Pepe (assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery), Dr. Chris Dodson (sports medicine surgeon at the Rothman institute and assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery).[12]

Awards and recognition

Medical milestones and innovations

Deaths

References

  1. Jefferson University Hospital: About Us
  2. "AirNav: 9PA8 - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Heliport". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. Jefferson University Hospital: About Us
  4. "Kennedy Health and Jefferson Sign Definitive Agreement". hospitals.jefferson.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  5. Jefferson University Hospital: History
  6. Philadelphia Inquired
  7. Jefferson University Hospital: About Us
  8. Hospital Directory
  9. Finarelli, Linda (May 7, 2015). "It's official: Abington, Jefferson health system merger finalized". Glenside News Globe Times Chronicle. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  10. Jefferson University Hospital: Departments and Services
  11. Jefferson Office of Human Research: Division of Clinical Trials Support
  12. Philadelphia Eagles: Team Doctors
  13. U.S. News and World Report: Top American Hospitals
  14. American Nurses Credentialing Center
  15. Philadelphia magazine "Top Docs"
  16. Thomas Jefferson University Archives
  17. University of Toronto - Department of Psychology
  18. Thomas Jefferson University Archives
  19. Moss Rehab "Inside Moss Rehab"
  20. The Evolution of Cardiac Surgery by Harris B. Shumacker
  21. Philadelphia Inquirer
  22. ob-ultrasound.net
  23. Philadelphia Inquirer "Timeline: A history of area medical innovations"
  24. Google Patents Database
  25. Jefferson University Hospital
  26. "G. F. Pawling Headed Construction Firm". New York Times. December 3, 1954. Retrieved 2009-08-18. George F. Pawling, engineer, builder and amateur sports official, died last night in Jefferson Hospital here at the age of 75. ...
  27. "E. W. Clark, Banker and Yachtman, 88. Head of Philadelphia Firm Dies. Owned Resolute After It Defended America's Cup". New York Times. April 5, 1946. Retrieved 2010-12-07. Edward Walter Clark, well-known yachtsman and senior partner in the investment banking firm of E.W. Clark Co., died today in the Jefferson Hospital after a brief illness. His age was 88.
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