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Multi-state non-profit health system whose flagship- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Not to be confused with Jefferson Healthcare in Washington state.
Jefferson Health
Company typeNon-profit
IndustryHealthcare services
Founded1995
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
ServicesTeaching hospitals; primary, secondary, and tertiary care centers; ambulatory clinics
Websitejeffersonhealth.org

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc, branded as Jefferson Health, is a multi-state non-profit 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. Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health are integrated together as two arms of the same organization. It has a single board of directors and produces joint financial statements.

History

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. In March 2014, the Jefferson Health System was dissolved. In July 2016, Aria Health and Jefferson Health System announced an official merger. In 2021, Jefferson Health merged with Einstein Healthcare Network.

For fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, Jefferson Health had 3,867 licensed beds, 152,948 inpatients, 4,881,640 outpatient visits, 585,567 emergency room visits, 42,000+ employees, 9,600+ nurses, 5,963 credentialed physicians (2,317 are employed), 1,900+ faculty, 1,662 residents and 331 fellows.

Hospitals and major campuses

Entrance to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on South 11th Street in Center City Philadelphia

Jefferson Health comprises the hospitals of:

Departments and services

Jefferson Health provides medical services across more than 200 specialized centers, programs, departments and divisions.

Jefferson Health has an Office of Human Research/Division of Clinical Trials Support to assist with the formal clinical trials in which the organization is involved.

Five of the seven physicians on the staff of the Philadelphia Eagles NFL team are doctors at Jefferson Health.

See also

References

  1. "How Jefferson's Stephen Klasko Intends to Fix Our Screwed-Up Health-Care System". Philadelphia Magazine. 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  2. Brubaker, Harold. "Thomas Jefferson University's financial outlook upgraded from negative to stable by Moody's". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  3. Jefferson University Hospital: History
  4. Philadelphia Inquired
  5. "Jefferson and Aria Come Together". July 6, 2016. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  6. Jefferson University Hospital: About Us
  7. Jefferson University Hospital: Departments and Services
  8. Jefferson Office of Human Research: Division of Clinical Trials Support
  9. Philadelphia Eagles: Team Doctors

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