Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc,
brand
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ed as Jefferson Health, is a multi-state non-profit
health system
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whose flagship
hospital
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is
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in
Center City, Philadelphia
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. The health system's hospitals serve as the
teaching hospital
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s 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. The CEO of Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health is Joseph G. Cacchione, MD.
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.
For fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals had 937 licensed beds, 41,368 admissions, 1,350,317 outpatient visits, 117,746 emergency room visits, 9,500 full- and part-time employees, 873 house staff, 1,667* medical staff, and 3,265 full- and part-time registered nurses. (*Includes other professional personnel including psychologists, podiatrists, NPs, PAs, CRNAs, etc.)
In July 2017, Thomas Jefferson University and
Philadelphia University combined to create the newly named Thomas Jefferson University.
In 2018, Jefferson Health reach a conclusive agreement to merge with the
Einstein Healthcare Network
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. The merger created an 18-hospital system and $5.9 billion in revenue including over "50 outpatient and urgent-care centers, leading rehabilitation and post-acute facilities" and maintained almost 39,000 employees.
In 2020, the
Federal Trade Commission
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attempted to block the merger.
Hospitals
Jefferson Health comprises the hospitals of:
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
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Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience is a hospital in Center City Philadelphia, affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. The hospital focuses on treating brain-related diseases and disord ...
*
Jefferson Methodist Hospital
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Jefferson Abington Hospital
Jefferson Abington Hospital is the flagship hospital of Jefferson Health–Abington (part of Jefferson Health), located in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia.
The hospital was formerly kno ...
(formerly Abington Memorial Hospital)
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Jefferson Bucks Hospital
Jefferson Bucks Hospital is a non-profit hospital located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and is a part of Jefferson Health, a multi-state non-profit health system. The hospital serves as a general hospital of Jefferson Health and is affiliated with ...
(formerly part of
Aria Health)
* Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital (formerly Kennedy Hospital and prior that Cherry Hill Medical Center)
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Jefferson Frankford Hospital
Jefferson Frankford Hospital is a non-profit hospital located in Philadelphia and is a part of Jefferson Health Northeast, a multi-state non-profit health system now a part of Jefferson Health. The hospital serve as a general hospital of Aria ...
(formerly part of Aria Health)
* Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
* Jefferson Stratford Hospital
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Jefferson Torresdale Hospital
Jefferson Torresdale Hospital is a non-profit hospital in the Jefferson Health Northeast system, a multi-state non-profit health system now a part of Jefferson Health. The hospital serve as a general hospital of Aria-Jefferson Health and is a ...
(formerly part of Aria Health)
* Jefferson Washington Township Hospital
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Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, part of Jefferson Health, founded in 1958, is a 96-bed specialty medical rehabilitation hospital providing physical and cognitive rehabilitation services. Magee's flagship facility is located in Center City Philade ...
* Physicians Care Surgical Hospital
* Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital – Bensalem
Departments and services
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals provides medical services across more than 200 specialized centers, programs, departments and divisions.
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.
Five of the seven physicians on the staff of the
Philadelphia Eagles
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NFL team are doctors at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals. In 2015,
Alexander Vaccaro
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Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
was named the President of the Rothman Institute.
See also
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List of hospitals in Pennsylvania
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References
External links
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalJefferson Health System
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Healthcare in Philadelphia
Hospital networks in the United States
Medical and health organizations based in Pennsylvania