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National Jewish Health is the only facility in the world dedicated exclusively to groundbreaking medical research and treatment of patients with respiratory, cardiac, …

What kind of hospital is National Jewish Health?

My National Jewish Health. Your free and secure online health account will allow you to communicate with your care team, access electronic test results, manage your appointments and more. Help & FAQ's . Announcements. Billing Information is …

Why national Jewish Health for Respiratory Care?

National Jewish Health (NJH) researches and treats respiratory, cardiac, immune and related diseases. The organization reports that its physicians practice at 25 locations throughout Colorado and serve patients from all 50 states and internationally. Current programs include treatment and research of respiratory, allergy, immunology, cardiology ...

What is National Jewish Health-Denver known for?

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What is National Jewish Health known for?

National Jewish Health is the only facility in the world dedicated exclusively to groundbreaking medical research and treatment of patients with respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders.

Who owns National Jewish Health?

SCL HealthSCL Health, parent company of Saint Joseph Hospital, will own the facility, but the hospital will share operational resources with National Jewish, giving that nationally known pulmonology center an inpatient hospital while offering Saint Joseph officials access to a steadier stream of acute patients.Sep 18, 2014

Is National Jewish Health a good charity?

National Jewish Health has received its fourth consecutive four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the nation's premier independent evaluator of charities. The rating is based on sound fiscal management at National Jewish Health, as well as its commitment to accountability and transparency.Jun 1, 2012

Is National Jewish SCL?

On June 25, 2014, National Jewish Health, Saint Joseph Hospital and its nonprofit parent, SCL Health, signed a joint operating agreement that creates a new, jointly managed entity to deliver highly coordinated patient care in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Overview

National Jewish Health is a Denver, Colorado academic hospital/clinic doing research and treatment in respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders. It is an internationally respected medical center that draws people from many countries to receive care. Founded in 1899 to treat tuberculosis, it is non-sectarian but had funding from B'nai B'rith until the 1950s.

Tuberculosis brings people to Colorado

By the late 19th century, Colorado and the American Southwest had become famous for the health benefits of a dry, sunny climate. At that time, the only known treatment for tuberculosiswas clean air and sunshine and hundreds of people with tuberculosis descended upon Denver in hopes of finding a miracle cure for what was then the nation’s leading cause of death. Consequently, many people with tuberculosis spent their last dollars coming to Colorado. By the 1890s, it was estima…

Planning and building, 1893

It was obvious that the Denver community at large was not sympathetic to the plight of needy people with tuberculosis sufferers, and many, including prominent Denver resident Frances Wisebart Jacobs stated that "we can't blacken the name of the city" by making it a refuge for those with tuberculosis.
Frances Wisebart Jacobs, known as "Mother of Charities", recognized the need for a tuberculosi…

Early operation 1899-1950s

When the hospital opened on December 10, 1899, it had a new name; National Jewish Hospital for Treatment of Consumptives (consumption is an old name for tuberculosis that describes how the contagious illness wastes away or consumes its victims). B'nai B'rith continued to support the hospital until the early 1950s.
Despite its name, National Jewish treats all comers and emphasizes giving care to those who ca…

Asthma and allergies, 1950s- present time

In the mid-1950s National Jewish Hospital maintained its tuberculosis work and built on its pulmonary focus to branch out into asthma and related respiratory ailments. About mid-century, the hospital had the nation's only large inpatient program for adults with asthma; a pediatric program was added in the 1960s.
In 1978, the hospital, then called the National Jewish Hospital and Research Center, merged wit…

Present mission

National Jewish Health has no formal ties to any religious or quasi-religious institution and gets no funding from B'nai B'rith. Until 1968, the institution only accepted patients without health insurance; all care was free. Care is still free or heavily subsidized.
U.S. News and World Report has ranked National Jewish Health as #1 or #2 every year that the pulmonology category has been included in the rankings (since 1997). Of those years, National J…

People

• Rabbi William S. Friedman
• Frances Wisebart Jacobs
• Kimishige Ishizaka, PhD and his wife Teruko Ishizaka MD
• John Kappler, PhD

Accomplishments

• Ranked as one of the top two hospitals in pulmonology every year since U.S. News & World Report included this category in its annual “Best Hospitals” survey
• Ranked in the top 1 percent of hospitals in the nation by HCAHPS
• Among the top 8 percent of organizations funded for research by the NIH, providing patients access to the latest clinical trials