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What is the name of the Jewish Hospital?

Leading Respiratory Hospital. 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. About Us.

Can hospice be Jewish?

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 …

Where is the Jewish Hospital in Louisville Ky?

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 ...

Where is Long Island Jewish Hospital?

National Jewish Health-Denver in Denver, CO is nationally ranked in 1 adult specialty specialty and rated high performing in 3 adult procedures and conditions. It is a hospital. It is a teaching ...

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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

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.

What is a Jewish hospital?

Abstract. American Jewish hospitals were founded, starting in 1854, to serve indigent Jews, to respond to anti-Semitism by creating opportunities for graduate medical education (GME) and medical practice, to provide culturally sensitive care to observant Jews, and to fulfill a religious commitment to healing.

Is National Jewish part of SCL Health?

SCL Health partnered with National Jewish Health, starting in 2014, to collaborate on clinical operations at our Denver-based hospital, Saint Joseph Hospital. National Jewish Health, the leading respiratory hospital in the nation, and Saint Joseph Hospital have the largest adult cystic fibrosis program in the country.

Where did Cedar Sinai get its name?

Named after the Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai, Cedars-Sinai's patient care is depicted in the Jewish Contributions to Medicine mural located in the Harvey Morse Auditorium.

Who owns St Joseph's Hospital in Denver?

SCL HealthSaint Joseph Hospital is part of SCL Health, a nonprofit faith-based health system with eight hospitals, more than 150 physician clinics, and home health, hospice, mental health and safety-net services primarily in Colorado and Montana. Saint Joseph's new state-of-the-art hospital opened in December 2014.

How many hospitals are in Denver?

There are 13 general hospitals in the greater Denver metro area, including the cities of Denver, Aurora, Broomfield, Centennial, Commerce City, and Lakewood.

How many beds does St Joseph Hospital Denver have?

400Saint Joseph Hospital / Number of beds

Where is National Jewish Health-Denver located?

National Jewish Health-Denver is located at 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO . Find directions at US News .

What do patients say about National Jewish Health-Denver ?

US News has published patient experience ratings at National Jewish Health-Denver in up to 10 key categories. See ratings .

How can I find a doctor at National Jewish Health-Denver ?

U.S. News has extensive information in each doctor's profile to help you find the best one for you. See all doctors at this hospital .

Is National Jewish Health-Denver nationally or regionally ranked?

Yes, National Jewish Health-Denver is ranked nationally by US News. Review their rankings and ratings at US News .

How does National Jewish Health-Denver perform in health equity?

U.S. News evaluates hospital performance in health equity by analyzing data on various dimensions of equity for historically underserved patients....

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