Jackson Parish Hospital

Details

Name :

Jackson Parish Hospital

Address  :

165 Beech Springs Road

Town  :

Jonesboro

State  :

Louisiana

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

71251

Phone  :

318 259 4435

Web URL  :


Description

Welcome to Jackson Parish Hospital We have provided quality healthcare to the citizens of Jackson Parish for over 40 years We take pride in the service
provided by our nursing and ancillary staffs Maintaining an adequate staff is a challenge in todays environment but we have been very fortunate in this
area We are also in the process of upgrading our facility with a new heating and cooling system new roof and the latest uptodate equipmentPlease
come by and give us a try


History

Welcome to Jackson Parish HospitalWe are honored that you chose our hospital for your healthcare needs and we want to make your stay as pleasant as possible Our history began with an ordinance being adopted by the Jackson Parish Police Jury on June 8 1959 allowing for the creation of a Hospital Service District Dedication and Open House of the Hospital was held on Sunday March 41962 It began with 37 beds with two admitting DrsDr Gibbons and Dr Robinson At that time we had the following Physicians on the Medical StaffDrs WS Marshall John S Robinson George H Robinson George E Gibbons Robert L Firnberg and AE McKeithen Mr James D Putnam was our first Administrator for the facility The Hospital Board consisted of Mr Sam Thomas Jr Chairman Mrs Chet Steadman Mr OM Gresham Mr HC Womack and Mr I B Peters The Ambulance Service was organized and began in June 1969 An expansion project completed in 1973 enlarged the facility to include an additional 20 beds
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