Jefferson Regional Medical Center ,Crystal City

Description

Welcome to Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Jefferson Regional Medical Center is a licensed and fully accredited 226bed acute care hospital located about 30 minutes south of St Louis in Crystal City Missouri The primary service area for Jefferson Regional Medical Center includes Jefferson St Francois Ste Genevieve and Washington counties

Established as a notforprofit hospital in 1957 Jefferson Regional has grown with its community to become a stateoftheart facility offering the latest treatment and technologies

Jefferson Regional provides a 24hour emergency department a cardiovascular program with an advanced catheterization lab fullservice testing and rehab and openheart surgical services inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures a familycentered maternity program a fullservice cancer treatment center behavioral health facilities acute care diagnostic services hospice home care and outpatient treatment services including imaging rehabilitation therapy and much more

Our Mission Vision Values
Mission Statement
Jefferson Health System will positively impact the health and wellbeing of every life we touch

Vision Statement
Jefferson Health System will be the healthcare provider of choice by providing exceptional patient care

Values
Compassion for all patients families and the communities we serve

Accountability in our financial and healthcare practices

Service as a theme for how we conduct our business in all aspects and

Quality which must be paramount to everything that we do

History

Our History
Jefferson Regional Medical Center Timeline

1953
Jefferson Regional Board Organized
Amos Govoro appointed Chairman
PPG Involvement

1954
Fund Raising Efforts
Claude Cook solicits DeSoto
Shapiro Brothers first to purchase a room
Judge Eversole joins Board

1955
Construction bid accepted

1956
True Taylor appointed first Administrator

February 9 amp 10
Open House Preview
Additional drive for pledges
Governor quoted in the 13157 Jefferson Republic When you visit the hospital during the open house February 9 amp 10 you will see that we meant what we said when we told Jefferson County this hospitals facilities will match the best in the country

May 12
Hospital Open House
Dr E J Senn Herculaneum appointed Chief of Staff
Jefferson Republic that outlines construction cost furnishings land cost etc

1958
Hospital Dedication
Womens Auxiliary Formed first meeting April 10

1959
Jefferson Regional featured in the Monthly Modern Hospital
First staff 71 employees and 14 medical doctors
14 RNs 2 LPNs 1 surgical tech 1 registered dietician 1 registered nurse anesthetist 3 registered laboratory amp xray technicians 21 attendants 4 orderlies 6 office workers 11 dietary workers 4 housekeepers and 3 maintenance worke

1962
Need for additional beds identified
Construction cost 900000 additional pledge drive for 450000

1964
Construction begins

1965
Construction completed

1969
True Taylor retires
Jim Fox named Administrator

1974
Plans for 5 million expansion begins

1975
Construction begins
Andrew Talley named Administrator

1977
Intensive Care Unit opens

1979
Medical Air Rescue Corps begins at Jefferson Regional

1980
Emergency Care offers 24 hour7 days a week services
Several services added Nuclear Medicine One Day Surgery Pediatric Wing and Physical Therapy

1981
New expanded Cardiovascular Services

1982
Phase I construction of the 4th and 5th floors begin
Escort services added
Courtyard constructed and open

1983
Phase II construction of the new ER xray department addition expansion of dietary amp dining room and new physical therapy department
Bill Seek named Administrator

1985
Grand Opening ER ICU Physical Therapy amp Outpatient Surgery

1986
Inhouse CT Scan Services begin

1987
26 bed Personal Stress Center opens
Mammography Center opens
New We Care Gift Shoppe opens

1989
Renal Dialysis opens
Laser Surgery available
SNF opens

1991
MOC South opens

1992
Laparoscopic Surgery begins

1993
Cardiac Catherization begins

1994
Conference Center opens
Jefferson Oaks acquired

1995
ER opens Urgent Care Center

1996
SICU opens
Crystal Oaks RCF opens
Cancer Center opens
Jefferson Regional Heart Program opens

1997
MOC North opens
Full Service Rehab opens
Crystal Oaks SNF opens
Mark Brodeur named CEO

1998
Angiography Suite opens

1999
Jefferson Regional Surgery Center opens
Sleep Lab opens

2000
MRI Suite opens
Women and Child Unit renovated
Pain Management Program opens

2001
Womens Health Center opens
Xray amp Imaging Center Opens Up

2003
VIP Care Services added
Deles Heart and Vascular Center opens