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Description

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Welcome to Jennings American Legion Hospital
quotWe will meet the needs of our customers through dedication to continuous improvement and the pursuit of excellence as a provider of caring stateoftheart health services an employer of health professionals a community resource and a leader in the rural health fieldquot

Mission Statement
quotJENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL A private nonprofit corporation is to provide the highest quality healthcare at the lowest possible cost to all people in the Hospitals service areaquot

VISION STATEMENT
Leadership Team

quotWe will meet the needs of our customers through dedication to continuous improvement and the pursuit of excellence as a provider of caring stateoftheart health services an employer of health professionals a community resource and a leader in the rural health fieldquot

VALUES STATEMENT
Leadership Team

We at JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL value the following qualities
a spirit of compassion understanding and respect for life
professional cooperative and resourceful attitudes
integrity loyalty and moral leadership

These values are exhibited through
awareness of ones physical social psychological and spiritual
needs and differences an atmosphere that promotes teamwork and focuses on putting patients first support for our organization and community

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History

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Bigcity health care in a community hospital

In the early 1950s Jennings was a progressive community of 10000 City roads had recently been paved the library underwent expansion and plans were underway for a modernized high school During this time of tremendous growth community leaders and physicians practicing in Jennings recognized the need for a local hospital In response the members of James O Hall Post 19 American Legion bought the Plaquemine Street Shirley Clinic from Dr Louis Shirley Sr The American Legion membership committed to establishing and operating an acute care hospital which was ultimately dedicated and fully operational in December 1960

The commitment of the American Legion membership and the unity of area leaders and residents is a testament to the community of Jennings and has served as a foundation for the type of care that the hospital provides Jennings American Legion Hospital strives each day to provide bigcity services in a smalltown atmosphere on the same site that was dedicated in 1960

The hospital has continued its commitment to patients by providing the latest 21st century technology procedures and treatments Those efforts have included a new obstetrics wing emergency room admissions offices business offices and lobby and the renovation of surgical suites and the radiology department The hospital also includes a 24000 squarefoot Medical Office Building and 32000 squarefoot Patient Tower