Natl Jewish Med & Res Ctr

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Name :

Natl Jewish Med & Res Ctr

Address  :

1400 Jackson Street

Town  :

Denver

State  :

Colorado

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

80206

Phone  :

303 388 4461

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

allstetterw@njc.org
Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology Lab
Facilities
Description
National Jewish Health is known worldwide for treatment of patients with respiratory cardiac immune and related disorders and for groundbreaking medical research Founded in 1899 as a nonprofit hospital National Jewish Health remains the only facility in the world dedicated exclusively to these disorders Since 1998 US News amp World Report has ranked National Jewish Health the 1 respiratory hospital in the nation

History
History of National Jewish Health
National Jewish Health began serving patients in 1899 in response to the great number of destitute individuals suffering from tuberculosis then known as consumption who flocked to Denver for the climates supposed beneficial effect on respiratory diseases At the time no institution in Denver would admit penniless consumptives and many poor victims of the disease lived and died on the citys streets
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