St. Mary’s Jefferson Memorial Hospital

Description

Jefferson Memorial Hospital serves Lakeway area residents with leadingedge technology and a caring East Tennessee spirit The hospitals new Jefferson City campus was opened in 2001 and in 2011 a major facility construction project was completed which included renovation and expansion to the emergency room a new intensive care unit and enhancements to patient and family waiting and registration areas in both inpatient and outpatient departments Jefferson Memorial offers stateoftheart technology and equipment and physicians trained in specialty areas such as pulmonology orthopedics and cardiology as well as extensive outpatient surgery capabilities and diagnostic testing

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 workers

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