Formerly | Aria Health Frankford Health Systems |
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Company type | Non-profit healthcare |
Industry | Healthcare services, hospitals |
Founded | 1902[1] |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Services | Primary, secondary, and tertiary care centers; ambulatory clinics |
Website | northeast |
Jefferson Health - Northeast, also known as Aria-Jefferson Health and formerly Frankford Health Systems, is a healthcare system is a healthcare system in Northeast Philadelphia and Lower Bucks County affiliated with Jefferson Health. It consists of three hospitals and several outpatient clinics that combine to 855 beds.[2]
In July 2016, Aria and Jefferson Health System announced an official merger.[3]
Main article: Jefferson Frankford Hospital |
The Frankford campus, now known as Jefferson Frankford Hospital, opened on July 4, 1903.[1] The Frankford campus is a general medical and surgical hospital with 115 beds.[4] In the last year with data available, the hospital had 131,188 emergency department visits, and performed 7,686 inpatient and 11,561 outpatient surgeries.[4]
Main article: Jefferson Torresdale Hospital |
In 1977, the Torresdale campus, now known as Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, opened[1] in northeast Philadelphia. It is a 258-bed hospital, and a Level II trauma center.[5] The Torresdale campus has a 1,300 car parking garage.[6] There are also partner urgent care clinics in the Torresdale area.[7]
Work began in 2013 for a new emergency department and parking garage at the Torresdale campus, at a cost of $37 million.[8] The expansion increased the size of the emergency department to 42 beds.[8] Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. is rated high performing in 2 adult procedures and conditions, according to U.S. News & World Report.[9] It is a general medical and surgical facility. It scored high in patient safety, demonstrating commitment to reducing accidents and medical mistakes.
Main article: Jefferson Bucks Hospital |
In 1999, the Aria Health system acquired Delaware Valley Medical Center, which is now called Jefferson Bucks Hospital. It is a 112-bed hospital located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.[10]
Aria Health sought to build a new 229-bed facility in Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania, to replace Bucks County Hospital. Local residents opposed this project, due to concerns about traffic congestion.[11] In 2013, Aria Health proposed news plans for a "health care village," a facility offering multiple health care services, which may have lower impact on the environment and traffic congestion.[12]
Main article: Graduate medical education |
Jefferson Health Northeast operates a number of osteopathic residency programs accredited by the American Osteopathic Association. Jefferson Health Northeast hosts residency programs in family medicine,[13] internal medicine,[14] emergency medicine,[15] and podiatric surgery,[16] including two combined residency programs: one in internal and emergency medicine[17] and another in family and emergency medicine.[18]
Jefferson Health Northeast also runs a critical care fellowship program.[19]