Jackson General Hospital

Name :

Jackson General Hospital

Address  :

P.O. Box 720

Town  :

Ripley

State  :

West Virginia

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

25271

Phone  :

304 372 2731

Fax  :

304 372 2749

Web URL  :

Facilities

Other Facilities

  • Pathology
  • X-Ray

Advance Facility

  • Blood Bank

Description

Mission
quotThe mission of Jackson General Hospital is to improve the health status of Jackson County by operating an efficient high quality acute care hospital By operating efficient and high quality home health and primary care centers and preparing for the future health care environment by working collaboratively with the community physicians and by networking with local and regional health care partnersquot



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