East Jefferson Gen Hospital

Description

MISSION
East Jefferson General Hospital community owned provides the highest quality compassionate healthcare to the people we serve

VISION
East Jefferson General Hospital will be the regions healthcare leader providing the highest quality care through innovation and collaboration with our team members medical staff and community

VALUES
QUALITY
We commit to quality in everything that we do through achievement and innovation always contributing to excellent care and patient satisfaction

INTEGRITY
We uphold the highest standards of behavior encompassing fairness trust respect and ethical practices

COLLABORATION
Teamwork is the key to our success Working together we ensure everyone benefits from our collective wisdom

CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT
We embrace and encourage creativity and innovation as well as ongoing selfevaluation of our processes and outcomes

COMPASSION
By our thoughts words and deeds we create and maintain a caring compassionate environment

STEWARDSHIP
We are accountable to make wise use of time skills and resources

SERVICE STATEMENT

Providing care and comfort is our highest mission
We pledge to our guests and each other

The finest in personal service
Courtesy and respect
A satisfying experience

History

Our History
In the late 1960s community leaders saw the need for a healthcare facility to serve the burgeoning population of the East Bank of Jefferson Parish The Jefferson Parish Council passed an ordinance creating a hospital service district on the East Bank and a bond issue was put before residents Once the bond issue passed in November of 1965 officials planned and broke ground on 20 acres of undeveloped land that would become East Jefferson General Hospital

On February 14 1971 the hospital opened its doors with 250 beds and 250 physicians Today East Jefferson General Hospital has 454 beds and over 650 physicians With over 3000 team members the hospital is one of the largest employers in the parish

East Jefferson General Hospital through the generosity of the EJGH Foundation and its supporters has grown over the past three decades to become a medical landmark with the addition of medical office buildings the Yenni Treatment Center for outpatient cancer treatment and the Domino Pavilion which houses Same Day Surgery outpatient laboratory and outpatient radiology services Most recently the Wellness Center a 38000 square foot stateoftheart fitness facility and the East Jefferson Imaging Center were added to the hospitals outreach

East Jefferson General Hospital has grown with the East Bank community offering the clinical expertise and cutting edge technology our community expects and deserves Today the hospital remains publicly owned and notforprofit It is a service district hospital governed by a 10member volunteer Board of Directors appointed by the Jefferson Parish Council and the Parish President The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

In 2002 East Jefferson General became Louisianas first Nurse Magnet Hospital and in 2006 the first in the state to earn reaccredidation This honor is bestowed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center on select hospitals that demonstrate excellence in patient care and provide a superior environment for professional nurses