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]

Jefferson Frankford Hospital [ edit ]

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]

Jefferson Torresdale Hospital [ edit ]

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.

Jefferson Bucks Hospital [ edit ]

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]

Graduate medical education [ edit ]

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]

See also [ edit ]

• List of hospitals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Official website

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