Jefferson Torresdale Hospital

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Jefferson Torresdale Hospital
Aria-Jefferson Health
Jefferson Torresdale Hospital
Geography
Location10800 Knights Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates 40°04′16″N74°58′58″W / 40.07111°N 74.98278°W / 40.07111; -74.98278
Organisation
Funding Non-profit
Type General hospital
Affiliated university Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Services
Emergency department II
Beds258
Helipads
Helipad FAA LID: 1PS6 [1]
NumberLengthSurface
ftm
H16520Asphalt
History
Opened1977 [2]
Links
Website Jefferson Torresdale Hospital

Jefferson Torresdale Hospital is a non-profit hospital in the Jefferson Health Northeast system, a multi-state non-profit health system now a part of Jefferson Health. The hospital serve as a general hospital of Aria-Jefferson Health and is a Level II trauma center. The hospital contains a helipad for transport.

Contents

The hospital uses minimally invasive surgeries and focuses on cancer, cardiology, gynaecology, gastroenterology, dentistry, and urology.

History

Jefferson Torresdale Hospital opened in northeast Philadelphia in 1977. It is a 258-bed hospital, and a Level II trauma center. [3] The Torresdale campus has a 1,300 car parking garage. [4] There are also partner urgent care clinics in the Torresdale area. [5]

Work began in 2013 for a new emergency department and parking garage at the Torresdale campus, at a cost of $37 million. [6] The expansion increased the size of the emergency department to 42 beds. [6] Jefferson Torresdale Hospital is rated high performing in 2 adult procedures and conditions, according to U.S. News & World Report. [7] It is a general medical and surgical facility. It scored high in patient safety, demonstrating commitment to reducing accidents and medical mistakes.

Jefferson Torresdale Hospital was named one of 18 Philadelphia region hospitals that made Healthgrades' top 250 hospitals for 2019. [8]

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References

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