Jefferson Healthcare

Jefferson Healthcare is a health system consisting of Jefferson Healthcare Hospital[1] and a number of community clinics in Port Townsend, Washington. The hospital is an affiliate of Swedish Health Network.[2][3]

Not to be confused with Jefferson Health in Pennsylvania.

With about 500 employees,[4] Jefferson Healthcare is the largest employer in Jefferson County.[5] The hospital and clinics employ about 25 physicians and midlevel professionals (nurse practitioners and physician assistants).[4] About half of the revenue comes from Medicare.[6]

References
  1. "Jefferson Healthcare's History". Jefferson Healthcare. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  2. "Jefferson Healthcare". Washington State Hospital Association. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  3. "Swedish Health Network". Swedish Medical Center. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  4. "Strategic Plan: 2011-2013" (PDF). Jefferson Healthcare. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  5. Bermant, Charlie (September 14, 2010). "Hospital's new CEO highest paid public official in Jefferson County". The Peninsula Daily News. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  6. Barker, Kim (June 14, 1999). "Health-Care Industry Taking A Big Dose Of Prevention -- Rural Hospitals And Medicare Billing Are Largest Concerns In The Nation's Vast, Sprawling Medical-Care System". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
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