JEFFERSON HEALTH


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Jefferson Health Launches Primary Care Program for LGBTQIA+ Older Adults

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jefferson Health announced the opening of "Pride at the Jefferson Center for Healthy Aging," a program dedicated to caring for Philadelphia's aging LGBTQIA+ community. This program is the first of its kind, combining clinical care and research efforts to create a primary care home for LGBTQIA+ older adults.

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  • This program is the first of its kind, combining clinical care and research efforts to create a primary care home for LGBTQIA+ older adults.
  • This program is the first of its kind, combining clinical care and research efforts toward LGBTQIA+ older adults.
  • "Jefferson is proud to be at the forefront of delivering inclusive, compassionate primary and gender-affirming care for LGBTQIA+ older individuals.
  • Pride at the Jefferson Center for Healthy Aging combines best practices in LGBTQIA+ inclusive, geriatrics-informed primary care with advanced care needed by many members of these communities, including gender-affirming care, HIV care, and sensitive advance care planning.

Jefferson Health and Solis Mammography Forge Dynamic Partnership to Elevate Mammography Services in the Greater Philadelphia Area

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Addison, TX, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jefferson Health, a leading  academic non-profit health system principally located in the greater Philadelphia region and New Jersey, and Solis Mammography , the nation’s largest independent provider of specialized breast health services have united their expertise and resources to establish a partnership aimed at revolutionizing mammography services across the tri-state area.

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  • Addison, TX, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jefferson Health, a leading  academic non-profit health system principally located in the greater Philadelphia region and New Jersey, and Solis Mammography , the nation’s largest independent provider of specialized breast health services have united their expertise and resources to establish a partnership aimed at revolutionizing mammography services across the tri-state area.
  • Solis Mammography has been in the Philadelphia market since 2018, having successfully partnered with Einstein Healthcare Network in launching six breast imaging centers across the greater Philadelphia area.
  • Einstein has since been integrated into Jefferson Health and now this expanded partnership with Solis Mammography will further the reach of Jefferson’s mammography care in the community.
  • Jefferson Health’s nationally acclaimed reputation for delivering world-class healthcare, combined with Solis Mammography's innovation leadership in mammography services form the cornerstone of the partnership.

Jefferson Health Hospitals and Specialties rank among the best in the United States by U.S. News & World Report

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jefferson Health hospitals continue to be recognized among the nation's "Best Hospitals" in the latest U.S. News & World Report specialty rankings and ratings for hospital performance. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals was recognized again as second in the nation for Ophthalmology (Wills Eye Hospital). Our newly integrated Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation improved to sixth in the United States for MossRehab, and Magee Rehabilitation Hospital additionally ranked 23rd in the nation for Rehabilitation.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jefferson Health hospitals continue to be recognized among the nation's "Best Hospitals" in the latest U.S. News & World Report specialty rankings and ratings for hospital performance.
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals was recognized again as second in the nation for Ophthalmology (Wills Eye Hospital).
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals remains 2nd in the Philadelphia metro area and 3rd in Pennsylvania.
  • U.S. News & World Report ranked the following Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals specialties among the nation's best:
    In the medical specialties, Diabetes and Endocrinology ranked as high performer.

LABCORP AND JEFFERSON HEALTH ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC LABORATORY RELATIONSHIP

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

BURLINGTON, N.C., May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company, today announced an agreement to enter into a strategic relationship with Jefferson Health (Jefferson), the largest health system serving the greater Philadelphia area and Southern New Jersey. When complete, the arrangements between Jefferson and Labcorp will serve to build academic collaborations around teaching and the development of innovative tests.

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  • BURLINGTON, N.C., May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company, today announced an agreement to enter into a strategic relationship with Jefferson Health (Jefferson), the largest health system serving the greater Philadelphia area and Southern New Jersey.
  • Jefferson and Labcorp will work together to establish the Innovation Driving Excellence in Academics (IDEA) initiative, with a goal of advancing testing capabilities and technologies to improve health outcomes.
  • "This strategic relationship enables Jefferson to leverage Labcorp's wide-range of laboratory services, which will help deliver improved outcomes for our patients and optimal service to providers," said Joseph G. Cacchione, MD, CEO, Jefferson.
  • This relationship follows other strategic collaborations that Labcorp has established with a range of local and regional health systems that have enhanced services for patients and providers.

Jefferson Names Baligh R. Yehia, MD, MPP, MSc, FACP New President of Jefferson Health

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Jefferson's CEO Joseph G. Cacchione, MD announced today that Baligh R. Yehia, MD, MPP, MSc, FACP will become the President of Jefferson Health effective January 17, 2023.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Jefferson's CEO Joseph G. Cacchione, MD announced today that Baligh R. Yehia, MD, MPP, MSc, FACP will become the President of Jefferson Health effective January 17, 2023.
  • At Ascension, he served as Senior Vice President, leading system-wide health operations and high-priority initiatives, including population health, pharmacy services, behavioral health, virtual care, graduate medical education, and other strategic growth and transformation programs.
  • "I'm thrilled to welcome Dr. Yehia to Jefferson and believe no one is better suited to lead Jefferson Health at this pivotal moment in healthcare," said Dr. Joseph G. Cacchione, CEO of Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University.
  • "I am honored to become President of Jefferson Health," said Baligh Yehia, MD, MPP, MSc, FACP.

Jefferson Announces Gift to Name New Facility: The Honickman Center

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jefferson Health has received a $50 million gift from Lynne and Harold Honickman, along with their children Marjorie and Jeffrey Honickman and Shirley and Richard Hahn, in support of its new 19-story medical building rising at 11th and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia. The building will be named the Honickman Center and will serve as an integral component in Jefferson Health's strategy to improve healthcare delivery by blending physical and virtual care. Upon opening in 2024, the center will centralize an array of clinical services into a future-ready, accessible facility for a seamless patient experience.

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  • The building will be named the Honickman Center and will serve as an integral component in Jefferson Health's strategy to improve healthcare delivery by blending physical and virtual care.
  • "This is truly a life-improving gift for all of Philadelphia," said Joseph G. Cacchione, MD, CEO of Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health.
  • The Honickman Center represents a leap forward for the future of health care and the development of Philadelphia's East Market section.
  • The Honickman name already graces Jefferson Health's breast imaging center, an endowed professorship in Neurology, and two endowed positions in Jefferson Signature Services.

Jefferson Health Hospitals and Specialties Recognized among the Nation's Best according to U.S. News & World Report

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jefferson Health hospitals and specialties are ranked among the best in the United States in the annual U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 Best Hospitals rankings. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was recognized as second in the nation for Ophthalmology (Wills Eye Hospital) and seventh in Orthopedics (Rothman Orthopaedics and Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center at Jefferson Health.) MossRehab, now a part of Jefferson Health, was ranked ninth in the nation for Rehabilitation.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jefferson Health hospitals and specialties are ranked among the best in the United States in the annual U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 Best Hospitals rankings.
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was recognized as second in the nation for Ophthalmology (Wills Eye Hospital) and seventh in Orthopedics (Rothman Orthopaedics andPhiladelphia Hand to Shoulder Center at Jefferson Health.)
  • "I am very proud that Jefferson Health hospitals have again earned impressive rankings in numerous U.S. News & World Report categories.
  • U.S. News & World Reportranked the following Thomas Jefferson University Hospital specialties among the nation's best:

DocGo and Jefferson Health Partner for First Patient Transport in All-Electric, Zero-Emissions Ambulance

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

As we transport this patient in Americas first all-electric ambulance, we want to thank the team at Jefferson Health for helping make this a reality, said DocGo President Anthony Capone.

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  • As we transport this patient in Americas first all-electric ambulance, we want to thank the team at Jefferson Health for helping make this a reality, said DocGo President Anthony Capone.
  • We are honored to work with our trusted partner DocGo to transport the first patient in DocGos all-electric, zero-emissions ambulance and help pave the way for improved sustainability.
  • Jefferson Health, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, is reimagining health care in the greater Philadelphia region and southern New Jersey.
  • Jefferson Health is also home to Health Partners Plan, a not-for-profit managed healthcare organization serving more than 290,000 members in Southeastern Pennsylvania with a broad range of health coverage options through Health Partners Medicare, Health Partners (Medicaid) and KidzPartners (Children's Health Insurance Program).

Jefferson Specialty Care Pavilion Celebrates Topping Off

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Jefferson Health ("Jefferson") and National Real Estate Development , LLC ("National Development") along with LF Driscoll and Hunter Roberts joint venture and hundreds of individuals from the building trades, celebrated the topping off of the Jefferson Specialty Care Pavilion at a special event recognizing the completion of vertical construction.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Jefferson Health ("Jefferson") and National Real Estate Development , LLC ("National Development") along with LF Driscoll and Hunter Roberts joint venture and hundreds of individuals from the building trades, celebrated the topping off of the Jefferson Specialty Care Pavilion at a special event recognizing the completion of vertical construction.
  • Upon completion in 2024, the 19-story Specialty Care Pavilion will be the largest real estate investment by Jefferson in its nearly 200-year history.
  • "The Specialty Care Pavilion represents an exciting new era for Jefferson Health, and for the health of the Philadelphia region," said Bruce A. Meyer, MD, MBA, president of Jefferson Health.
  • Jefferson seeks to raise $150 million in philanthropy for the Specialty Care Pavilion as part of its Reimagine Campaign.

Exact Sciences and Jefferson Health Commence Collaboration on Multi-Cancer Earlier Detection

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Thursday, November 18, 2021

MADISON, Wis. and PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS) today announced an agreement with Jefferson Health (Jefferson) to conduct research on a new blood-based, multi-cancer earlier detection (MCED) test. This unique effort will engage primary care and specialty providers, care coordinators, and patients from diverse populations across the Jefferson enterprise in research that aims to evaluate MCED test safety and efficacy and help determine how to facilitate the implementation of effective MCED testing in the future. 

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  • MADISON, Wis. and PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS)today announced an agreement with Jefferson Health (Jefferson) to conduct research on a new blood-based, multi-cancer earlier detection (MCED) test.
  • A health system-based learning community has been organized to determine the impact of MCED testing on population health.
  • For more information, please visit the company's website at, www.exactsciences.com , follow Exact Sciences on Twitter @ExactSciences, or find Exact Sciences on Facebook.
  • Jefferson Health, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, is reimagining health care in the greater Philadelphia region and southern New Jersey.