Jefferson Health

Jefferson Health is a multi-state non-profit health system and the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University. It operates 18 hospitals and over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers, employing more than 42,000 people in the Delaware Valley region. Founded in 1825, Jefferson Health has grown significantly through strategic mergers, becoming the largest health system in Philadelphia by total licensed beds. The system includes ten Magnet®-designated hospitals and the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. Jefferson Health offers a wide range of healthcare services, including hospital-based care, outpatient and urgent care, and telehealth. It also owns HealthPartners Plan, which supports integrated payer-provider care. The organization emphasizes academic medicine and research, serving as a teaching hospital for Thomas Jefferson University and engaging in various clinical programs and trials.