Jefferson Hospital

Jefferson Hospital is proud that nearly every room in this 370-bed award-winning hospital is private, affording patients improved comfort in an atmosphere conducive to healing. A medical staff of nearly 400 physicians provides patients with their expertise in more than 40 specialties including comprehensive inpatient and outpatient surgical services and many more. 

This hospital was the first in Pennsylvania to be designated by the American Heart Association as a Mission: Lifeline Heart Attack Receiving Center. More than 5,000 open-heart procedures and more than 21,000 cardiac catheterizations have been performed at Jefferson’s Heart Institute. Since it opened less than 10 years ago, The Heart Institute at Jefferson Hospital has received top national and professional awards that underscore its success with complex cardiac surgical procedures.

Jefferson Hills is situated in Pittsburgh’s South Hills proximate to a number of desirable residential areas. Jefferson Hills, Pleasant Hills, Mt. Lebanon, Upper St. Clair and Bethel Park boast excellent schools and a wide variety of housing ranging from historic homes to new construction in urban neighborhoods to rural settings. Downtown Pittsburgh is minutes away and the area provides the full range of recreational and cultural options including professional sports, world-class dining and shopping, riverside trail network and watersports, plus the mountains of the Laurel Highlands just a short drive away. Pittsburgh International Airport is close by, and the South Hills has a modern commuter rail system. Pittsburgh has been named one of America’s most livable cities many times.

• ED Volume: 54,000
• Broad Pathology with 36% admission rate
• Modern, 28-bed ED has three sections with separate work stations central to treatment rooms
• 10-bed Clinical Decision Unit
• Well-equipped including GlideScope and Sonosite ultrasound machine
• Active EMS program offering medical command and education/grand rounds to a number of local services
• Stroke Center telemedicine
• Excellent diagnostic radiology services include Generation CT, MRI and 24-hour ultrasound
• EPIC EMR
• 24 hour mental health therapist and separate mental health observation area
• Peds and trauma transfers

• 6,000 visits per year
• 10-bed observation unit staffed 24-7 by APPs