About Jefferson HomeCare

We are Jefferson

At Jefferson Health, we are reimagining health care through our service-minded and diverse community of providers and specialists. Our mission is to improve lives. We strive to be bold and innovative, while putting your health and safety first. Each day, we are focused on you.

Patients & Guests

At Jefferson, our goals are to provide you with quality health care and restore you to good health. You will be treated as an individual and receive services without discrimination. You also have the right to participate in decisions about your care.

Growing Access

Today, Jefferson Health and its network of hospitals and physician practices serve patients throughout the Delaware Valley. We have a robust network of 18 hospitals and physician practices throughout the counties of:

• Bucks
• Camden
• Gloucester
• Montgomery
• Philadelphia

Whether you're in the city or the suburbs, Jefferson Health provides the exceptional care you expect close to home or work through our broad family of primary care physicians and specialists.

Jefferson Health is home to nationally ranked experts who are providing a personalized care plan for you. Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Jefferson Health is one of only 70 NCI-designated cancer centers in the country.

With more than 42,000 employees, comprised of nurses, physicians and practitioners, faculty, and more, we're the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region by total licensed beds. And our work to improve lives is never done.

Our History

• 1825 Jefferson Hospital was established as the Infirmary of the Jefferson Medical College, and subsequently as the Hospital of Jefferson Medical College.
• 1996 Jefferson expanded its community reach to South Philadelphia with its merger with Methodist Hospital.
• 2015 Abington Health merges with Jefferson to form Jefferson Health Abington.
• 2016 Aria Health merges with Jefferson to form Jefferson Health Northeast.
• 2017 Kennedy Health of New Jersey joins Jefferson Health.
• 2018 Thomas Jefferson University Announces Global Center in Israel; Jefferson Health and Magee Rehabilitation combine.
• 2021 Einstein Healthcare Network joins Jefferson Health.

Academic Programs

Jefferson Health in Abington, New Jersey, Center City and the Northeast are recognized as major regional teaching facilities, offering a full spectrum of clinical experiences from residency programs to training medical students from local medical schools to fellowship programs.

Vision

Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value.

Values

The behaviors our employees demonstrate daily to both patients and students alike enables Jefferson to continue to achieve its mission. Jefferson's values define who we are as an organization, what we stand for, and how we continue the work of helping others that began here nearly two centuries ago. These values are:

• Put People First
• Service-Minded, Respectful & Embrace Diversity
• Be Bold & Think Differently
• Innovative, Courageous & Solution-Oriented
• Do the Right Thing
• Safety-Focused, Integrity & Accountability
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Jefferson holds itself accountable, at every level of the organization, to nurture an environment of inclusion and respect, by valuing the uniqueness of every individual, celebrating and reflecting the rich diversity of its communities, and taking meaningful action to cultivate an environment of fairness, belonging & opportunity.

Jefferson's Code of Conduct and Ethical Behavior emphasizes honesty and integrity.

All members of the Jefferson community, including vendors, associates and business partners, must comply with federal, state, and local laws and must exercise their duty to prevent fraud, waste and abuse at Jefferson. Such duties include, but are not limited to, reporting all concerns and suspicions regarding instances of fraud, waste, abuse, or suspected false claims act violations to appropriate parties or authorities.