Jefferson Medical College Hospital School of Nursing students in their dorm room c.1951Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was founded in 1825 as the Infirmary of the Jefferson Medical College, the predecessor of the Hospital of Jefferson Medical College. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital serves patients in
Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city, and the city's surrounding regions in
Delaware,
South Jersey and
Pennsylvania.[1][2]
2009: Jefferson University Hospital was granted MAGNET recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC).[5] In 2018, Jefferson was recognized for the third time with this honor.
Medical milestones and innovations
1826: Franklin Bache, a professor of chemistry at
Thomas Jefferson University, became the first researcher in the United States to conduct organized studies using
acupuncture therapy.[6]
1868:
Jacob da Silva Solis-Cohen performed the first successful
laryngotomy for vocal cord cancer. A laryngotomy is a procedure that involves cutting into the
larynx in order to assist respiration when the upper part of the airway has been restricted.[7]
1953: John H. Gibbon Jr. conceived and developed the world's first successful heart-lung machine, a device that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery. He also performed multiple open heart surgeries which revolutionized heart surgery in the 20th century.[9]
1957: George J. Haupt invented the Jefferson Ventilator while serving as a resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Haupt developed and patented the mechanical ventilator used during surgeries to inflate the patient's lungs and discharge carbon dioxide accumulated in the blood because the patient could not exhale.[10]
1965: Barry B. Goldberg, a professor of radiology at Jefferson Medical College, was deemed a pioneer in
ultrasound technology. Ultrasound imaging is a technique that enables the viewing of several body structures including tendons, muscles, joints, and internal organs.[11]
1972: Norman Lasker, a professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College, invented the Jefferson Cycler—the first at-home self-treatment device for
kidney dialysis patients. Dialysis is the process of removing waste and excess water from the blood and is used as an artificial replacement for lost kidney function.[12]
1982: Charles Klieman developed the modern surgical stapler and the first articulating laparoscopic instrument in 1986. These are scissors that allow surgeons to choose an extremely precise angle of cut.[13]
2007: Scott Silvestry and Linda Bogar were the first in Pennsylvania to implant the
Jarvik 2000® Heart Assist System to save the life of a cardiac patient.[14]
Jefferson Medical College Hospital School of Nursing students in their dorm room c.1951Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was founded in 1825 as the Infirmary of the Jefferson Medical College, the predecessor of the Hospital of Jefferson Medical College. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital serves patients in
Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city, and the city's surrounding regions in
Delaware,
South Jersey and
Pennsylvania.[1][2]
2009: Jefferson University Hospital was granted MAGNET recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC).[5] In 2018, Jefferson was recognized for the third time with this honor.
Medical milestones and innovations
1826: Franklin Bache, a professor of chemistry at
Thomas Jefferson University, became the first researcher in the United States to conduct organized studies using
acupuncture therapy.[6]
1868:
Jacob da Silva Solis-Cohen performed the first successful
laryngotomy for vocal cord cancer. A laryngotomy is a procedure that involves cutting into the
larynx in order to assist respiration when the upper part of the airway has been restricted.[7]
1953: John H. Gibbon Jr. conceived and developed the world's first successful heart-lung machine, a device that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery. He also performed multiple open heart surgeries which revolutionized heart surgery in the 20th century.[9]
1957: George J. Haupt invented the Jefferson Ventilator while serving as a resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Haupt developed and patented the mechanical ventilator used during surgeries to inflate the patient's lungs and discharge carbon dioxide accumulated in the blood because the patient could not exhale.[10]
1965: Barry B. Goldberg, a professor of radiology at Jefferson Medical College, was deemed a pioneer in
ultrasound technology. Ultrasound imaging is a technique that enables the viewing of several body structures including tendons, muscles, joints, and internal organs.[11]
1972: Norman Lasker, a professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College, invented the Jefferson Cycler—the first at-home self-treatment device for
kidney dialysis patients. Dialysis is the process of removing waste and excess water from the blood and is used as an artificial replacement for lost kidney function.[12]
1982: Charles Klieman developed the modern surgical stapler and the first articulating laparoscopic instrument in 1986. These are scissors that allow surgeons to choose an extremely precise angle of cut.[13]
2007: Scott Silvestry and Linda Bogar were the first in Pennsylvania to implant the
Jarvik 2000® Heart Assist System to save the life of a cardiac patient.[14]