Barnes–Jewish Hospital
| Barnes-Jewish Hospital | |
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| BJC HealthCare | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Organisation | |
| Affiliated university | Washington University School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 1,252 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.barnesjewish.org |
Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the largest hospital in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the adult teaching hospital for Washington University School of Medicine, and is located in St. Louis. It is consistently rated one of the top hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. In 2012-13, it was ranked sixth-best medical center overall. In 2016, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gave Barnes-Jewish Hospital a 2 star rating out of 5 stars in hospital quality. In the 2016-2017 U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals Ranking, Barnes-Jewish was ranked number 11.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a member of BJC HealthCare and is located on the campus of the Washington University Medical Center. Barnes-Jewish is the largest private employer in Greater St. Louis, employing 9,703 people, including 1,763 attending physicians, in 2011. It is responsible for the education of 801 interns, residents, and fellows. Barnes-Jewish has 1,167 beds and, in 2011, had 54,282 inpatient admissions and 85,994 emergency department visits. The same year, 20,743 outpatient surgeries and 18,437 inpatient surgeries were performed at the hospital.
Barnes-Jewish was formed by the merger of two hospitals, Barnes Hospital and The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis. Each hospital built in the early 1900's in proximity to each other on the eastern edge of Forest Park. Although the hospitals were initially linked by an affiliation agreement in 1993, the two were legally merged in 1996.
Barnes Hospital was founded at the bequest of wholesale grocer and banker, Robert Barnes, who died in 1892. In coordination between Barnes executors and St. Louis philanthropist Robert Brookings, the hospital was intended as an affiliate for the Washington University school of medicine. Barnes hospital opened on December 7, 1914 at its current location on Kingshighway Boulevard. The hospital was designed by architect, Theodore Link, and initially had a 373 bed capacity. It was at this time that the St. Louis Children's Hospital, and in 1915 the reorganized school of medicine, were relocated adjacent to Barnes Hospital.
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