Jefferson Memorial Hospital

1953

• JMH Board Organized
• Amos Govoro appointed Chairman
• PPG Involvement

1954

• Fund Raising Efforts
• Claude Cook solicits DeSoto
• Shapiro Brothers — first to purchase a room
• Judge Eversole joins Board

1955

• Construction bid accepted

1956

• True Taylor appointed first Administrator

February 9 & 10

• Open House Preview
• Additional drive for pledges
• Govero quoted in the 1-31-57 Jefferson Republic — “When you visit the hospital during the open house February 9 & 10 you will see that we meant what we said when we told Jefferson County this hospital’s facilities will match the best in the country.”

May 12

• Hospital Open House
• Dr. E. J. Senn, Herculaneum, appointed Chief of Staff
• Jefferson Republic that outlines construction cost, furnishings, land cost, etc…

1958

• Hospital Dedication
• Women’s Auxiliary Formed, first meeting April 10

1959

• JMH featured in the Monthly Modern Hospital
• First staff — 71 employees and 14 medical doctors
• 14 RNs, 2 LPNs, 1 surgical tech, 1 registered dietician, 1 registered nurse anesthetist, 3 registered laboratory & x-ray technicians, 21 attendants, 4 orderlies, 6 office workers, 11 dietary workers, 4 housekeepers, and 3 maintenance workers

1962

• Need for additional beds identified.
• Construction cost $900,000, additional pledge drive for $450,000

1964

• Construction begins

1965

• Construction completed

1969

• True Taylor retires
• Jim Fox named Administrator

1974

• Plans for $5 million expansion begins

1975

• Construction begins
• Andrew Talley named Administrator

1977

• Intensive Care Unit opens

1979

• Medical Air Rescue Corps begins at JMH

1980

• Emergency Care offers 24 hour/7 days a week services
• Several services added — Nuclear Medicine, One Day Surgery, Pediatric Wing, and Physical Therapy

1981

• New expanded Cardiovascular Services

1982

• Phase I construction of the 4th and 5th floors begin
• Escort services added
• Courtyard constructed and open

1983

• Phase II construction of the new ER, x-ray department addition, expansion of dietary & dining room, and new physical therapy department
• Bill Seek named Administrator

1985

• Grand Opening ER, ICU, Physical Therapy, & Out-patient Surgery

1986

• In-house CT Scan Services begin

1987

• 26 bed Personal Stress Center opens
• Mammography Center opens
• New We Care Gift Shoppe opens

1989

• Renal Dialsis opens
• Laser Surgery available
• SNF opens

1991

• MOC South opens

1992

• Laparoscopic Surgery begins

1993

• Cardiac Catherization begins

1994

• Conference Center opens
• Jefferson Oaks acquired

1995

• ER opens Urgent Care Center

1996

• SICU opens
• Crystal Oaks RCF opens
• Cancer Center opens
• JMH Heart Program opens

1997

• MOC North opens
• Full Service Rehab opens
• Crystal Oaks SNF opens
• Mark Brodeur named CEO

1998

• Angiography Suite opens

1999

• Jefferson Memorial Surgery Center opens
• Sleep Lab opens

2000

• MRI Suite opens
• Women and Child Unit renovated
• Pain Management Program opens

2001

• Women’s Health Center opens
• X-ray & Imaging Center Opens Up

2003

• VIP Care Services added
• Deles Heart and Vascular Center opens