East Jefferson General Hospital

opening on valentine's day, 1971, east jefferson general hospital started as a 250-bed facility with almost 250 physicians serving the newly burgeoning suburbs of jefferson parish. from the beginning, the hospital was to be a not-for-profit community hospital with a board of directors comprised of representatives from the community's financial, educational, civic, and business community. today, ejgh stands as a state-of-the-art hospital with more than 420 beds. still a community hospital with a board comprised of representatives throughout the community, our patients are served by a staff of more than 3,000 team members and more than 650 physicians. in 2002, ejgh became louisiana's first nurse magnet hospital for our excellence in nursing care by the american nurses credentialing center. in 2012, we were certified as a magnet facility for the third consecutive time. this credential is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. we have exceeded the