“ One of our priorities across the health enterprise at Temple is to attract top-flight physicians who can develop and deliver the most advanced diagnostic and treatment procedures in the region.” — Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS
was ahead of her time. Described in our archives as tiny and quiet, she was also characterized as a forward-thinking strategist. Jeanes Hospital is indeed in a quiet corner of Northeast Philadelphia, and far from the downtown academic medical centers, but that didn’t stop its leaders from making the commitment to providing the most sophisticated medical and surgical programs. As we look deeply into the values and vision of Miss Jeanes, we recognize that she would heartily embrace the initiatives we are in the midst of championing. “Every move we make at Jeanes Hospital is guided by Anna’s vision,” said Linda J. Grass, President and CEO of Jeanes Hospital. “Even today, a century after she willed the creation of a hospital, we remain confident that she would be proud of us for embracing high-end technology that nobody would have even envisioned in her time.” Grass explained that Miss Jeanes’ progressive attitude made her a leader in the Quaker community, and that attitude has been the beacon the hospital has followed as it journeyed from being a simple community hospital to its current standing as a tertiary-level cardiovascular center and surgical destination. Temple University Health System’s CEO agrees with Grass. “Even as we look back this year on Jeanes Hospital’s 85-year history, we know that honoring our mission means continuing to drive progress in patient care in every area of medicine,” said Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS, President and CEO of Temple University Health System and Dean of Temple University School of Medicine. “One of our priorities across the health enterprise at Temple is to attract topflight physicians who can develop and deliver the most advanced diagnostic and treatment procedures in the region,” continued Dr. Kaiser. “Jeanes Hospital gives Temple the opportunity to project that expertise across a larger region and provide access to high-end specialty care closer to home.”
In 1996, Jeanes Hospital became a member hospital of the Temple University Health System, and the new millennium focused on programmatic growth. Included in this era were programs like heart surgery, thoracic surgery (see page 6), spine procedures, vascular surgery, and bariatric surgery. Sizeable investments were made to offer the community high-end diagnostics and procedures such as cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology. In 2012, Fox Chase Cancer Center’s affiliation with the Temple University Health System afforded Jeanes Hospital the opportunity to embrace one of Miss Jeanes’ original missions for her hospital — nationally recognized cancer care. In addition to physician and administrative leadership at Jeanes Hospital, the decision to invest in technological and programmatic growth as a strategic focal point was also driven by governance. The Jeanes Hospital Board of Directors and the Anna T. Jeanes Foundation Board have cleared the way for these advancements and have made Jeanes Hospital unlike other community hospitals in the region. “In the 1950s, Jeanes Hospital advertised ‘terrorless tonsillectomies.’ We still offer those,” quipped Joe Evans, Chair of the Jeanes Hospital Board of Directors. “But the hospital has grown in size and stature, thanks to a Board of Directors that has been stalwartly supporting the development of initiatives recommended to us by the hospital’s leaders.” Evans continued, “It has always felt right. The investments that the Board of Directors supported through the years have dovetailed with our physicians’ objectives and our administration’s goals. Dating back to the original board of trustees, who carried out Miss Jeanes’ wishes, there has always been synergy in decisions about the direction of our hospital’s growth.” It was said of Miss Jeanes: “With her, every act became a noble deed… She did what she could to help humanity
Linda J. Grass President and CEO, Jeanes Hospital
Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS President and CEO, Temple University Health System and Dean of Temple University School of Medicine
Joe Evans Chair of the Jeanes Hospital Board of Directors and gave of her abundance to those whom she felt needed uplifting.” Jeanes Hospital, with Temple Health and Fox Chase Cancer Center colleagues, will always pursue new milestones, and live up to those words in Miss Jeanes’ stead.
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