Regional Services and Emergency Preparedness

$3 million
Health Care Safety Net
    
BJC HealthCare is headquartered in the City of St. Louis, and our hospitals are located throughout the region. We serve all areas of the community, including those that are economically distressed and historically underserved.

As a member of the St. Louis Regional Health Commission, BJC is committed to improving the region’s health-care safety net, increasing health care access, enhancing community collaboration, reducing health disparities and improving health outcomes, particularly among those most at risk.

BJC HealthCare also was a driving force behind the creation of Saint Louis ConnectCare in 1997. In 2000, BJC contributed $850,000 to keep ConnectCare in operation after they lost federal disproportionate share funding.

  From the beginning, BJC has been an important and enduring member of the ConnectCare partnership, which comprises members of the public and private sector, including St. Louis City and St. Louis County governments, hospital systems, medical schools, state government, the federal government and other community health centers. In 2005, BJC contributed $800,000 to ConnectCare to assist in the transition of their health clinics to federally qualified health centers.

BJC also provides in-kind services to Saint Louis ConnectCare in the form of legal counsel, risk management, information systems and financial support. In addition, BJC partners with ConnectCare to ensure patients receive health care services where most appropriate.

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BJC is the only multi-hospital health care organization that maintains both adult and children’s hospitals in the City of St. Louis. Two hospitals operate Level 1 trauma centers equipped to treat the most severely injured, and our pediatric hospital operates a Level 1 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for premature and critically ill infants. We also support Saint Louis ConnectCare and the St. Louis Regional Health Commission in their efforts to extend care to all citizens in the region.

 
 

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Contents
Partnering with the Community
Caring for All Patients
Supporting Regional Services
Educating Health Professionals
Promoting Health Literacy
BJC Corporate Community Outreach
Supporting Regional Economic Development
BJC HealthCare Purpose, Goal and Shared Principles