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BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and mid-Missouri regions. With net revenue of $3.2 billion, BJC serves urban, suburban and rural communities; and includes 13 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

Facility Highlights
Hospitals Employees Physicians Staffed Beds Hospital Admissions Home Health Visits Emergency Department Visits Net Revenue Charity and Uncompensated Care	13 26,477 6,415 3,259 144,670 196,116 421,965 $3.2 billion $167 million
Medical Education
Future Physicians (Residents, interns, fellows and medical students) Future Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Clinical Nursing Institute Continuing Education Attendees*	922 630 2,723
Community Service
Community Education Events* Attendees at Community Education Events* Youth Development Programs Attendees at Youth Development Programs Mammographies at Mobile Sites* OASIS Members*	1,856 235,839 7,169 83,261 11,420 95,326

Statistics (except as noted) are from year-end 2008. Totals are aggregate figures for the hospitals and health care services that are members of BJC HealthCare.
* = year-end 2005

BJC's affiliated teaching hospitals, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital, are affiliated with internationally renowned Washington University School of Medicine, consistently ranked among the nation's best medical schools and research institutions.

BJC's other major affiliated hospitals are Christian Hospital and Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis and Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri. BJC's affiliated community hospitals include Alton Memorial Hospital, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Clay County Hospital, Parkland Health Center and Missouri Baptist Hospital-Sullivan. BJC HealthCare and HealthSouth are partners in The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis. BJC's newest hospital, Progress West HealthCare Center, opened in early 2007 in St. Charles County.

Historical Highlights

1993
Barnes-Jewish Inc., an urban, academic medical center affiliated with Washington University School of Medicine; and Christian Health Services, a suburban community hospital network, merge to form BJC Health System.


1994
BJC consolidates occupational health services in the St. Louis metropolitan area and later forms BJC Corporate Health Services, serving both mid-Missouri and St. Louis employers.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center in west St. Louis County joins BJC.

St. Louis Children's Hospital, a premier pediatric hospital affiliated with Washington University School of Medicine, joins BJC.

BJC establishes the Center for Quality Management to coordinate efforts to enhance the quality of medical care and services throughout the system.


1995
BJC designs and implements a comprehensive patient satisfaction assessment program, which is followed by similar programs to measure employee and physician satisfaction.

BJC and Washington University School of Medicine announce Innovations in Health Care, an internal grant program designed to foster research by employees to enhance patient care.

BJC establishes BJC Medical Group, an integrated group practice comprising primary care physicians, obstetricians and pediatricians.

BJC is among the first participants in Misouri's Meicaid managed-care program, MC+.


1996
Barnes Hospital and The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis formally merge to create Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

BJC establishes BJC Home Care Services with the consolidation of administrative functions of nine certified home health agencies, four hospices and other nursing services.

BJC establishes the division of community health and wellness to create and coordinate health outreach initiatives throughout the organization.

BJC announces major renovation and consolidation at Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's hospitals to make Washington University Medical Center more accessible and to enhance the quality of health-care services offered.

The state of Missouri awards BJC a contract to operate three mental health centers, thus complementing BJC's existing network of mental health services and forming BJC Behavioral Health.


1997
BJC purchases Group Health Plan's nine St. Louis area medical centers, strengthening the organization's ability to deliver and finance primary care services.

BJC begins offering St. Louis Children's Hospital pediatric services at other BJC facilities, the first being Missouri Baptist Medical Center.

Partners HMO transitions to local management and is renamed Health Partners of the Midwest four month later.

BJC and its aligned physicians form a joint contracting and management organization to enhance patient care.


1998
BJC agrees to a request from the city of St. Louis to manage -- for five years -- ConnectCare, the St. Louis metropolitan area's health care program for underinsured and uninsured people.


1999
BJC receives the National Quality Health Care Award -- one of the most prestigious awards in health care -- given by the National Committee for Quality Health Care.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates BJC and Washington University School of Medicine as one of eight Centers of Excellence in Health Care Epidemiology and Infection Control.


2000
BJC Health System changes its name to BJC HealthCare.

Physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine establish the Heart Care Institute on the campus of Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital.


2001
The BJC Center for Health Care Quality and Effectiveness partners with the Washington University Medical Informatics Laboratory, enabling BJC hospitals to use, where appropriate, expert medical software such as DoseChecker, PharmADE and GermWatcher.

The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine receives designation as a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center opens the Women's Center in Professional Office Building D on the Hospital's 55-acre campus.

BJC's newest hospital -- The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis  -- opens as a joint venture between HEALTHSOUTH and BJC.

The BJC Center for Health Care Quality and Effectiveness earns two grants of nearly $4 million from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality -- for BJC and Washington University School of Medicine to conduct research to improve patient safety.


2002
Barnes-Jewish Hospital opens the Center for Advanced Medicine, including the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center.

As the only Level I trauma center in St. Louis, Barnes-Jewish Hospital opens the new Charles F. Knight Trauma and Emergency Center, offering the most advanced technology and expert care from highly skilled teams in every medical and surgical subspecialty 24 hours a day (Level I verification from the American College of Surgeons -- the highest national recognition possible).

Missouri Baptist Medical Center earns the inaugural American Hospital Quest for Quality Prize honoring leadership and innovation in patient care quality, safety and commitment.


2003
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital opens a new Outpatient Surgery Center featuring a Diagnostic Imaging Center, and a Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Center.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital is named the first adult Magnet hospital in Missouri -- the highest level of recognition for hospital nursing awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

BJC introduces Help for Your Health, a health literacy initiative to improve understanding of health risks and encourage personal responsibility for health.


2004
Northwest HealthCare, a unique outpatient diagnostic center with 24-hour emergency care, opens in north St. Louis County.

Christian Hospital opens a new Chest Pain Center to serve as a one-stop diagnostic and treatment center for individuals with chest pain and cardiac conditions.

BJC breaks ground on Progress West HealthCare Center, a new 72-bed hospital in southern St. Charles County scheduled to be completed in 2007.

St. Louis Children's Hospital begins construction on a seven-story addition that will double the size of the neonatal intensive care unit and add more private rooms than any other pediatric facility in the region.

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital opens new Cardiology, Women's and Outpatient Surgery centers.

Clay County Hospital in Flora, Illinois, completes a 12,000-square-foot medical office building on its campus.


2005
The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest recognition of excellence by the National Cancer Institute.

The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital opens. The 14,055-square-foot facility offers medical oncology and radiation oncology care; cancer education, screening and support programs; and access to leading-edge clinical research studies at Washington University School of Medicine.

St. Louis Children's Hospital earns Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center -- the nation's highest honor for nursing excellence.

Boone Hospital Center earns Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center -- the nation's highest honor for nursing excellence.


2006
BJC HealthCare President and CEO Steven Lipstein is awarded the Missouri Hospital Association Distinguished Service Award, the association's highest honor. Lipstein's leadership, advocacy and commitment were cited.

St. Louis Children's Hospital and the Washington University School of Medicine initiate The Children's Discovery Institute  to accelerate cures for congenital heart disease, cancer, lung and respiratory disorders, and musculoskeletal diseases in children.

Boone Hospital Center opens the Center for Advanced Medicine, an 80,000-square-foot outpatient services faciility.

BarnesCare celebrates its 60th year of service in occupational medicine.

BJC Home Care Services, the oldest home care west of the Mississippi River, receives the Overall Top Performer Award in home care from Professional Research Consultants.

Christian Hospital opens its expanded Cancer Care Center and outpatient Diabetes Institute.

Boone Hospital Center opens the 80,000-square-foot Center for Advanced Medicine to house outpatient services in one location for patient convenience.


2007
Missouri Baptist Medical Center is recognized with the VHS Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence for exceeding national performance standards for clinical care in specific areas.

Progress West HealthCare Center, the first newly built hospital in the St. Louis region in two decades, opens in one of the fastest growing areas of St. Charles County.

Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital completes a 60,000-square-foot expansion and renovation project.

Alton Memorial Hospital opens the Center for Senior Renewal to treat older adults who have depression, dementia and other mental illnesses.

The BJC Institute of Health is initiated by a $30 million gift over five years from BJC. The 11-story research building on the campus of Washington University Medical Center will be home to BioMed 21, the university's initiative to bring medical breakthroughs to the patient bedside faster.

BJC earns the 2007 Corporate Citizenship Award from the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association.

2008
Barnes-Jewish Hospital earns the Primaris Hospital Quality Award, an annual Missouri award honoring continuous improvement and innovative improvement efforts.

St. Louis Children's Hospital is ranked #5 among pediatric hospitals in the United States by Parents magazine

Missouri Baptist Medical Center's Mitchell Cordover, MD, is the only Missouri physician to earn "Hero" recognition from the American College of Emergency Physicians.

For the 16th consecutive year, Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the only St. Louis-area hospital or medical institution ranked among America's elite medical centers in the U.S. News & World Report  "America's Best Hospitals" issue.

Clay County Hospital in Flora, Illinois, completes a 3,500-square-foot expansion.

The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital opens.

Then-presidential hopeful Barack Obama shadows nurses at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the largest hospital in Missouri.

Hollywood mega-star Will Smith visits patients at St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Construction of the Kling Center for Proton Therapy begins at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. Proton beam technology can target tumors with great precision, thus avoiding radiation exposure to organs and healthy tissue. This facility will use a very small cyclotron (machine that generates the protons) that has never been used in the United States.

Boone Hospital Center  introduces the da Vinci Surgical System, a robot that provides a minimally invasive approach to complex surgery.