About Jefferson Regional
Jefferson Hospital Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization incorporated in the State of Arkansas. Jefferson Hospital Association’s primary purpose is to provide healthcare to the citizens of Southeast Arkansas. Jefferson Hospital Association, Inc., d/b/a Jefferson Regional Medical Center, the only general acute care hospital in Jefferson County, is licensed for 300 beds. Jefferson Regional serves residents of an 11 county area that includes Jefferson, Cleveland and Lincoln counties (primary service area) and Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Dallas, Desha, Drew and Grant counties (secondary service area). It is estimated that approximately 65 percent of Jefferson Regional’s patients originate from its primary service area with 35 percent originating from the secondary service area.
Mission
Improving health through excellence and compassion.
Vision
To be the healthcare provider and employer of choice for Southeast Arkansas.
Values
Jefferson Regional Medical Center, as a community-owned, not-for-profit health care provider, is guided by a core set of values known as “CARES” which provides direction to the organization in achieving our mission. These values are as follows:
Compassion – We show concern and understanding for others 24/7
Accountability – We conduct our daily activities with reliability
Respect – We show consideration, fairness and dignity to others
Excellence – We perform at a level that meets or exceeds expectations
Safety – We strive for zero harm for our patients and fellow employees
Governance & Accountability
Jefferson Hospital Association, Inc. is comprised of 30 members with the primary responsibility of electing the Board of Directors. A 15-member Board of Directors conducts the business of the Association. Thirteen members are elected for six-year terms by the membership of the Association following recommendations of a Nominating Committee. In addition to the elected Directors, the Chief Executive Officer of the Association and the Chief of the Medical Staff of Jefferson Regional Medical Center are non-voting, ex-officio members of the Board of Directors as long as they hold those positions.
Focused On The Future
Within the next decade, Jefferson Regional will build a new facility to replace the current hospital. This will impact the health, wellness and economy throughout Southeast Arkansas for generations to come and will fulfill Jefferson Regional’s promise to provide quality health services to all members of our community.
Jefferson Regional Brand Promise
This is our pledge to our patients and their families, to our employees, and to the people of Southeast Arkansas.
At Jefferson Regional Medical Center, we are actively working to improve the health of the communities we serve and to transform the way we deliver care. We will always strive to improve, both inside and outside our walls, because positive change is a never-ending journey. This journey to improve health and healthcare in Southeast Arkansas begins with each of us. We will continually seek out change and innovation in order to always move forward.
What We Believe:
- We believe patient care excellence is a commitment to those we serve – one that we renew each day. We will be here to deliver high-quality, specialized healthcare that is compassionate, collaborative and individually focused.
- We believe that a culture of empathy, respect, teamwork and compassion is vital to our success.
- We believe it is essential to partner with patients and their families, making them members of the care team, in order to achieve positive outcomes.
- We believe in taking a strong leadership role in improving the health of our communities, today and in the future. We recognize the importance of partnering and aligning with other organizations to achieve this goal.
We are inspired each day by the potential of Southeast Arkansas and the people making a difference in it. Together we will make our communities healthier places to live, work and grow.
This is a promise we make, because it is the right thing to do.
Sharp-focused on the Future
Jefferson Regional is located on the western edge of the Arkansas Delta. It’s an area rich with tradition and filled with strong people who have weathered the societal and economic storms of life and succeeded. They persevere to make a better future for themselves and their families. Life in the Delta is sometimes filled with uncertainty, but it’s also filled with history, creativity, industrial development, rich farmland and even richer traditions.
Yes, there are challenges, but with challenges come opportunities … and we at Jefferson Regional are in a unique position to see both every day. Here at home, poverty is widespread, and many in our community struggle daily to put food on the table with very little left over to pay for other needs, such as healthcare. Chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease have continued to grow at alarming rates. Over the course of more than 100 years, we’ve responded dynamically to many of these challenges, developing programs and services to meet these needs. There’s a term you may remember from your elementary biology class: symbiosis. It’s a great word to describe how Jefferson Regional has become intertwined with the community. As the term implies, we’ve formed a close, enduring relationship with Southeast Arkansas, one that provides mutual benefit. Without a doubt, our community has come to depend on Jefferson Regional, as we depend on them.
We’ve become sharp-focused on delivering the healthcare our community demands. And we deliver it in ways that other hospitals could not. Looking across the years, you’ll see countless examples of how we’ve brought cutting-edge technology to the Delta to fulfill our mission. Beginning with traditional X-ray technology almost a century ago and evolving all the way through state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we’ve made whatever investment was needed to keep our services current. And all the while we’ve continued to aggressively recruit physicians, who have brought the talent needed to utilize this technology. Now, after spending more than a century as the beating heart of healthcare in Southeast Arkansas, we find ourselves uniquely specialized to provide healthcare here at home.