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West Jefferson Medical Center earned the Healthgrades 2019 America’s 250 Best Hospitals Award – the only hospital in Louisiana to receive such prestigious recognition.
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With 6 clinics in and around the Westbank area, we have a convenient location for you, close to home.
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From the time we opened our doors in April of 1960, West Jefferson Medical Center has delivered one-of-a-kind care to the Westbank community of Jefferson Parish. Today, we’re a 419-bed not-for-profit hospital offering specialized, comprehensive care in more than 50 specialties and sub-specialties in medicine.

Our departments for spinal surgery, neuroscience, and neurosurgery are ranked in the top 5 in Louisiana, according to Healthgrades. We have a prestigious cancer program accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, as well as an Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stoke Centers by The Joint Commission. In 2019 we were named one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades. We continue to meet and exceed national standards for care. That means you can count on us to bring the latest and greatest expertise to your care, every time you step through our doors.

At West Jefferson Medical Center, treating you like family is the only way we know. With a long legacy of caring for generations of families on the Westbank, our physicians and staff go the extra mile to deliver personalized care with compassion and commitment. We’re a hospital on a mission to help you get to the very best version of you. So no matter where you are on your healthcare journey, the best in healthcare is now closer than ever before.

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At The Family Doctors clinics, the level of care offered to our patient population ranges from treating acute to chronic conditions. Our medical staff is focused on specialties such as family practice, internal medicine, and pediatrics.
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New Orleans cancer patients have many available programs and technological options. Our comprehensive program includes Palliative Care, a Survivorship Clinic, Clinical Trials and the ONLY Radiation Therapy Department on the West Bank of New Orleans.
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West Jefferson provides patients with heart and vascular conditions with exceptional medical and surgical treatments options by offering the latest technology, compassion, and education resources to care for all of any cardiovascular condition.
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The Family Birth Place’s staff is dedicated to providing the most positive pregnancy and birth experience. From our extensive selection of prenatal classes to our quality nursing staff, we are always mindful of our core values- courage, commitment, and compassion.
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The Sleep Disorders Center is a comprehensive facility dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of all major sleep/wake disorders. Our staff is comprised of sleep technologists who are registered in both sleep technology and respiratory therapy to ensure patients receive the most accurate diagnosis and best treatment.
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As the first Primary Stroke Center in Louisiana, our team is committed to providing each patient with comprehensive, interdisciplinary stroke care from the time they arrive by EMS to when they are recovering.
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The Center for Surgical Weight Loss at West Jefferson is proudly accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, and is a Comprehensive Center. It is our goal to provide our patients with the best surgical options to help them lead a healthier lifestyle.
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Our team of physicians and staff provide the most advanced minimally invasive technology, and quality diagnostic urologic care to ourpatients because we want you to feel confident in your West Jeff urologist.
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Defining Quality

Healthgrades recognized WJMC as one of America's 100 Best Stroke Care Centers and Stroke Care Excellence awards in 2019
Healthgrades recognized WJMC as one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals in 2019.
Healthgrades recognized WJMC with the Neurosciences Excellence award in 2019.
West Jefferson Medical Center has been designated as a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology (ACR), which recognizes our facility's commitment to patient safety and effective diagnostic care.
The Commission on Cancer recognizes that the Cancer Program at West Jeff meets the CoC quality care standards and maintains levels of excellence in delivering comprehensive patient care.
West Jefferson Medical Center is a FairWarning® Ready Certified Care Provider at the Professional Achievement Level, demonstrating its dedication to patient privacy.
Healthgrades recognized WJMC as one of America's 100 Best Stroke Care Centers and Stroke Care Excellence awards in 2018.
The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.
The Healthgrades 2018 Patient Safety Excellence Award designation recognizes superior performance of hospitals that have prevented the occurrence of serious, potentially avoidable complications for patients during hospital stays.
This achievement places WJMC among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation as measured by lowest risk-adjusted mortality.
West Jefferson is the ONLY hospital in the Greater New Orleans Area to achieve Top 5% in the nation for Patient Safety Excellence in 2017.
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West Jefferson Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology by the American College of Radiology.

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