Martha Jefferson Hospital is a nonprofit community hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was founded in 1903 by eight local physicians. In 2004, the facility had a capacity of 201 beds, including 176 acute-care beds. The hospital employed a staff of 1,500 and had 365 affiliated physicians.

In its fiscal year ending Sep. 30, 2003, Martha Jefferson Hospital:

• Delivered 1,717 babies
• Handled 33,106 emergency department visits
• Registered 9,185 admissions and 136,917 outpatient visits
• Had 9,435 operating room visits
• Made 23,044 home health care visits.

The hospital serves an 8-county region, so it is common for children who grew up in seemingly distant parts of Virginia to discover they were born at the same hospital, Martha Jefferson.

References

• Martha Jefferson Hospital
• Medical Facilities for Charlottesville Area, The Daily Progress, Aug. 20, 2004.