East Jefferson General Hospital  East Jefferson General Hospital is a hospital in Metairie, Louisiana (U.S.). The hospital broke ground in 1965 and is still expanding. The facility serves the people of the East Bank of Jefferson Parish. In 1965, the Jefferson Parish council passed an ordinance for the construction of a hospital service to be built on the East Bank of the Jefferson Parish. East Jefferson General Hospital inaugurated on February 14, 1971. It originally included 250 beds and 250 physicians. The hospital has since expanded adding medical office buildings, the Yenni Treatment Center for outpatient cancer treatment, and the Domino Pavilion (outpatient laboratory and outpatient radiology, as well as same-day treatments). The hospital’s primary financial support comes through the EJGH Foundation. The hospital currently includes 420 beds and over 3000 employees (along with more than 650 physicians), making it one of the largest employers in the Parish region. The hospital is publicly owned and not-for profit, governed by a 10-member volunteer Board of Directors appointed by the Jefferson Parish Council and the Parish President. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. In 2002, East Jefferson General was the first hospital in Louisiana to receive the Magnet Recognition Program accreditation for nursing excellence. In 2008, EJGH became Louisiana’s first hospital to earn affiliate status as a member of the MD Anderson Cancer Network. In 2016, EJGH completed a $2 million renovation of their Breast Care Center. The breast center currently performs over 11,000 mammograms, 3,800 ultrasounds and 500 image guided biopsies each year. By 2018, East Jefferson General Hospital plans to open a new free-standing 24/7 emergency department with 10–12 beds. The facilities will include access to computerized tomography scans, X-ray, and ultrasounds, among other diagnostic services. Key people include Raymond DeCorte, M.D. (President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer), Jeffrey Sketchler, M.D. (Chief of Staff).