BJC HealthCare

2019 BJC medical group - BJC medical group employs 242 physicians with a range of medical and surgical specialties. The physicians serve patients in st. louis, mo; farmington, mo; sullivan, mo. ; mid-missouri and southern Illinois. BJC medical group supports physician practices associated with BJC Healthcare hospitals and helps them grow. The medical group also partners with private physicians and BJC hospitals to recruit physicians to growing markets. Physician recruits include both primary and specialty physicians. The organization had 789,194 visits.

BJC clinical engineering manages clinical assets across BJC, including operational support and maintenance management of diagnostic, treatment and patient support medical equipment such as biomedical equipment, clinical laboratory equipment and diagnostic imaging technology. Service engineers are deployed across the 15 hospitals and other Health service organizations as required to meet demand. BJC clinical engineering works in collaboration with other BJC departments concerning patient safety for maintenance and product recalls; pre-purchase evaluation and support cost analysis; asset management planning from acquisition through disposal; project planning and management; and environmental rounds.

BJC information services and technology services department plans, develops and supports information technology and telecommunications initiatives throughout BJC. The 400-person department maintains the organization's technology infrastructure and achieves specific strategic goals related to clinical care, patient safety and evidence-based medicine, process simplification and standardization, automation, education, workforce development, financial management and patient satisfaction. BJC hospitals benefit from the centralized depth of information services knowledge and the commitment to innovative technology solutions.