National Jewish Health

National Jewish Health
National Jewish Health, circa 1920.
Geography
Location	1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado, United States
Coordinates	39°44′21″N 104°56′32″W / 39.73914°N 104.9421°W / 39.73914; -104.9421
Organization
Care system	Private, non-profit
Type	Specialist
Affiliated university	University of Colorado Denver
Services
Emergency department	N/A
Beds	46
Speciality	respiratory care
History
Opened	1899
Links
Website	www.nationaljewish.org
Lists	Hospitals in Colorado

National Jewish Health is a Denver, Colorado academic hospital/clinic doing research and treatment in respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders. It is an internationally respected medical center that draws people from many countries to receive care. Founded in 1899 to treat tuberculosis,^[1] it is non-sectarian but had funding from B'nai B'rith until the 1950s.^[2]

The hospital, originally named as the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives has been renamed many times, including as National Jewish Hospital (1925–1964), National Jewish Hospital and Research Center (1965–1977), National Jewish Hospital and Research Center/National Asthma Center (following a 1978 merger with the National Asthma Center), National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine (1986–1996). and National Jewish Medical and Research Center (1997–2008). In July 2008, it was renamed National Jewish Health.^[1]