Message From Our President and CEO

National Jewish Health – Leading Respiratory Hospital Delivering Excellence in Collaborative Multispecialty Care

For more than 126 years, patients from across the country and around the world have turned to National Jewish Health for expertise in some of the most complex respiratory, cardiovascular and immunologic conditions. What distinguishes National Jewish Health is not simply the depth of our specialty expertise, but how our physicians, researchers and caregivers work together to provide comprehensive care and a unique health care experience.

At National Jewish Health, collaboration is central to how we care for patients – both children and adults. Complex or chronic health conditions often require the expertise of multiple specialists, and our teams bring that expertise together to develop a coordinated approach tailored to each patient. Our goal is to provide exceptional care while helping patients and their families better understand their health, their treatment options and the steps they can take to live healthier lives.

Our commitment to patients is strengthened by our commitment to discovery science. We bring research and clinical care together so that advances in science can translate into better diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Our physicians and researchers work across disciplines to advance new therapies, technologies and approaches to care, while integrating promising and cutting-edge discoveries into clinical practice when they can benefit our patients.

This connection between discovery and care is at the heart of National Jewish Health. We are investing in advanced diagnostics, innovative technologies and new models of care that can help us better understand and prevent diseases and deliver more personalized treatment.

As a nonprofit institution since our founding in 1899, National Jewish Health is committed to serving patients regardless of ability to pay. The generosity of our donors helps make it possible for us to provide charitable care, advance medical research and educate the next generation of health care professionals.

National Jewish Health is the nation's leading respiratory hospital and a destination for excellence in collaborative multispecialty care.

We Never Say Never.^®

Michael Salem, MD, FACS
President & CEO