Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | |
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RWJBarnabas Health | |
Geography | |
Location | Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States |
Coordinates | 40°42′35″N 74°12′45″W / 40.709831°N 74.212512°W |
Organization | |
Affiliated university | New Jersey Medical School |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 665[1] |
History | |
Opened | 1902 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.rwjbh.org/NewarkBeth |
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC), previously Newark Beth Israel Hospital, is a 665-bed quaternary care, teaching hospital located in Newark, New Jersey serving the healthcare needs for Newark and the Northern Jersey area.[1] The hospital is owned by the RWJBarnabas Health System and is the third-largest hospital in the system.
NBIMC is affiliated with the New Jersey Medical School of Rutgers University and features over 100 residents.[2][3] It has an adult and pediatric emergency department, but serious trauma is usually handled by the nearby University Hospital. Attached to the medical center is the Children's Hospital of New Jersey, which treats infants and young people up to age 21.