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Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC), an affiliate of the Barnabas Health (formerly known as Saint Barnabas Health Care System), is a 577-bed non-profit major teaching hospital located in Livingston, New Jersey. It is the oldest and largest nonprofit, nonsectarian hospital in New Jersey.〔(St. Barnabas Medical Center - Bio, News, Photos ),''The Washington Times'' - accessed December 23, 2010〕 ==History== In 1865, a dedicated group of women known as ''the Ladies Society of Saint Barnabas House'' established ''The Hospital of Saint Barnabas'' in a private home. Eliza Titus who was the first patient gave her small estate to help in creating the first hospital on McWhorter Street in Newark. On February 18, 1867, The Hospital of Saint Barnabas became the first incorporated hospital in New Jersey by the act of New Jersey Legislature. The hospital was later moved to a larger site on High Street in Newark in 1869. The hospital was called ''Saint Barnabas Hospital'' and had been expanding services for many decades. Between 1950 and 1955 there was discussion of relocating the hospital outside of Newark. Finally, the decision was made to move to Livingston. The new site was purchased in 1956 and the hospital was renamed to ''Saint Barnabas Medical Center'' in the same year. The new hospital at the current location was opened on November 29, 1964. Since that day, Saint Barnabas Medical Center has been expanding with opening of new departments and units. In 1982, the Board of Trustees voted to form a multi-corporation healthcare system with ''the Saint Barnabas Corporation'' as the parent company which was the beginning of ''Saint Barnabas Health Care System''. Both Saint Barnabas Medical Center and Saint Barnabas Health Care System continued to grow. In 1996, the Federal Trade Commission approved Saint Barnabas Health Care System to form a statewide health system. The system included eight acute-care hospitals: Saint Barnabas Medical Center; Community Medical Center in Toms River; Irvington General Hospital; Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood; Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch; Newark Beth Israel Medical Center; Union Hospital; and Wayne General Hospital. The system later expanded to include Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, West Hudson Hospital in Kearney and Wayne General Hospital.〔(Our History ), ''Saint Barnabas Medical Center'' - accessed July 11, 2009〕 However, Wayne General Hospital subsequently changed to affiliate with another organization (Saint Joseph's Healthcare System), Irvington General Hospital was later owned by City of Irvington,〔(Irvington hearing on $85 million budget scheduled for Monday ), ''the Star-Ledger'', April 25, 2009 - accessed July 11, 2009〕 and Union Hospital was closed in 2007.〔(NJ residents worried about hospital closings ), ''The Star-Ledger'', February 20, 2008 - accessed July 11, 2009〕 Alongside the hospital's cafeteria for eating, there was once a Mcdonald's restaurant at the end of the cafe corridor but since has been replaced with a wrap and sandwich eatery. In 2011, the Saint Barnabas Health Care System was renamed to Barnabas Health. 〔(Barnabas Today ), ''Saint Barnabas Medical Center'', Fall 2011 - Accessed November 26, 2011〕 Saint Barnabas Medical Center currently treats about 35,000 inpatients and close to 90,000 Emergency Department patients per year. The Medical Center and the Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center, also in Livingston, provide treatment and services for about 300,000 outpatient visits annually.〔(About Us ), ''SBMC'' - accessed July 16, 2012〕 IN May 2015, construction began on a $250 million renovation and expansion of the center.〔http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2015/05/250m_renovation_underway_at_essex_county_hospital.html#incart_special-report〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saint Barnabas Medical Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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