Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
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Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center was a community-based acute care hospital in Plainfield, New Jersey
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after a railroad accident. Job Male
donated the land.
The hospital was first located on Muhlenberg Place, now West Third Street.
The hospital is named after Reverend William Augustus Muhlenberg, who was a rector at the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion
in New York. William Muhlenberg is also the founder of St. Luke's Hospital
in New York City.
Muhlenberg School of Nursing was founded in 1894 with two students. In 1971 the School of Nursing established an affiliation with Union County College
in Cranford, New Jersey.
In 1994 the hospital celebrated its 100th anniversary.
In 1997 Solaris Health System was formed by joining Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center and JFK Medical Center
in Edison, New Jersey
. In November, 2007, Solaris Health System announced that it was intending to sell Muhlenberg.
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center closed its 355 bed facility on August 13, 2008. JFK Medical Center continues to operate a satellite emergency department as well as other outpatient care from the facility.
Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population increased to a record high of 49,808....
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History
It was founded in 1877 by the residents of Plainfield, New JerseyPlainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population increased to a record high of 49,808....
after a railroad accident. Job Male
Job Male
Job Male was the first Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey, serving from 1869–1870 and 1877–1878 and finally 1887–1890.-Biography:...
donated the land.
The hospital was first located on Muhlenberg Place, now West Third Street.
The hospital is named after Reverend William Augustus Muhlenberg, who was a rector at the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion
Church of the Holy Communion and Buildings
The Church of the Holy Communion and Buildings are historic Episcopal church buildings at 656-662 Avenue of the Americas at West 20th Street in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City....
in New York. William Muhlenberg is also the founder of St. Luke's Hospital
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, an academic affiliate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, is a 1,076-bed, full-service community and tertiary care hospital serving New York City’s Midtown West, Upper West Side and parts of Harlem....
in New York City.
Muhlenberg School of Nursing was founded in 1894 with two students. In 1971 the School of Nursing established an affiliation with Union County College
Union County College
Union County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Union County, New Jersey. As the first and oldest of New Jersey's 19 community colleges, Union County College has been serving both career-minded and transfer-oriented students since 1933. The...
in Cranford, New Jersey.
In 1994 the hospital celebrated its 100th anniversary.
In 1997 Solaris Health System was formed by joining Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center and JFK Medical Center
JFK Medical Center (Edison, New Jersey)
John F. Kennedy Medical Center is a 535-bed acute care hospital affiliated with Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education located in Edison, New Jersey. In 1997 Solaris Health System was formed by joining JFK Medical Center and Muhlenberg...
in Edison, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey
Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...
. In November, 2007, Solaris Health System announced that it was intending to sell Muhlenberg.
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center closed its 355 bed facility on August 13, 2008. JFK Medical Center continues to operate a satellite emergency department as well as other outpatient care from the facility.
External links
- Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools of Nursing, History, Retrieved 6/4/2009
- Plainfield Today: Muhlenberg Hospital Sale: A Blessing in Disguise? Friday, November 16, 2007
- New Jersey Monthly; Who Killed Muhlenberg Hospital?, October 14, 2008.
- JFK Medical Center, Muhlenberg Campus