Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Encyclopedia
Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC), an affiliate of the Barnabas Health (formerly known as Saint Barnabas Health Care System), is a 597-bed non-profit major teaching hospital
located in Livingston, New Jersey
. It is the oldest and largest nonprofit, nonsectarian hospital in New Jersey.
. 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. 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
, and Union Hospital was closed in 2007.
In 2001, Saint Barnabas Health Care System has been renamed to Barnabas Health.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center currently treats about 40,000 inpatients and over 65,000 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.
within Saint Barnabas Medical Center. A few examples are The Saint Barnabas Institute of Neurology
and Neurosurgery
, The Cancer
Centers, Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
, The Comprehensive Stroke
Center at Saint Barnabas, and The Joint
Institute. A few notable departments and centers are:
has eight full-time neonatologists during the day, at least two newborn specialists at night, and more than 100 NICU nurses.
The department also formed the nation's first hospital-affiliated program with a private cord blood bank
, LifebankUSA, to encourages patients to bank or donate the material for research.
The Institute has been the pioneer in fertility research. Dr. Jacques Cohen, an embryologist of the Institute, discovered a technique called the cytoplasmic transfer
in 1996 in which the contents of a fertile egg from a donor are injected into the infertile egg of the patient who has undergone unsuccessful attempts of IVF along with the sperm.
The institute is also the first develop a test to detect chromosome translocations in human embryos to increase the success rate and avoid genetic disorder
. The work received the general Program Prize of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in 1996. Another PDG work on aneuploidy
also received the prize paper of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology in 1998
Other research areas at the Institute include oocyte cryopreservation
, embryo
cryopreservation
, micromanipulative procedures to improve embryo development and implantation, and embryo selection protocols.
The research achievements from the Institute received both praise and criticism. The works have raised some concerns about ethical
issues in this field including a possibility that a child may have genes from more than two adults and the usage of human embryos.
The division performed the first paired kidney exchange in New Jersey at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in 2005. Over time, it has performed many kidney transplants and exchanges including complex multihospital kidney exchanges.
The division also provides education programs such as the first live kidney transplant operation broadcast to a public audience in the UK at Dana Centre
in 2007.
, 18-bed burn step-down unit, and two hydrotherapy
suites. Outpatient department provides specialized burn care for patients who do not require hospitalization. The center treats 400 patients annually.
The center also provides education and outreach programs through sponsorship from Saint Barnabas Burn Foundation which was established in 1987. Free clinical education programs are prehospital care, emergency department & hospital programs, and nursing school
program. Community outreach programs include classroom programs designed to enhance science and health curriculum
, juvenile
firesetter intervention program, and a mobile trailer
that recreates a home environment to educate children about fire safety
.
The Burn Center and its staff were discussed in the book titled After the Fire: A True Story of Friendship and Survival by Robin Gaby Fisher – a Pulitzer Prize
finalist in a story about the survival of the two most burned victims in the Seton Hall fire in 2000.
, General Surgery
, Neurosurgery
, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology
, Pathology
, Podiatry
, and Otolaryngology
/Facial Plastic Surgery
with more than 150 positions. The Medical Center is affiliated with New Jersey Medical School
in Newark, New Jersey
; St. George’s University in St. George's, Grenada; and New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
.
hospitals in major metropolitan areas. It also received high scores for its specialties
from U.S. News & World Report
: the 2nd highest score in New Jersey for Neurology
and Neurosurgery
; the 3rd highest score in New Jersey for Kidney disease; and the 4th highest score in New Jersey for Cancer
, Gynecology, and Urology
. In 2009, HealthGrades
– a leading independent healthcare ratings organization – ranked Saint Barnabas Medical Center high in women's health quality with one of only 15 hospitals nationwide to earn both the Women's Health and Maternity Care Excellence Awards for 2009/2010.
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
located in Livingston, New Jersey
Livingston, New Jersey
Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 29,366.Livingston was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813, from portions of Caldwell Township and Springfield...
. It is the oldest and largest nonprofit, nonsectarian hospital in New Jersey.
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 NewarkNewark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
. On February 18, 1867, The Hospital of Saint Barnabas became the first incorporated hospital in New Jersey by the act of New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
. 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
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act...
approved Saint Barnabas Health Care System to form a statewide health system. The system included eight acute-care
Acute care
Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery...
hospitals: Saint Barnabas Medical Center; Community Medical Center
Community Medical Center
Community Medical Center is a hospital in Toms River, New Jersey. The original hospital was small, but was expanded in the 1980s with a five-level parking garage and a new four-story section of patient rooms. The hospital has been undergoing another expansion since 2004; when completed, the...
in Toms River
Toms River, New Jersey
Toms River is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Toms River Township and is the county seat of Ocean County, New Jersey. It is part of a larger Toms River Township...
; Irvington General Hospital; Kimball Medical Center
Kimball Medical Center
Kimball Medical Center, formerly Paul Kimball Hospital, is a hospital located in Lakewood Township, New Jersey that serves parts of northern Ocean County and southern Monmouth County. The hospital is affiliated with the Barnabas Health...
in Lakewood; Monmouth Medical Center
Monmouth Medical Center
Monmouth Medical Center, in Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, is one of New Jersey’s largest community academic medical centers and is an academic affiliate of Philadelphia’s Drexel University College of Medicine. It provides Post-graduate education via several medical residencies in...
in Long Branch
Long Branch, New Jersey
Long Branch is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 30,719.Long Branch was formed on April 11, 1867, as the Long Branch Commission, from portions of Ocean Township...
; Newark Beth Israel Medical Center; Union Hospital; and Wayne General Hospital. The system later expanded to include Clara Maass Medical Center
Clara Maass Medical Center
Clara Maass Medical Center is a hospital in Belleville, New Jersey that is part of the Barnabas Health. It was founded in 1868 as the Newark German Hospital, and was renamed in 1952 in honor of Clara Maass, a former nurse who trained there at the hospital's Christina Trefz Training School for...
in Belleville
Belleville, New Jersey
Belleville is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 35,926.-History:...
, West Hudson Hospital in Kearney and Wayne General Hospital. 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, New Jersey
Irvington is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 53,926, a decline of 11.2% from the 60,695 residents enumerated in the 2000 Census.-Geography:...
, and Union Hospital was closed in 2007.
In 2001, Saint Barnabas Health Care System has been renamed to Barnabas Health.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center currently treats about 40,000 inpatients and over 65,000 Emergency Department
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
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.
Departments and centers
There are dozens of departments and centers of specialtiesSpecialty (medicine)
A specialty in medicine is a branch of medical science. After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.-History of medical specialization:To...
within Saint Barnabas Medical Center. A few examples are The Saint Barnabas Institute of Neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
and Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
, The Cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
Centers, Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Hematology
Hematology, also spelled haematology , is the branch of biology physiology, internal medicine, pathology, clinical laboratory work, and pediatrics that is concerned with the study of blood, the blood-forming organs, and blood diseases...
, The Comprehensive Stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
Center at Saint Barnabas, and The Joint
Joint
A joint is the location at which two or more bones make contact. They are constructed to allow movement and provide mechanical support, and are classified structurally and functionally.-Classification:...
Institute. A few notable departments and centers are:
Obstetrics and gynecology
The department of obstetrics and gynecology delivers about 7,000 babies annually. The department is designed as a regional perinatal center for high risk pregnancies. The 56-bed Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNeonatal intensive care unit
A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit —also called a Special Care Nursery, newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery , and special care baby unit —is an intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants.The problem of premature and congenitally ill infants is not a...
has eight full-time neonatologists during the day, at least two newborn specialists at night, and more than 100 NICU nurses.
The department also formed the nation's first hospital-affiliated program with a private cord blood bank
Cord blood bank
A cord blood bank is a facility which stores umbilical cord blood for future use. Both private and public cord blood banks have developed since the mid- to late-1990s in response to the potential for cord blood transplants in treating diseases of the blood and immune systems.Public banks accept...
, LifebankUSA, to encourages patients to bank or donate the material for research.
The Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science
Founded in 1995, the Institute provides fertility treatment to patients as well as conducting research in the field. It is one of the nation's largest fertility centers.The Institute has been the pioneer in fertility research. Dr. Jacques Cohen, an embryologist of the Institute, discovered a technique called the cytoplasmic transfer
Cytoplasmic transfer
Cytoplasmic transfer is an assisted reproductive technology , fertility technique whereby cytoplasm from a donor egg is injected into an egg with compromised mitochondria...
in 1996 in which the contents of a fertile egg from a donor are injected into the infertile egg of the patient who has undergone unsuccessful attempts of IVF along with the sperm.
The institute is also the first develop a test to detect chromosome translocations in human embryos to increase the success rate and avoid genetic disorder
Genetic disorder
A genetic disorder is an illness caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes, especially a condition that is present from before birth. Most genetic disorders are quite rare and affect one person in every several thousands or millions....
. The work received the general Program Prize of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in 1996. Another PDG work on aneuploidy
Aneuploidy
Aneuploidy is an abnormal number of chromosomes, and is a type of chromosome abnormality. An extra or missing chromosome is a common cause of genetic disorders . Some cancer cells also have abnormal numbers of chromosomes. Aneuploidy occurs during cell division when the chromosomes do not separate...
also received the prize paper of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology in 1998
Other research areas at the Institute include oocyte cryopreservation
Oocyte cryopreservation
Human oocyte cryopreservation is a novel technology in which a woman’s eggs are extracted, frozen and stored. Later, when she is ready to become pregnant, the eggs can be thawed, fertilized, and transferred to the uterus as embryos.-History:Cryopreservation itself has always played a central role...
, embryo
Embryo
An embryo is a multicellular diploid eukaryote in its earliest stage of development, from the time of first cell division until birth, hatching, or germination...
cryopreservation
Cryopreservation
Cryopreservation is a process where cells or whole tissues are preserved by cooling to low sub-zero temperatures, such as 77 K or −196 °C . At these low temperatures, any biological activity, including the biochemical reactions that would lead to cell death, is effectively stopped...
, micromanipulative procedures to improve embryo development and implantation, and embryo selection protocols.
The research achievements from the Institute received both praise and criticism. The works have raised some concerns about ethical
Bioethics
Bioethics is the study of controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy....
issues in this field including a possibility that a child may have genes from more than two adults and the usage of human embryos.
Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division
The Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division at Saint Barnabas Medical Center and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center combined is one of the most active transplant programs in the United States with more than 270 cases annually making them one of the 15 founding members of Coalition of Major Transplant Centers (MTC).The division performed the first paired kidney exchange in New Jersey at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in 2005. Over time, it has performed many kidney transplants and exchanges including complex multihospital kidney exchanges.
The division also provides education programs such as the first live kidney transplant operation broadcast to a public audience in the UK at Dana Centre
Dana Centre
The Dana Centre on Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London is part of the Science Museum .Designed by MJP Architects, The Dana Centre, opened in 2003, is a public event venue in London for contemporary science debate, run largely by the Science Museum...
in 2007.
Burn Center
The Burn Center at Saint Barnabas was established in 1977. It is the only certified burn treatment center in New Jersey and the only center in New Jersey that meets the verification criteria of the American Burn Association. The center is equipped to treat pediatric through geriatric burn patients with 12-bed intensive care unitIntensive Care Unit
thumb|220px|ICU roomAn intensive-care unit , critical-care unit , intensive-therapy unit/intensive-treatment unit is a specialized department in a hospital that provides intensive-care medicine...
, 18-bed burn step-down unit, and two hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy, involves the use of water for pain-relief and treating illness. The term hydrotherapy itself is synonymous with the term water cure as it was originally marketed by practitioners and promoters in the 19th century...
suites. Outpatient department provides specialized burn care for patients who do not require hospitalization. The center treats 400 patients annually.
The center also provides education and outreach programs through sponsorship from Saint Barnabas Burn Foundation which was established in 1987. Free clinical education programs are prehospital care, emergency department & hospital programs, and nursing school
Nursing school
A nursing school is a type of educational institution, or part thereof, providing education and training to become a fully qualified nurse. The nature of nursing education and nursing qualifications varies considerably across the world.-United Kingdom:...
program. Community outreach programs include classroom programs designed to enhance science and health curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
, juvenile
Minor (law)
In law, a minor is a person under a certain age — the age of majority — which legally demarcates childhood from adulthood; the age depends upon jurisdiction and application, but is typically 18...
firesetter intervention program, and a mobile trailer
Motorhome
A motorhome is a type of self-propelled recreational vehicle or RV which offers living accommodation combined with a vehicle engine. The term motorhome is most commonly used in the UK, US, and Canada.-Features:...
that recreates a home environment to educate children about fire safety
Fire safety
Fire safety refers to precautions that are taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire that may result in death, injury, or property damage, alert those in a structure to the presence of a fire in the event one occurs, better enable those threatened by a fire to survive, or to reduce the...
.
The Burn Center and its staff were discussed in the book titled After the Fire: A True Story of Friendship and Survival by Robin Gaby Fisher – a Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
finalist in a story about the survival of the two most burned victims in the Seton Hall fire in 2000.
Residency
Saint Barnabas Medical Center offers residency in Anesthesiology, Internal MedicineInternal medicine
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They are especially skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes...
, General Surgery
General surgery
General surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g., intestines including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland . They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft...
, Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
, Pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
, Podiatry
Podiatry
Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower leg. The term podiatry came into use first in the early 20th century United States, where it now denotes a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine , a specialist who is qualified by their...
, and Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology or ENT is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders....
/Facial Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...
with more than 150 positions. The Medical Center is affiliated with New Jersey Medical School
New Jersey Medical School
New Jersey Medical School is one of eight schools that comprise the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey . NJMS is the oldest school of medicine in New Jersey, predating its broader parent institution, UMDNJ, by 16 years...
in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
; St. George’s University in St. George's, Grenada; and New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine is the osteopathic medical college of the New York Institute of Technology located in Old Westbury, Long Island, NY. Established in 1977, NYCOM is one of only two accredited medical institutions in Nassau County, New York...
.
Ranking
Saint Barnabas Medical Center was ranked the 13th best hospital in the United States by AARP Modern Maturity Magazine for quality of care for adults at acute careAcute care
Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery...
hospitals in major metropolitan areas. It also received high scores for its specialties
Specialty (medicine)
A specialty in medicine is a branch of medical science. After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.-History of medical specialization:To...
from U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
: the 2nd highest score in New Jersey for Neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
and Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
; the 3rd highest score in New Jersey for Kidney disease; and the 4th highest score in New Jersey for Cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
, Gynecology, and Urology
Urology
Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
. In 2009, HealthGrades
HealthGrades
HealthGrades Inc. is a U.S. company that develops and markets quality and safety ratings of health care providers, including hospitals, nursing homes, physicians and dentists. Quality ratings are devised from publicly available patient safety data and analyzed with proprietary technology developed...
– a leading independent healthcare ratings organization – ranked Saint Barnabas Medical Center high in women's health quality with one of only 15 hospitals nationwide to earn both the Women's Health and Maternity Care Excellence Awards for 2009/2010.
Notable achievements
- In 1997, the world's first baby was born as a result of cytoplasmic transferCytoplasmic transferCytoplasmic transfer is an assisted reproductive technology , fertility technique whereby cytoplasm from a donor egg is injected into an egg with compromised mitochondria...
performed by The Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science of Saint Barnabas Medical Center.
- In June 2004, Saint Barnabas Medical Center delivered a 23-week-old twin boy with weight of 320 grams. The boy was hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for five months. He was one of the smallest premature birthPremature birthIn humans preterm birth refers to the birth of a baby of less than 37 weeks gestational age. The cause for preterm birth is in many situations elusive and unknown; many factors appear to be associated with the development of preterm birth, making the reduction of preterm birth a challenging...
s in New Jersey to survive. He also holds the record as one of the world's smallest boys known to survive.
- In January 2009, Dr. Stuart Geffner performed the world's first all-roboticRobotic surgeryRobotic surgery, computer-assisted surgery, and robotically-assisted surgery are terms for technological developments that use robotic systems to aid in surgical procedures....
kidney transplant at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. The same team performed eight more fully robotic kidney transplants in the six-month period after the first.
- In March 2009, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital performed the world's second multihospital six-way kidney transplant chain. The first was performed by The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Barnes-Jewish HospitalBarnes-Jewish HospitalBarnes-Jewish Hospital is the largest hospital in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the adult teaching hospital for Washington University School of Medicine, and is located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is consistently rated one of the top hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report...
and Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma CityOklahoma cityOklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
four weeks earlier.