The Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia is a

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located in North

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. The hospital is a part of the

Einstein Healthcare Network Einstein Healthcare Network is a private non-profit healthcare organization based in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region of the United States. The healthcare network serves Greater Philadelphia and its flagship hospital is the Einstein Medical ...

. The medical center offers

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and

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training programs in many specialized areas. It also includes a Level I Regional Resource

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and a Level III

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), also known as an intensive care nursery (ICN), is an intensive care unit (ICU) specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. Neonatal refers to the first 28 days of life. Neonatal care, as kn ...

. Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia is the largest independent

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in the Philadelphia region with over 30 accredited programs training over 3,500 students each year with 400 residents.

History

Founded as the Jewish Hospital for the Aged, Infirmed and Destitute (''Jewish Hospital'' for short) in August 1864, this hospital was an important institution in the

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, providing care for "the suffering poor of all religions". It officially opened in 1866, starting with 22 beds at 56th and Haverford Road in West Philadelphia. The hospital expanded, moving to

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in 1873, and opening various homes and clinics. By the 20th century, Jewish-sponsored hospitals such as the Jewish Hospital became havens for Jewish doctors who could not admit their patients to other hospitals because of anti-Semitism. In 1951, the hospital was named for

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein ( ; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory ...

after the volunteer president of Mount Sinai wrote a letter asking Einstein for permission to use his name. Einstein granted his permission. In 1952, the Jewish Hospital merged with

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Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital to form a single medical center. Einstein Medical Center discouraged nurses from joining unions. From 2014 to 2017 the hospital spent "$1.1 million on union avoidance". Nurses voted to unionize with the PASNAP in 2016.

Synagogue

The Henry S. Frank Memorial Synagogue, on the hospital grounds, is listed on the

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. It is a copy of the ancient synagogue at

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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Einstein Medical Center locations

Map of Einstein's Main Campus
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