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Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC), formerly Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC), is a 597-bed
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major teaching hospital located in
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. An affiliate of
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(formerly known as Barnabas Health and Saint Barnabas Health Care System), 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
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. On February 18, 1867, The Hospital of Saint Barnabas became the first incorporated hospital in New Jersey by the act of
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. 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
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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
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approved Saint Barnabas Health Care System to form a statewide health system. The system included eight
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hospitals: Saint Barnabas Medical Center; Community Medical Center in Toms River; Irvington General Hospital;
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in Lakewood;
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in Long Branch;
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; Union Hospital; and Wayne General Hospital. The system later expanded to include
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in Belleville, West Hudson Hospital in Kearny 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 2011, the Saint Barnabas Health Care System was renamed to Barnabas Health. In 2015, Barnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson Health System signed an agreement which outlines the merger between these two health systems. Once complete, the transaction will create New Jersey’s largest health care system and one of the largest in the nation. On March 30, 2016, the two health systems officially merged and formed
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. In September 2021, Saint Barnabas Medical Center received a generous gift of $100 million from the Cooperman Family Foundation. The hospital was renamed Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in honor of the family’s gift. The donation was the largest ever given to any hospital in New Jersey and will allow the medical center to continue its ongoing transformation into a world-class healthcare institution that provides the highest quality and most advanced care available anywhere in the New York metropolitan region. Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center currently treats nearly 33,000 inpatients and over 95,000 adult and pediatric Emergency Department patients each year. Together, the Medical Center and Ambulatory Care Center provide treatment and services to more than 349,000 outpatients annually.


Departments and Centers

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center has long been recognized as a leader in providing the highest level of patient care-delivering more than 6,000 babies annually, caring for more newly diagnosed cancer patients, creating breakthroughs in the field of infertility, and providing more than 100 medical and surgical specialty and subspecialty services. Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center is accredited by the
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and the American Medical Association Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The Joint Commission has provided disease-specific care certifications to CBMC for the following programs: Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Failure, Stroke, Hip and Knee Replacement and Palliative Care. In addition, CBMC’s Epilepsy program is designated a level four specialty center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers, and its neonatal services have been recognized nationally for quality care.


Obstetrics and gynecology

The department of
obstetrics and gynecology Obstetrics and Gynaecology (also spelled as Obstetrics and Gynecology; abbreviated as Obs and Gynae, O&G, OB-GYN and OB/GYN) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and t ...
delivers about 6,000 babies annually. The department is designed as a regional perinatal center for high risk pregnancies. The 56-bed
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 ...
has eight full-time
neonatologist Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based specialty, and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The ...
s 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
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, LifebankUSA, to encourages patients to bank or donate the material for research.


Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division

The Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center is one of the most active transplant programs in the United States. The division performed the first paired kidney exchange in New Jersey at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in 2005. Over time, it has performed many kidney transplants and exchanges including complex multihospital kidney exchanges. In 2018, the center's kidney exchange program completed the 23-link transplant chain, becoming the longest single-hospital kidney transplant chain in the United States. The division also provides education programs such as the first live kidney transplant operation broadcast to a public audience in the UK at
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in 2007.


Burn Center

The Burn Center at Cooperman 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 Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...
through
geriatric Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of older adults. The term ''geriatrics'' originates from the Greek language, Greek γέρων ''geron'' meaning "old man", and ιατ ...
burn patients with 12-bed
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, 18-bed burn step-down unit, and two
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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 is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ca ...
program. Community outreach programs include classroom programs designed to enhance science and health
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, juvenile firesetter intervention program, and a mobile trailer that recreates a home environment to educate children about
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. 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
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finalist in a story about the survival of the two most burned victims in the Seton Hall fire in 2000.


Pathology

The pathology department has among the oldest continuously accredited CAP laboratories in the US, having been accredited since 1964. Over 6 million clinical tests, 23000 surgical specimens, and 7000 cytology specimens are processed annually. The department also has an accredited ACGME residency program in pathology and is a member of the
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. In 2015, Quest took over operations of the laboratory.


Residency

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center offers residency in
Anesthesiology Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology, or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, ...
, Internal Medicine,
General Surgery General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on alimentary canal and abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid ...
,
Neurosurgery Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and peri ...
,
Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics and Gynaecology (also spelled as Obstetrics and Gynecology; abbreviated as Obs and Gynae, O&G, OB-GYN and OB/GYN) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and t ...
,
Radiology Radiology ( ) is the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiat ...
,
Pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...
,
Podiatry Podiatry () or podiatric medicine () is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and leg. A Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), or a podiatrist, is a healthcare p ...
, and
Otolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical a ...
/Facial
Plastic Surgery Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories: reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery includes craniofa ...
with more than 150 positions. The Medical Center is affiliated with
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in
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and St. George’s University in St. George's, Grenada.


Ranking

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center was ranked among Best Regional Hospital from '' U.S. News & World Report''in 2021-2022. It also received high scores for its specialties from '' U.S. News & World Report'': chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, colon cancer, congestive heart failure, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, heart attack, kidney failure, pneumonia, stroke, and urology. Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center was also recognized as a Magnet hospital from the
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for nursing excellence in 2018.


Notable achievements

* In 1997, the world's first baby was born as a result of
cytoplasmic transfer Mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT), sometimes called mitochondrial donation, is the replacement of mitochondria in one or more cells to prevent or ameliorate disease. MRT originated as a special form of in vitro fertilisation in which some or ...
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 birth Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately 40 weeks. Extreme preterm is less than 28 weeks, very early preterm birth is between 2 ...
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-robotic
kidney transplant Kidney transplant or renal transplant is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage kidney disease (ESRD). Kidney transplant is typically classified as deceased-donor (formerly known as cadaveric) or living-donor transplantati ...
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
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performed the world's second multihospital six-way kidney transplant chain. The first was performed by
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,
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and Integris Baptist Medical Center in
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four weeks earlier.JOHNS HOPKINS LEADS FIRST 12-PATIENT, MULTICENTER ''DOMINO DONOR'' KIDNEY TRANSPLANT
''Johns Hopkins Medicine'', February 16, 2009 - accessed July 11, 2009


References

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