Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center was a community-based acute care hospital in
Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a city in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, known by its nickname as "The Queen City." .
History
It was founded in 1877 by the residents of Plainfield after a railroad accident.
Job Male
Job Male (August 24, 1808 – 1891) was the first Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey, serving from 1869–1870 and 1877–1878 and finally 1887–1890.
Biography
Male was born on August 24, 1808 in Somersetshire, England. He emigrated to the Unite ...
, the first mayor of Plainfield, donated the land.
The hospital was first located on Muhlenberg Place, now West Third Street.
The hospital is named after Reverend
William Augustus Muhlenberg
William Augustus Muhlenberg (September 16, 1796April 8, 1877) was an Episcopal clergyman and educator. Muhlenberg is considered the father of church schools in the United States. An early exponent of the Social Gospel, he founded St. Luke's Hos ...
, who was a rector at the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Holy Communion in New York. William Muhlenberg was 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
Union College (formerly Union County College) is a public community college in Union County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1933 as the first of New Jersey's public community colleges. The college has four campuses: Cranford, Elizabeth, Plainfie ...
in
Cranford.
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. 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.
Verifications for Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center have become available through the Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) Closed Residency program records.
Deaths
*
Edward K. Gill (1917–1985), heart ailment
References
External links
Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools of Nursing, History Retrieved 6/4/2009
Friday, November 16, 2007
October 14, 2008.
JFK Medical Center, Muhlenberg Campus
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Defunct hospitals in New Jersey
Plainfield, New Jersey
Buildings and structures in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Hospitals established in 1877
1877 establishments in New Jersey