Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center

Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
Solaris Health System
Map
Geography
LocationPlainfield, New Jersey, United States
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityRobert Wood Johnson Medical School
Services
Emergency departmentYes, limited
Beds355
History
Opened1877
ClosedAugust 13, 2008
Links
ListsHospitals in New Jersey
Other linkshttp://www.muhlenberg.com

Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center was a community-based acute care hospital in Plainfield, New Jersey.

History

It was founded in 1877 by the residents of Plainfield after a railroad accident. Job Male, the first mayor of Plainfield, donated the land.[1]

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 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 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)[2] Closed Residency program records.[3]

Deaths

References

  1. ^ "Job Male, Plainfield's Grand Old Man". Plainfield, New Jersey. Retrieved 2011-11-07. In 1875, he gave land to Muhlenberg Hospital upon which their building would eventually stand. ...
  2. ^ "FSMB | Federation Credentials Verification Service | Credentials Verification". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  3. ^ "FSMB | Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS)| Closed Residency Programs". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  4. ^ "Edward K. Gill". New York Times. February 13, 1985. Retrieved 2011-09-19. Edward K. Gill, who was elected to the New Jersey Assembly in 1981 at the age of 62 after a long career in business, died of a heart ailment Saturday in Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield, N.J. He was 66 years old and lived in Cranford. ...

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