Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Medical teaching hospital in Newark, United States.
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is a teaching hospital in Newark, New Jersey, with a wide range of medical departments and specialized treatment programs. It includes a cardiac care unit, a lung disease program, and a sleep disorders center, all operating within the same facility.
The hospital was founded in 1901 by members of Newark's Jewish community and is one of the oldest medical institutions in the city. Over the following decades, it grew steadily and added specialized programs that expanded its role in the region.
The name of the medical center reflects its origins in the Jewish community of Newark, which founded it to provide care for an underserved population. Today it serves people from all backgrounds across the wider region.
The medical center is located on Lyons Avenue in Newark and is open at all hours, every day of the week. On-site parking is available, and the main entrance is clearly marked for visitors and patients arriving by car.
Newark Beth Israel was the first hospital in New Jersey to open an accredited sleep disorders center, doing so well before the field became widely recognized in medicine. This early move into sleep medicine pointed to a pattern of taking on specialized areas before they became mainstream.
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