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"City Hospital", 1901 |
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"Harrison S. Martland Center", 1954 |
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"Newark City Hospital", 1966 |
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"College Hospital", 1979 |
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"The University Hospital", 2000 |
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The University Hospital evolved from a long-standing
history of providing primary health care services
for generations of families in the city of Newark,
New Jersey. Here’s a brief overview of the
events that led to the state-of-the-art facility
that is today’s University Hospital.
For several years until 1882, the city of Newark
– without its own municipal hospital – maintained
a total of 10 beds in Saint Michael’s Medical
Center, Saint Barnabas and the German Hospital
(now known as Clara Maass Medical Center) for
the care of the indigent, sick and injured. Recognizing
a need for better facilities for these individuals,
the City Hospital was organized by obtaining the
use of the north wing of the Almshouse on the
corner of Elizabeth Avenue and Concord Street.
With 25 beds, the hospital was opened to the sick
on September 4, 1882 and was incorporated on February
23, 1883.
In 1884 the hospital was moved to the former
insane asylum building on Fairmont Avenue. By
the late 1880’s, the hospital had outgrown its
second home, which was torn down in phases and
replaced by a red brick structure. The hospital
was enlarged by the addition of the north wing,
a four-story structure with a basement, in 1925.
To cope with the rising demands of the large
postwar migrations of individuals to Newark, construction
of a new 14-story hospital with 750 beds began
in 1954. The city of Newark dedicated the new
hospital, The Harrison S. Martland Center, in
honor of the prominent pathologist, Dr. Harrison
S. Martland, who had served the city for 28 years
as a pathologist for the hospital and as an Essex
County Medical Examiner. The $13 million hospital,
located behind the 20th-century structure
and facing Bergen Street, was completed in May
1958. From 1956-1964 total yearly admissions,
births and clinic visits almost doubled.
From 1960 through 1967 the hospital had numerous
problems including collections, accreditation,
poor housekeeping, sanitation, and work condition
protests. In 1962 the hospital’s name was changed
back to Newark City Hospital.
On July 1, 1968, the College of the Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey assumed operation
of the hospital from the City and renamed the
entire complex the Martland Hospital. In 1969
the hospital had 1,340 employees, cared for 22,000
inpatients and had approximately 150,000 outpatient
visits.
The Medical and Dental Education Act of 1970
created the College of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey (CMDNJ) by merging NJCMD with the
medical school of Rutgers University under a single
board of trustees. Recognizing the need to replace
the now-obsolete Martland Hospital, the Board
approved the construction of a new hospital directly
across Bergen Street. Construction began in 1977
and the new College Hospital opened in May of
1979.
In 1981, university-status was legislatively
awarded to the College of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey and the name of the hospital was
officially changed to University Hospital.
By providing training for our future physicians
and offering a wide range of specialty services
to the community, University Hospital has ushered
in a new plateau for health care for residents
of the state of New Jersey. |
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