Clara
Maass Medical Center, located in Belleville, NJ, is a 465-bed acute-care
hospital providing a complete continuum of care to residents of northern
New Jersey.
Founded in 1868 as the Newark German Hospital, Clara Maass is staffed
by more than 550 physicians and 1,600 employees delivering care to more
than 13,000 residents each year.
Clara Maass Medical Center was the first hospital in the United States
to bear the name of a nurse as its corporate identity, and its roots
are steeped in a rich nursing tradition. For years Clara Maass operated
a School of Nursing, from which thousands of nurses graduated. Today
Clara Maass Medical Center carries on a rich tradition of health care
as evidenced in its numerous centers of excellence. These include The
Continuing Care Centers of Belleville and Kearny; Progressive Imaging
Center; Wound Center, Women’s Health Center; Nuclear Medicine
Department; The Cancer Center; Diagnostic Cardiac Services; Same Day
Surgery, Maternal/Child Health programs, and state-of-the-art Emergency
Department, to name a few.
The staff of dedicated physicians, nurses, and health care professionals
is committed to providing the highest quality of patient care and health
education to the community and the region.
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