About Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, is a 653-bed quaternary care regional care teaching hospital that provides comprehensive health care for the region.
Newark Beth Israel is home to one of the nation’s top 15 heart transplant centers, which has performed close to 1,200 heart transplants; RWJBarnabas Health’s Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant Program; New Jersey’s only Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program and a Structural Heart and Valve Center that performs complex cardiac valve procedures, including minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVRs).
RWJBarnabas Health and The Frederick B. Cohen, MD, Comprehensive Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Breast Health Center, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute - the state’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center – offers a world-class team of researchers and specialists, providing close-to-home access to the latest treatment and clinical trials.
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is also home to Children’s Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ), which cares for children from birth through adolescence, with more than 30 specialized pediatric services including New Jersey’s largest Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders; and the Children’s Heart Center that offers a complete range of medical and surgical treatments for the most complex cardiac abnormalities.
Children’s Hospital of New Jersey also includes a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a Level IV Regional Perinatal Center that offers Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) therapy, and the highest level of intensive care for both mothers and newborns.
Newark Beth Israel also offers many preventive health programs that promote wellness in the community including The Beth Greenhouse, which provides access to fresh produce and health and wellness education to residents.