Christ Hospital

Description

Christ Hospital is a 381bed acute care facility located in Jersey City New Jersey A modern stateoftheart facility Christ Hospital offers a board range of services from primary angioplasty for cardiac patients to intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT for those battling cancer For more information on these specific services and other specialties offered by Christ Hospital please click on quotHospital Servicesquot

The medical staff at Christ Hospital includes over 500 physicians most of whom are boardcertified in specialties ranging from allergies to vascular surgery For a complete listing of our medical staff including specialties please click on quotFind a Doctorquot

Our primary angioplasty was launched in July 2006 and to date every individual who has undergone the procedure has achieved outstanding patient results Our quotdoortoballoonquot time a measure to insure quality of care for cardiac patients has been excellent and in order to accommodate the needs of this growing service the hospital plans to construct a new cardiac catheterization lab

In 2006 Christ Hospital increased our deliveries of newborns by 74 percent while decreasing our Csection rate by nearly 5 percent In addition the hospital expanded our maternity services by offering perinatological services such as amniocentesis biophysical profiles nonstress tests and other procedures related to maternal diagnoses

As the regional radiation center Christ Hospital is the only facility in Hudson County to offer IMRT therapy which is the most significant breakthrough in cancer treatment in recent years To facilitate the administration of IMRT radiotherapists at Christ Hospital use BMode Acquisition and Targeting BAT an ultrasoundbased system Plans for 2007 include constructing a new infusion center for patients needing chemotherapy

Christ Hospital also offers specialized neurological and spinal surgery and such disorders as brain and spinal tumors cerevascular abnormalities hydrocephalus head and spine trauma degenerative disc dieses herniated discs and spinal stenosis are routinely treated

In addition to providing traditional medical and surgical care our inpatient units include critical care pediatrics oncology obstetrics psychiatric and subacute Outpatient services include cardiology physical occupational and speech therapy counseling and resource center radiation oncology emergency medicine samedaysurgery home health services nutrition counseling and sleep disorders lab

History

Christ Hospital was founded in 1872 with a radical mission to provide the residents of Hudson County and the surrounding areas with the finest healthcare available regardless of race creed or national origin That mission is as clear today despite the radical changes in healthcare as it was in 1872 when most hospitals only accepted quottheir ownquot as patients

Christ Hospitals beginnings were modest the result of a railroad yard accident which occurred in Jersey City in 1872 A worker also a member of St Matthews Episcopal Church was severely injured and needed immediate medical attention Unable to obtain care in Hudson County served then only by hospitals with other religious affiliations the Rev Richard Mason Abercrombie DD rector at St Matthews took the injured worker by ferry to a hospital in Manhattan From that day forward Mr Abercrombie vowed to establish an Episcopal hospital open to all in Hudson County With the backing of the Episcopal clergy a constitution was drafted in 1873 and quotThe Hudson County Church Hospital and Homequot was temporarily established on Magnolia Avenue in Jersey City A short time later the name was permanently changed to quotChrist Hospitalquot and the hospital continues as the only one in New Jersey affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of Newark

Located less than two miles from Ellis Island Christ Hospital has always served an immigrant population Initially most came from Western Europe and combating epidemics such as influenza smallpox and polio was the hospitals early challenge Todays immigrants come mostly from Asia Central America and the Middle East and the hospital now is waging war on new epidemics such as AIDS cancer and heart disease Christ Hospitals physicians employees and patients are natives of six continents and over 40 languages are spoken in the facility

The hospital has its own School of Nursing which is one of the oldest diploma schools in the state of New Jersey In addition Christ Hospital has a radiological technical school where students learn Xray technology established nearly 40 years ago The hospital also has a family practice residency program that is affiliated with the UMDNJ school of Osteopathic Medicine