Clara Maass Medical Center
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Clara Maass Medical Center is a hospital in Belleville, New Jersey
that is part of the Barnabas Health. It was founded in 1868 as the Newark German Hospital, and was renamed in 1952 in honor of Clara Maass
, a former nurse who trained there at the hospital's Christina Trefz Training School for Nurses, and become the hosital's head nurse. Maass' 1901 death during yellow fever experiments attracted national attention.
In 1956 a new building was completed in Belleville, New Jersey
, which is sometimes referred to as "The Hospital in the Park" due to its location opposite Branch Brook Park. In 2009, the hospital was staffed by over 550 physicians with 1,600 total employees.
Belleville, New Jersey
Belleville is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 35,926.-History:...
that is part of the Barnabas Health. It was founded in 1868 as the Newark German Hospital, and was renamed in 1952 in honor of Clara Maass
Clara Maass
Clara Louise Maass was an American nurse who died as a result of volunteering for medical experiments to study yellow fever.-Early life:...
, a former nurse who trained there at the hospital's Christina Trefz Training School for Nurses, and become the hosital's head nurse. Maass' 1901 death during yellow fever experiments attracted national attention.
In 1956 a new building was completed in Belleville, New Jersey
Belleville, New Jersey
Belleville is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 35,926.-History:...
, which is sometimes referred to as "The Hospital in the Park" due to its location opposite Branch Brook Park. In 2009, the hospital was staffed by over 550 physicians with 1,600 total employees.