Mountainside Hospital
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Mountainside Hospital is a community hospital located in Glen Ridge, New Jersey
. The hospital has 365 beds and serves Northeastern Essex County
. On May 31, 2007, it was purchased by Merit Health Systems, a privately-owned for-profit Louisville, Kentucky
hospital management company which acquires, owns and operates community hospitals. Mountainside Hospital is one of only two for-profit hospitals in New Jersey.
came upon a small child who had fallen from a third story window, and was in need of serious medical attention. Upset at the fact that there was no nearby health care facility, Mrs. Power called upon other ladies in her social circle, and vowed to work toward a solution to the problem. In 1891, a three-story building was purchased and prepared to care for patients. Dr. John J.H. Love was named the first President of the Medical and Surgical Staff of "The Mountainside Hospital". The word "The" was later dropped from the hospital's formal name, making it simply "Mountainside Hospital".
television drama series The Sopranos
, A.J. Soprano
is placed in the psychiatric ward at Mountainside Hospital after he tries to drown himself in the family pool. Later, his father Tony Soprano
gets a bill of $2,200 per day for warehousing his son at the mental health facility.
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Glen Ridge is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,527. In 2010, Glen Ridge was ranked as the 38th Best Place to live by New Jersey Monthly magazine....
. The hospital has 365 beds and serves Northeastern Essex County
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
. On May 31, 2007, it was purchased by Merit Health Systems, a privately-owned for-profit Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
hospital management company which acquires, owns and operates community hospitals. Mountainside Hospital is one of only two for-profit hospitals in New Jersey.
History
In the summer of 1890, Margaret Jane Merewether Power of MontclairMontclair, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
came upon a small child who had fallen from a third story window, and was in need of serious medical attention. Upset at the fact that there was no nearby health care facility, Mrs. Power called upon other ladies in her social circle, and vowed to work toward a solution to the problem. In 1891, a three-story building was purchased and prepared to care for patients. Dr. John J.H. Love was named the first President of the Medical and Surgical Staff of "The Mountainside Hospital". The word "The" was later dropped from the hospital's formal name, making it simply "Mountainside Hospital".
Location
Despite Mountainside Hospital's mailing address being in Montclair, and although it is often said to be in Montclair (even on the hospital's official website), the hospital is physically located in the neighboring municipality of Glen Ridge. However, a small portion (about 10%) of the adjacent Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing is in Montclair, as are most of the hospital's parking facilities.In Popular culture
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, A.J. Soprano
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is placed in the psychiatric ward at Mountainside Hospital after he tries to drown himself in the family pool. Later, his father Tony Soprano
Tony Soprano
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gets a bill of $2,200 per day for warehousing his son at the mental health facility.