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One of six hospitals in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Ferrer | first = Ana M. | title = Hudson County's six hospitals look to build on the successes of 2012 in 2013 | newspaper = The Jersey Journal | date = March 21, 2013 | url = http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2013/03/hudson_countys_six_hospitals_l.html | accessdate = 2013-08-18 | quote = }}</ref> the Bayonne Medical Center is affiliated with [[Hoboken University Medical Center]] and [[Christ Hospital (Jersey City, New Jersey)|Christ Hospital]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Renshaw | first = Jarrett | title = Bayonne Medical Center could shut out some Medicaid recipients under new agreement with insurance company | newspaper = The Star-Ledger | date = October 4, 2011 | url = http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/bayonne_medical_center_major_i.html | accessdate = 2013-08-17 | quote = }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | title = CarePoint Health Launches in Hudson County, New Jersey | publisher = Business Wire | date = May 6, 2013 | url = http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130506005757/en/CarePoint-Health-Launches-Hudson-County-Jersey | accessdate =2013-05-17 }}</ref> which are also operated by the for-profit organization Hudson Hospital Opco.<ref>{{cite news | last = Guglielmo | first = Wayne | title = Combine or Decline | newspaper = New Jersey Monthly | date = October 15, 2012 | url = http://njmonthly.com/articles/topdoctors/combine-or-decline.html | accessdate = 2013-05-18 | quote = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Hack | first = Charles | title = Christ Hospital's new owners sever contracts with all insurers except Horizon Blue Cross | newspaper = The Jersey Journal | date = June 29, 2012 | url = http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2012/06/christ_hospitals_new_owners_se.html | accessdate = 2013-05-08 | quote = }}</ref> |
One of six hospitals in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Ferrer | first = Ana M. | title = Hudson County's six hospitals look to build on the successes of 2012 in 2013 | newspaper = The Jersey Journal | date = March 21, 2013 | url = http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2013/03/hudson_countys_six_hospitals_l.html | accessdate = 2013-08-18 | quote = }}</ref> the Bayonne Medical Center is affiliated with [[Hoboken University Medical Center]] and [[Christ Hospital (Jersey City, New Jersey)|Christ Hospital]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Renshaw | first = Jarrett | title = Bayonne Medical Center could shut out some Medicaid recipients under new agreement with insurance company | newspaper = The Star-Ledger | date = October 4, 2011 | url = http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/bayonne_medical_center_major_i.html | accessdate = 2013-08-17 | quote = }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | title = CarePoint Health Launches in Hudson County, New Jersey | publisher = Business Wire | date = May 6, 2013 | url = http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130506005757/en/CarePoint-Health-Launches-Hudson-County-Jersey | accessdate =2013-05-17 }}</ref> which are also operated by the for-profit organization Hudson Hospital Opco.<ref>{{cite news | last = Guglielmo | first = Wayne | title = Combine or Decline | newspaper = New Jersey Monthly | date = October 15, 2012 | url = http://njmonthly.com/articles/topdoctors/combine-or-decline.html | accessdate = 2013-05-18 | quote = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Hack | first = Charles | title = Christ Hospital's new owners sever contracts with all insurers except Horizon Blue Cross | newspaper = The Jersey Journal | date = June 29, 2012 | url = http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2012/06/christ_hospitals_new_owners_se.html | accessdate = 2013-05-08 | quote = }}</ref> |
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The hospital became the subject of media coverage in 2013<ref>{{cite web|author= |
The hospital became the subject of media coverage in 2013<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-05-18/news/39354754_1_hospital-charges-private-insurers-medicare |title=Bayonne Medical Center: Why this New Jersey hospital is the costliest in US - Economic Times |publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2013-05-18 |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref> when, in the midst of nationwide controversy over inconsistent [[hospital charges]], ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that the hospital "charged the highest amounts in the country for nearly one-quarter of the most common hospital treatments", which the ''Times'' associated with its 2008 [[restructuring]] after being acquired out of [[bankruptcy]] the previous year.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last=Creswell|first=Julie|author2=Barry Meier|author3=Jo Craven McGinty|title=New Jersey Hospital Is the Costliest in the Nation|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/business/bayonne-medical-center-has-highest-us-billing-rates.html|accessdate=May 17, 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=May 16, 2013}}</ref> In the same, the hospital was ordered to award a "whistleblower" $2.1 million for being fired.<ref>{{cite news | last = Conti | first = Michaelangelo | title = 'Whistleblower' awarded $2.1 million in case against Bayonne Medical Center | newspaper = The Jersey Journal | date = May 19, 2013 | url = http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/05/whistleblower_awarded_21_milli.html#incart_river | accessdate = | quote = }}</ref> |
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According to a study conducted by [[National Nurses United]] and released in January 2014, the hospital was the 9th most expensive in the state, charging 763% above costs.<ref>{{cite news | last = Livio | first = Susan K. | title = Report: N.J. hospitals most expensive in the U.S. and Meadowlands hospital is at the top | publisher = The Star-Ledger | date = January 6, 2014 | url = http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/01/report_nj_hospitals_most_expensive_in_the_us_and_meadowlands_hospital_is_at_the_top.html#incart_river_default | accessdate = 2014-01-07}}</ref> |
According to a study conducted by [[National Nurses United]] and released in January 2014, the hospital was the 9th most expensive in the state, charging 763% above costs.<ref>{{cite news | last = Livio | first = Susan K. | title = Report: N.J. hospitals most expensive in the U.S. and Meadowlands hospital is at the top | publisher = The Star-Ledger | date = January 6, 2014 | url = http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/01/report_nj_hospitals_most_expensive_in_the_us_and_meadowlands_hospital_is_at_the_top.html#incart_river_default | accessdate = 2014-01-07}}</ref> |
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| Bayonne Medical Center | |
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| Carepoint Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Standort | 29th Street & Avenue E, Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Community Perinatal Center |
| History | |
| Opened | 1882 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.bayonnemedicalcenter.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in New Jersey |
CarePoint Health Bayonne Medical Center is a hospital in Bayonne, New Jersey. It has 278 beds and was founded in 1888. One of six hospitals in Hudson County,[1] the Bayonne Medical Center is affiliated with Hoboken University Medical Center and Christ Hospital,[2][3] which are also operated by the for-profit organization Hudson Hospital Opco.[4][5]
The hospital became the subject of media coverage in 2013[6] when, in the midst of nationwide controversy over inconsistent hospital charges, The New York Times reported that the hospital "charged the highest amounts in the country for nearly one-quarter of the most common hospital treatments", which the Times associated with its 2008 restructuring after being acquired out of bankruptcy the previous year.[7] In the same, the hospital was ordered to award a "whistleblower" $2.1 million for being fired.[8]
According to a study conducted by National Nurses United and released in January 2014, the hospital was the 9th most expensive in the state, charging 763% above costs.[9]
Bayonne Medical Center entered the national spotlight again in 2014, when an investigative news team at NBC 4 New York reported that the hospital charged a New Jersey teacher nearly $9,000 USD to bandage his middle finger.[10] In 2015 a follow-up investigation covered the story of a Bayonne resident who was charged over $17,000 for stitches on a two-inch cut.[11]
References
- ^ Ferrer, Ana M. (March 21, 2013). "Hudson County's six hospitals look to build on the successes of 2012 in 2013". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ Renshaw, Jarrett (October 4, 2011). "Bayonne Medical Center could shut out some Medicaid recipients under new agreement with insurance company". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ "CarePoint Health Launches in Hudson County, New Jersey". Business Wire. May 6, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ^ Guglielmo, Wayne (October 15, 2012). "Combine or Decline". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ Hack, Charles (June 29, 2012). "Christ Hospital's new owners sever contracts with all insurers except Horizon Blue Cross". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ "Bayonne Medical Center: Why this New Jersey hospital is the costliest in US - Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ Creswell, Julie; Barry Meier; Jo Craven McGinty (May 16, 2013). "New Jersey Hospital Is the Costliest in the Nation". New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ Conti, Michaelangelo (May 19, 2013). "'Whistleblower' awarded $2.1 million in case against Bayonne Medical Center". The Jersey Journal.
- ^ Livio, Susan K. (January 6, 2014). "Report: N.J. hospitals most expensive in the U.S. and Meadowlands hospital is at the top". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ Glorioso, Chris. "I-Team: New Jersey Hospital Charges Man Nearly $9,000 to Bandage Cut Finger". www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "Hospital Charges $17,000 to Stitch a 2-Inch Cut". NBC New York. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
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