Chilton Memorial Hospital
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Chilton Memorial Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Pompton Plains, New Jersey, United States |
Services | |
Emergency department | Community Perinatal Center |
Beds | 256 |
History | |
Opened | 1947 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.chiltonmemorial.org/ |
Lists | Hospitals in New Jersey |
Chilton Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Located at 97 West Parkway, is the only hospital serving the Pequannock Township area. Chilton is a non-profit community hospital.
In 1947, Forrest C. Chilton II, MD and his wife, Elizabeth, a registered nurse, donated land located on Newark-Pompton Turnpike to build a hospital in honor of their son, who died in World War II. In 1954, the 50-bed facility opened. In 1961, it was expanded to a 119-bed facility. The current facility on West Parkway houses 256 beds.
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was born at Chilton Memorial in 1974.
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