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        Newark City Hospital was established in September, 1882 at 116 Fairmount Avenue.  During its first year of operation over 1,100 patients were cared for.  This was roughly 2% of Newark's population.  Some of the treatments are as follows:
337 vaccinated
57 were treated for bronchitis
16 were treated for pulmonary catarrh
22 were treated for conjunctivitis
44 were treated for constipation
39 were treated for cough
33 were treated for diarrhea
46 were treated for dyspepsia
34 were treated for intermittent fever
32 were treated for gastric derangement
26 were treated for phthisis
31 were treated for rheumatism
22 were treated for ulcers
22 were treated for worms

From the 1893 Newark City Directory:

        The hospital is designed for the relief of the indigent poor of the city of Newark, without regard to race or color. Patients suffering from severe accident or sudden illness, are admitted at all hours of day or night. Other cases on admitted on application to any member of Board of Directors, any member of Medical Board, Health Physician, Overseer of the Poor, or Police Surgeon.  A training school for nurses is connected with the hospital. Application for nurses must be made personally or in writing to the principal of the training school.

        Presently functioning as the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.