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Millburn-Short Hills residents have access to the finest medical facilities in the country.

The statewide Saint Barnabas Health Care System, New Jersey’s largest integrated healthcare delivery system with seven acute care hospitals, includes the 601-bed Saint Barnabas Medical Center located in nearby Livingston, adjacent to Short Hills. The medical center treats more than 40,000 inpatients and more than 65,000 emergency department patients each year. The Saint Barnabas Health Care System provides treatment and services for more than 225,000 inpatients and same-day surgery patients, 450,000 emergency patients, more than 1.5 million outpatients each year and delivers more than 17,400 babies annually.

Among Saint Barnabas’ nationally recognized facilities are the only certified burn treatment facility in the state, comprehensive adult and pediatric cardiac surgery services, kidney transplant centers, a renowned neurology and neurosurgery program, the world-class Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science, comprehensive cancer programs and services, and pediatric services.

Since 1865, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, New Jersey’s oldest and largest nonprofit, nonsectarian hospital, has worked to exceed our community’s highest expectations for compassionate, comprehensive healthcare. The medical center holds the honor of being named the best hospital in New Jersey and the 13th best hospital in the United States by AARP Modern Maturity magazine.

With more than 400 beds, Overlook Hospital, within the neighboring town of Summit, marked its 100th anniversary in 2006. The hospital was the first to incorporate the CyberKnife radiosurgical device in the Northeast and New Jersey’s first combined PET/CT scanner and stereotactic radiosurgery cancer treatment program. As part of the Atlantic Health System, Overlook Hospital has become known for its leadership in bringing excellence in medical technology to nearby Union County.

In addition, the hospital’s renowned Neuroscience Institute offers brain tumor and epilepsy programs, as well as neurointerventional radiology. Overlook is one of only five community hospitals in New Jersey approved to provide emergency angioplasty. The hospital is a clinical affiliate of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Medical School and a partner with The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Overlook’s “Women’s Heart Awareness” program won the 2006 Circle of Excellence Community Service Award from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

There are also many local physicians (primary care and specialists); dentists, counselors and physical therapists that offer first-rate medical treatment, as well as a local pharmacy where residents fill prescriptions and obtain related advice. The Millburn-Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad responds to emergencies throughout the township.