Barnabas Hospital, a fully accredited, nonprofit voluntary teaching hospital, is a 446-bed acute care facility and Level 1 Trauma Center located on a ten-acre campus in the Bronx, near The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Zoo and Fordham University. Barnabas Hospital is an affiliate of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. To maintain an environment appropriate for thoughtful and friendly discussion, we ask you to treat everyone on this page with respect. Please do not post material that could be considered an infringement on the rights of others. Barnabas Hospital reserves the right to review and edit all submissions, and delete postings or block users that it deems to be slanderous, obscene, soliciting, threatening, or in direct violation of the privacy of our patients and their families. The opinions and views expressed on these pages are that of the individual posters and do not, in any way, reflect the views of St. Barnabas Hospital or any of its affiliates. The information provided by St. Barnabas Hospital on this page is intended for educational purposes only. It does not serve as a substitute for consultation with a qualified medical professional or health care provider. All links to other Websites are provided as a service to the readers and are not endorsed by St. Barnabas Hospital is not responsible for the content that appears on external Websites. If you are an employee of St. Barnabas Hospital, please remember that it is your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of all patient information. For any questions, please refer to the Hospital’s HIPAA policies and procedures.
