Bayonne Medical Center

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{{Infobox hospital

| Name = Bayonne Medical Center

| Org/Group = Carepoint Health

| Image = Bayonne Medical Center (rear).JPG

| Caption =

| Logo =

| Location = 29th Street & Avenue E, Bayonne

| Region = Hudson County

| State = New Jersey

| Country = United States

| Type =

| Speciality = General acute care

| Emergency = Community perinatal center

| Founded = 1888

| Website = http://www.bayonnemedicalcenter.org

}}

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,{{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 | access-date = 2013-08-18 }} the Bayonne Medical Center is affiliated with Hoboken University Medical Center and Christ Hospital,{{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 | access-date = 2013-08-17 }}{{cite web | 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 | access-date =2013-05-17 }} which are also operated by the for-profit organization Hudson Hospital Opco.{{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 | access-date = 2013-05-18 }}{{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 | access-date = 2013-05-08 }}

The hospital became the subject of media coverage in 2013{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-05-18/news/39354754_1_hospital-charges-private-insurers-medicare |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629120955/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-05-18/news/39354754_1_hospital-charges-private-insurers-medicare |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2013 |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 |access-date=2013-06-19}} 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.{{cite news|last=Creswell|first=Julie|first2=Barry|last2=Meier|first3=Jo Craven|last3=McGinty|title=New Jersey Hospital Is the Costliest in the Nation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/business/bayonne-medical-center-has-highest-us-billing-rates.html|access-date=May 17, 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=May 16, 2013}} In the same year, the hospital was ordered to award a "whistleblower" $2.1 million for being fired.{{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 }}

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.{{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 | access-date = 2014-01-07}}

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 US$9,000 to bandage his middle finger.{{cite web|last1=Glorioso|first1=Chris|date=August 5, 2014|title=I-Team: New Jersey Hospital Charges Man Nearly $9,000 to Bandage Cut Finger|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/I-Team-NJ-Hospital-Charges-8K-to-Bandage-a-Cut-Finger-270053241.html?cid=sm_n_main_1_20140806_29203456|website=NBC New York|access-date=10 August 2014}} 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.{{Cite web|last1=Glorioso|first1=Chris|last2=Stulberger|first2=Evan|date=December 8, 2015|url = http://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/Hospital-Cost-Emergency-Finger-Injury-17000-Dollars-Bill-Bandage-United-Healthcare-Insurance-Medical-Investigation-360940291.html|title = Hospital Charges $17,000 to Stitch a 2-Inch Cut|website = NBC New York|access-date = 2016-03-08}}

The sale of hospital and the property on which it is located has been a matter of controversy.{{Cite web|last=Israel|first=Daniel|url=https://hudsonreporter.com/2022/03/18/bayonne-council-pushes-off-vote-again-on-hospital-eminent-domain-ordinances/|title=Bayonne council pushes off vote again on hospital eminent domain ordinances|date=18 March 2022|website=Hudson Reporter}}{{cite web | url=https://hudsonreporter.com/2022/04/05/nj-department-of-health-recommends-bmc-hospital-receive-greater-operational-share/ | title=NJ Department of Health recommends BMC Hospital receive greater operational share | date=5 April 2022 | last = Israel | first = Daniel | website = Hudson Reporter}} The city has considered eminent domain to settle the matter.{{cite web | url=https://hudsonreporter.com/2022/09/16/condemnation-possible-again-for-bayonne-medical-center-property/ | title=Condemnation possible again for Bayonne Medical Center property | date=16 September 2022 | last = Israel | first = Daniel | website = Hudson Reporter}} In March 2023 it was transferred to the non-profit CarePoint Health system.{{cite web |title=Transfer of two CarePoint Health hospitals to nonprofit entity approved; third remains under review |url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/03/transfer-of-two-carepoint-health-hospitals-to-nonprofit-entity-approved-third-remains-under-review.html |website=NJ.com |date=2023-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406032424/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/03/transfer-of-two-carepoint-health-hospitals-to-nonprofit-entity-approved-third-remains-under-review.html |archive-date=2023-04-06 |url-status=live |last1=Zeitlinger |first1=Ron}}

In November 2024, CarePoint Health filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming high rising costs and lack of state funding from New Jersey. The company listed assets between $500,001 to $1 million, and liabilities of no more than $50,000. CarePoint plans to keep its hospitals operating as it invests $67 million in financing.{{Cite web|url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-04/new-jersey-hospital-chain-carepoint-health-files-for-bankruptcy?srnd=homepage-uk|title= New Jersey Hospital Chain CarePoint Health Files for Bankruptcy|last1=Suhartono|first1=Harry|last2=Phakdeetham|first2=Janine|date=November 3, 2024|access-date=November 3, 2024|website=Bloomberg|language=en}}