** MISSION STATEMENT **
Promote wellness and provide compassionate care and healing.
** VISION STATEMENT **
Chilton Memorial Hospital will be the preferred provider of quality healthcare services in our community.
History Of Chilton Memorial Hospital
A Leader In Healthcare Excellence
The first chapter of Chilton Hospital's history was written in 1947. Forrest C. Chilton II, MD, and his wife, Elizabeth, an RN, donated a tract of land on Newark-Pompton Turnpike to build a hospital in memory of their son whose life was lost in World War II. Their action sparked a successful drive to build a facility that would serve the health needs of the community and became a reality with a 50-bed facility in 1954, and expanded to 119 beds in 1961.
In August 1968, a 40-acre tract was purchased one mile west of the Newark-Pompton Turnpike site and another building, the West Parkway facility, was dedicated November 20, 1971. The next goal was to combine the two buildings on West Parkway and construction of an expanded hospital began in1981. This included a new patient wing, new ground floor facility, and a complete remodeling of the original building. The "new" Chilton Memorial was dedicated in June 1984.
Today, Chilton Memorial is a 260-bed, acute-care, non-profit community hospital with approximately 1,300 employees. It features some of the most sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic equipment available. Our compassionate health-care professionals provide advanced, cost-effective care, and all of our resources, including the staff you will meet, as well as those you may not, are dedicated to one purpose - returning you to the best possible health.
More than 500 physicians representing more than 60 different specialties hold staff privileges at Chilton Memorial. They are supported by allied health professionals who utilize the most current technologies and on-going education in treatment, while never losing sight of the importance and dignity of each individual patient. Our hospital serves residents from more than 25 communities and provides care for people of all ages. It has been recognized for excellence for programs from obstetrics to geriatrics. Its' many services include a state-of-the-art emergency department, cancer care from diagnosis to treatment all under one roof, a weight loss surgery program, a pain management center, a sleep health institute, and a comprehensive wound healing center.
