Places

There were many places where the Free Dispensary, Elizabeth General Hospital and Dispensary, Elizabeth General Hospital, Elizabeth General Medical Center and Trinitas Hospital provided care to the citizens of Elizabeth, greater Union County and states and countries all across the globe.

As communities throughout New Jersey were formulating plans to create hospitals in their cities and towns, it was readily apparent that what we now know as a hospital was not something that would happen quickly.

Free Dispensary: Broad and Jersey St.
In Elizabeth, Dr. James Green saw the opportunity and felt the need to start small and build from there. So, with the interest and cooperation of three other local physicians, Dr. Alonzo Pettit, Dr. J. Otis Pinneo and Dr. Thomas McLean, they opened a "Free Dispensary for the Treatment of Surgical Diseases of the Poor" in April, 1877. It was open two days a week, for several hours, in a storefront they rented and turned into a clinic three doors from the corner of Jersey St. and Broad St.

Since it was several blocks from the heart of Union County government and also a few blocks from the train station, it was a central place that gave many people access to care that amplified the need for a larger location where the caring could be expanded. Thus, a search began to find a larger location and fundraising began to underwrite the costs involved.

Other Places

Elizabeth General Hospital and Dispensary "Jaques Folly"

Elizabeth General Hospital and Dispensary: E. Jersey St. Complex

Elizabeth General Hospital

Elizabeth General Medical Center

Alexian Brothers Hospital/New Point

Elizabeth General Hospital School of Nursing
This page will surely turn out to be the largest section of this website. We have hundreds of images of student nurses, instructors, administrators and graduates of this most prestigious school from which thousands of nurses embarked on careers in nursing settings throughout the US.

Satellite Locations

This information was last reviewed or updated on March 19, 2025. Adjustments may be made to this page as new information is added, making this a continual work in progress.