[1][2] Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a member of BJC HealthCare and is located on the campus of the Washington University Medical Center.

Each hospital was built in the early 1900s in proximity to each other on the eastern edge of Forest Park.

In coordination between Barnes executors and St. Louis philanthropist Robert Brookings, the hospital was intended as an affiliate for the Washington University School of Medicine.

Due to the increasing number of patients and need for expansion, in 1926 the hospital was relocated two blocks north of the Barnes Hospital/Washington University Medical School complex.

Barnes-Jewish is a center for multiple specialties ranked among the best nationally, including cancer; digestive disorders; ear, nose and throat; and urology.