[2][3][4] St Barnabas Hospital, originally known as the Home for the Incurables, was founded in 1866 by Reverend Washington Rodman, of the Grace Episcopal Church in West Farms, Bronx.

[6][8] In 1969, St Barnabas broke ground for a six-story West Wing with 188 beds, a cafeteria and kitchen.

St Barnabas Nursing Home was founded in 1972, and is located on the hospital's campus at 2175 Quarry Rd.

He reduced the staff size, discouraged long hospital stays, and greatly increased income from Medicaid due to improvements.

His implementations at St Barnabas challenged the medical establishment by creating a managed-care revolution in American medicine.