Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Geography
Location New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Coordinates 40°29′44″N 74°26′57″W / 40.495428°N 74.449217°WCoordinates: 40°29′44″N 74°26′57″W / 40.495428°N 74.449217°W
Organization
Funding Non-profit hospital
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University
Network Robert Wood Johnson Health Network
Services
Standards American College of Surgeons
Emergency department Level I trauma center
Helipad FAA LID: 9NJ4
Beds 584
History
Founded 1885
Links
Website rwjuh.edu
Lists Hospitals in New Jersey

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) is the clinical campus of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It provides a full range of health care services as Central New Jersey's only Level 1 Trauma and academic medical center. The hospital is a member of the Robert Wood Johnson Health Network.[1] The hospital is named after Robert Wood Johnson II, the former president and chairman of the board of Johnson & Johnson.[2]

Overview

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is a non-profit organization that serves as the principal teaching hospital for the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The trauma center at RWJUH is one of only three New Jersey State-Designated Level I Trauma Centers. It is certified by the American College of Surgeons[3] and serves as the regional trauma center for central New Jersey. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is the primary Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provider for the city of New Brunswick and its Mobile Intensive Care Units provide advanced life support to a large portion of Middlesex County. The hospital operates its own regional emergency medical dispatch center (MED CENTRAL) and Specialty Care Transport Unit and is the central base of the New Jersey EMS Task Force (NJEMSTF).

Robert Wood Johnson also runs The Bristol Myers Squibb Children's Hospital, which has several areas of pediatric care.[4]

History

It opened in 1885 as "New Brunswick City Hospital". In 1888, the directors raised $3,000 to purchase land for the "John Wells Memorial Hospital". In 1916 the name was changed to "Middlesex General Hospital", and in 1986 it was changed to "Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital".[5]

National rankings

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has ranked among U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" for five consecutive years. The American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer has rated RWJUH among the nation's best comprehensive cancer centers. The Leapfrog Group rated RWJUH as one of the 50 exceptional U.S. hospitals, as published in Consumers Digest magazine. Harvard University researchers, in a study commissioned by The Commonwealth Fund, identified RWJUH as one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation for clinical quality. RWJUH is also a recipient of the prestigious Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence for more than 10 consecutive years. In 2009, for the third year in a row, it was awarded a top ranking for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology And Respiratory Disorders.[6]

Accomplishments

Deaths

References

  1. ↑ Information About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
  2. ↑ Medical school admission requirements. Association of American Medical Colleges. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, formerly known as Rutgers Medical School, was named after the former president and chairman of the board of Johnson & Johnson Company and the benefactor of the Robert Wood Johnson ...
  3. ↑ "American College of Surgeons: Trauma Programs: Consultations/Verification Programs: Verified Trauma Centers". Facs.org. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  4. ↑ Areas of Care, Bristol Myers
  5. ↑ "History". Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Retrieved 2011-09-28. In January 1986, the President of the University announced that effective July 1, 1986, the UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School in Piscataway and Middlesex General University Hospital in New Brunswick would be renamed UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
  6. ↑ US News And World Reports Hospital Rankings 2009
  7. ↑ http://www.rwjuh.edu/artificialheart/abiocor-release-1.html
  8. ↑ http://www.rwjuh.edu/news/best-hospitals-09.html
  9. ↑ http://www.rwjuh.edu/news/quality_of_care.html

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