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2007 Press Releases

The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center
announces its new website.

LONG BRANCH, NJ, June 27, 2007 - The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center announces its new website where parents can learn about the highest level of pediatric care for newborns to adolescents, including leading edge treatments and the specialized expertise of a comprehensive children’s hospital.

Visit monmouthchildrenshospital.saintbarnabas.com to learn more about The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center’s nationally recognized programs and services.

“We are pleased that our families now have greater access to information about our outstanding staff and services,” says Margaret C. Fisher, M.D., FAAP, Medical Director of The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center. “This website highlights our family-centered approach to patient care and the many resources we have to strengthen each family’s ability to successfully care for their child.”

Comprehensive Care

As a regional leader dedicated to children’s health, The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center offers a child-friendly, family-focused approach to every aspect of care, and dedication to medical excellence. The Children’s Hospital is the region’s premiere children’s hospital with 140 specialists in 30 pediatric subspecialties.

Some outstanding aspects of The Children’s Hospital:

  • As a teaching affiliate of the prestigious Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, The Children’s Hospital has a team of pediatric specialists in virtually every area of children’s health, working together to deliver the best solutions for the most complex health problems.

  • In 1968, Monmouth Medical Center became the first community hospital in the nation to establish a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for the most fragile, premature infants.

  • As an academic medical center, Monmouth Medical Center launched the region’s first pediatric emergency department; bringing Ocean County its first-ever Specialty Center for Women and Children; and becoming the most comprehensive children’s hospital licensed and designated to serve Ocean and Monmouth Counties.

  • The Children’s Hospital At Monmouth Medical Center has extensive subspecialty outpatient services for children with chronic illnesses such as cancer, anemia, diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, asthma, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and neurological problems.

  • To meet the unique needs of infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers, The Children’s Hospital utilizes the TouchPoints approach to care, created by T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., renowned expert in childhood development. 

  • Located on the medical center campus, the Ronald McDonald House and the Ronald McDonald Family Room provide homelike accommodations for families of seriously ill children who are being treated at The Children’s Hospital and other area hospitals.

For a referral to a pediatrician or specialist from The Children’s Hospital Monmouth Medical Center, please call 1-888-SBHS-123 or visit monmouthchildrenshospital.saintbarnabas.com.

CONTACT: Dennis Wilson, Jr.
dwilson@sbhcs.com

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