David Reeves of Princeton
The Princeton Packet has been wonderfully assiduous in keeping us all informed on news of what was known in simpler times as the Princeton hospital. Now we learn that construction has begun and the steel is being fabricated off-site.
No doubt signage will be fabricated for the new building. Before it is too late it might be well to think through carefully the implications of the signage. It should represent faithfully the exact nature of the enterprise.
A few years ago the word “University” was added to Medical Center. It would help to identify the university, as there is no university with a medical school in either Princeton or Plainsboro. If it is another university, it should be identified. (Is it UMDNJ University Medical Center or perhaps the Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center?) Perhaps “University” should be dropped, as it seems pretentious with no university medical school in the area.
As the enterprise has relocated to Plainsboro, it would be more accurate that it be known as the Medical Center of Plainsboro. For reasons of nostalgia a parenthesis could be added such as (formerly Princeton Hospital).
Let’s keep it simple and accurate.
David Reeves
Princeton

