Tag: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

  • Monroe police collecting toys for children hospitalized at Bristol-Myers Squibb

    Monroe police collecting toys for children hospitalized at Bristol-Myers Squibb

    The Monroe Township Police Department will hold its fifth annual toy drive to benefit the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Drop off an unwrapped toy or non-monetary donation for children of all ages at the Monroe Township Police Department, 3 Municipal Plaza, through Dec. 3. Additional dropoff locations…

  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital earns Gold Seal for hip, knee replacement programs

    Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital earns Gold Seal for hip, knee replacement programs

    Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for its Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Programs by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in disease-specific care. To achieve this certification, RWJUH New Brunswick underwent a rigorous on-site review…

  • Monroe Township Police Department holds annual toy drive

    Monroe Township Police Department holds annual toy drive

    The Monroe Township Police Department will be holding its 5th Annual Toy Drive. All toys donated benefit the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. To donate, drop off an unwrapped toy, or non-monetary donation, for children of all ages at the Monroe Township Police Department, 3 Municipal Plaza, through…

  • Annual Walk for Diane marks decade of supporting early detection of breast cancer

    Annual Walk for Diane marks decade of supporting early detection of breast cancer

    The 10th Annual 5K (3.1 miles) Walk for Diane helps raise funds for women who are unable to afford procedures to detect breast cancer early, when it is most treatable, and receive potentially life-saving care. Sponsored by the North Brunswick-based Amy Feiman Behar Foundation for Cancer Prevention, Inc., the Walk for Diane starts at 9…

  • Cancer program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital recognized for excellence

    Cancer program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital recognized for excellence

    The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation to The Cancer Program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. To earn voluntary CoC…

  • Medical professionals invited to learn about transportation issues

    Medical professionals invited to learn about transportation issues

    Transportation Challenges for Healthcare and Business: Building a Healthier Middlesex County will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The conference will explore the challenges the medical industry faces in providing transportation to clients and patients. Keynote speaker Senator…

  • Mobile Family Success Center to hold Teddy Bear Check Up in North Brunswick on Sept. 18

    Mobile Family Success Center to hold Teddy Bear Check Up in North Brunswick on Sept. 18

    Mobile Family Success Center of Middlesex County will hold a Teddy Bear Check Up from 6-7 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Parsons Elementary School, 899 Hollywood Blvd., North Brunswick. Children may bring stuffed animals for pediatric interns from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital to observe. The interns will also discuss the importance of regular checkups…

  • Child passes away 10 days after incident at water park

    Child passes away 10 days after incident at water park

      EAST BRUNSWICK – A 7-year-old boy involved in an incident at Crystal Springs Family Waterpark has passed away. The East Brunswick Police Department received a report of a boy who was not breathing at 3:35 p.m. on July 30. Police officers, Crystal Springs personnel and emergency medical services responders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the…

  • RWJUH stroke center earns achievement awards

    RWJUH stroke center earns achievement awards

    NEW BRUNSWICK – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick’s Comprehensive Stroke Center has earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and its Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll Award – two of the highest honors that a center can receive from the organization for exceptional stroke…