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Monmouth Medical Center is one of New Jersey’s
largest community teaching hospitals, earning “accreditation
with commendation” from the Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations — the agency’s highest and
most prestigious rating.
A 527-bed acute care facility, Monmouth each
year provides care to nearly 20,000 hospitalized patients and performs
more than 12,000 surgeries. Its many outpatient departments and
ambulatory services handle some 450,000 annual patient visits, and
more than 43,000 patients receive acute care through the Emergency
Department. In addition, The Eisenberg Family Center at Monmouth
has nearly 3,400 births each year — the highest number of
deliveries of any hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties and the
fourth highest in the state.
There are nearly 800 members on Monmouth’s
medical and dental staff, many of whom are trained in primary care
medicine, as well as in 60 recognized subspecialties. More than
100 resident physicians receive training in eight accredited residency
programs, and as a teaching affiliate of MCP Hahnemann University
School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Monmouth provides clinical training
to 300 medical students each year.
Since opening its doors in 1887, Monmouth Medical
Center has established itself as the region’s leader in a
wide range of services.
- was the first facility
in New Jersey to unveil a revolutionary digital mammography system
that produces crystal-clear filmless images. Named among the top
10 breast cancer centers in the country by Self magazine, the
center is accredited by the American College of Radiology for
stereotactic and ultrasound-guided breast biopsy.
- , Monmouth was the first hospital in the region
to introduce intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), high-dose
brachytherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery.
- is part of a state-designated Level III regional perinatal
center for Monmouth and Ocean counties.
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affiliated with the hospital’s attending staff — many
of whom are subspecialty trained in such areas as cardiology,
gastroenterology, surgery and orthopaedics.
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to Monmouth and Ocean counties, including laparoscopic, endoscopic,
arthroscopic and laser-assisted techniques. At the new Cranmer
Ambulatory Surgery Center, ENT surgeons are performing two of
the most-advanced surgical procedures being delivered at any medical
facility in the nation to treat sinus conditions and chronic ear
infections.
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established under a unique partnership with New York’s Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center’s renowned Department of Neurological Surgery,
was the first in the region to offer sophisticated image-guided
technology to perform delicate procedures in the cranium and spine.
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for the detection of osteoporosis and digital chest radiography.
It has also expanded its imaging capabilities with additions of
a wide-open high-field MRI and a light-speed multi-slice computed
tomography (CT) system.
- in the county, providing inpatient and outpatient
services for adults and children. Its Psychiatric Emergency Screening
Service is
the designated psychiatric screening center for Monmouth County.
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