The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital

Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital
RWJBarnabas Health
Geography
Location New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Coordinates 40°29′42″N 74°27′04″W / 40.494957°N 74.451098°W / 40.494957; -74.451098Coordinates: 40°29′42″N 74°27′04″W / 40.494957°N 74.451098°W / 40.494957; -74.451098
Organization
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Rutgers University
Services
Emergency department Level I trauma center
Beds 100
Speciality Pediatrics
History
Founded 1997
Links
Website http://www.bmsch.org
Lists Hospitals in New Jersey

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) is a freestanding 105-bed, pediatric acute care facility adjacent to RWJUH. It is affiliated with both Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital, and is a member of RWJBarnabas Health. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to pediatric patients throughout New Jersey.[1] It is a pediatric level I trauma center and its regional pediatric and neonatal intensive-care units serve the Central New Jersey region.

History

In 2007, Bristol Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at RWJUH was joined by the PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital and the Child Health Institute of New Jersey to create the first pediatric medical campus in New Jersey, with pediatric acute care, rehabilitation, and research were combined on one campus.[2]

In 2015, The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at RWJUH was named the world’s first "Adolescent Center of Excellence for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.” [3]

The hospital was ranked “#1 Children’s Specialty” hospital in the national rankings of best hospitals put out by US News.[4] It is also ranked 39 nationally in the field of pediatric urology, also by the U.S. News and World Report.[5]

References

  1. ↑ BMSCH Featured Programs, Retrieved on 7 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Children's Specialized Our Affiliations, Retrieved on 7 August 2015. Archived 5 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ New Brunswick Patch The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is Named the World's First "Adolescent Center of Excellence for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery", Retrieved on 7 August 2015.
  4. ↑ http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/nj/bristol-myers-squibb-childrens-hospital-at-rwj-univ-hosp-PA6220920
  5. ↑ http://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2017/06/these_are_the_2_highest-rated_childrens_hospitals_in_nj.html


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