SOMERSET MEDICAL CENTER
ONE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON PL, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08903 www.rwjuh.edu

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION AT SOMERSET MEDICAL CENTER IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY TO OUR REGION IN A PATIENT-FIRST ENVIRONMENT.

SOMERSET MEDICAL CENTER'S OPERATING ROOM SUPPORTS BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES AND PERFORMS MORE THAN 8,000 SURGERIES EACH YEAR. THERE ARE 19 OPERATING SUITES. ALL FEATURE HIGH DEFINITION DIGITAL CAMERAS AND THE LATEST AUDIO-VISUAL TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR CONVENTIONAL, LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC SURGERIES. OUR OR NURSES ARE CERTIFIED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SPECIALTIES AND OFFER THE BEST CARE AND EXPERTISE IN THEIR FIELD. OTHER SURGICAL ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDED NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ORTHOPEDIC AND NEUROLOGICAL CASES, WHICH PROMOTE MORE ACCURACY AND PREVENT DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING TISSUES. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO OFFERS THE LATEST "STATE-OF-THE-ART" TECHNOLOGY FOR SINUS SURGERY. THE ROBOTICS PROGRAM AT SMC HAS THE LATEST IN MIS ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY. THE SPECIALLY TRAINED OR STAFF OF THE ROBOTIC TEAM BEGAN CARING FOR THEIR FIRST PATIENTS IN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE 2010. THE SMC GI CENTER IS ALSO STAFFED BY SPECIALLY TRAINED NURSES WHO ARE CERTIFIED IN GASTROENTEROLOGY AND ARE PART OF A COLLABORATIVE PERIOPERATIVE TEAM WORKING WITH THE PHYSICIANS TO MAKE THE PATIENT'S EXPERIENCE A SAFE AND PLEASANT VISIT. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE ANESTHESIOLOGISTS HAVE ACQUIRED AND PERFORMED A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART BLOCK TECHNIQUE. THEY UTILIZE ULTRASOUND TO VISUALIZE THE NERVES TO PERFORM ANESTHESIA AND MANAGE PAIN. SOMERSET MEDICAL CENTER HAS RECEIVED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR TOTAL KNEE AND TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY. THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS ALSO BEEN HONORED WITH THE 2011 HEALTHGRADES ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY EXCELLENCE AWARD, RANKING IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT IN THE NATION FOR ORTHOPEDIC CARE. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O.

The Somerset Medical Center Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Department provides twenty-four hour/seven day a week services and performs invasive cardiovascular and radiological diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to meet the needs of the community. All patients referred to the Cardiac Cath Lab Procedures will have their procedure performed regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, pre-existing medical condition, physical or mental handicap, insurance status, economic status or ability to pay for medical services. The physician and staff strive for optimal patient safety and optimal data collection within the framework of the procedures performed. The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory cooperateS with other departments/care settings of Somerset Medical Center and with members of the outside medical community in providing quality patient care. In general, adult patients (18 years and older) with clinical indications for procedures approved are to be candidates for admission. Adult procedures which may be done in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory include, but are not limited to the following: - Right heart catheterization - Left heart catheterization - Angiogram of coronary arteries and bypass grafts - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) - Pericardiocentesis - IVC FILTERS - IMPELLA INSERTION - Intra Coronary and Peripheral administration of thrombolytic agents - Temporary and Permanent Pacemaker insertion - Intra-aortic balloon pump insertion (IABP) - Peripheral angiograms and interventional procedures - BEDSIDE PICC Team Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory cases are scheduled from 6:30 AM until 5:30 PM Monday through Friday. Emergency service is provided seven days a week, 24 hours a day by on-call staff. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O.

THE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH (MCH) DEPARTMENT AT SOMERSET MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE TOTAL WELLBEING OF THE FAMILY UNIT BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER DELIVERY. OUR LEVEL II NURSERY ALSO CAN PROVIDE CARE TO OUR INFANTS WHO REQUIRE CLOSE OBSERVATION, MONITORING AND INTERVENTIONS. THE MCH CONSISTS OF SEVERAL UNITS THAT COMPLIMENT DIFFERENT AREAS OF CARE FOR OUR CHILDBEARING FAMILIES AND THEIR LOVED ONES. OUR MATERNITY COMMUNITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF CHILDBIRTH, BREASTFEEDING, PARENTING, SIBLING AND GRANDPARENT CLASSES. LABOR AND DELIVERY PROVIDES EXPERT CLINICAL SUPPORT FOR OUR LABORING CLIENTS WITH A VARIETY OF DIAGNOSIS AND CONDITIONS ADHERING TO CRITERIA FOR INTERMEDIATE CARE. WE OFFER 24 HOUR IN HOUSE PHYSICIAN COVERAGE FOR OBSTETRICS, NEONATOLOGY AND ANESTHESIA. POST-PARTUM CARE IS PROVIDED IN OUR PRIVATE ROOMS. MCH HAS MET OR EXCEEDED ALL QUALITY BENCHMARKS FOR FALLS, INFECTION, AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. OUR DEPARTMENT ALSO HAS 80% OF NURSES NATIONALLY CERTIFIED IN THEIR SPECIALTY. THE CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE OF BEST PRACTICE AND THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH OUR PHYSICIANS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED ELECTIVE INDUCTIONS BELOW 39 WEEKS. THIS REDUCTION WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE LEAP FROG ORGANIZATION AND CONTRIBUTED TO SOMERSET MEDICAL CENTER'S LEAP FROG DESIGNATION. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O.

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