NEW BRUNSWICK HOSPITALS LAUNCH ONLINE SURVEY TO IDENTIFY HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND FRANKLIN (SOMERSET) RESIDENTS
Let's shape the future of health care for your community together!
(New Brunswick) - Residents of Middlesex County and the Somerset section of Franklin Township will have a chance to help improve health care services in their communities by participating in a brief online survey which is now open.
Staff from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health Facility and Saint Peter’s University Hospital (SPUH), a member of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, will reach out to residents as part of a community needs assessment they are conducting to help identify critical health issues and plan future health initiatives. The brief online survey is conducted in both English and Spanish.
To participate in the survey, please go to rwjbh.org/chna and share your thoughts regarding health needs for you, your family and community.
The survey will take approximately 10 minutes and all responses are kept completely anonymous. Residents’ feedback will help inform future health care programming and services for the community.
“We encourage all residents to participate because it is extremely important for our hospitals and health care providers to have a clear understanding of our community’s health care needs,” explains Mariam Merced, director of Community Health Promotions at RWJUH. “The information we collect will allow us to better coordinate health care services, outreach, education, and prevention efforts in the diverse communities we serve.”
Marge Drozd, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, director of Community Health Services at SPUH, adds, “Both hospitals serve diverse communities that have unique health care needs. This is an excellent opportunity for residents to have a voice and make a direct impact on future health care services that will directly address their needs.”
Contact:
RWJUH:
Peter Haigney
(732) 937-8568
Saint Peter’s Healthcare System:
Michelle Lazzarotti
(732) 745-8528
About Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Saint Peter’s University Hospital, a member of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, is a 478-bed acute-care teaching hospital sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. Saint Peter’s is a state-designated children’s hospital and a regional perinatal center, and is a regional specialist in geriatrics, oncology, orthopedics, women’s services, and ambulatory care. The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital provides families with access to a full range of pediatric specialties. Saint Peter’s is a sponsor of residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and internal medicine, and is a major clinical affiliate with Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Saint Peter’s also sponsors residency programs in radiology and orthopedic surgery. Visit www.saintpetershcs.com for more information.
About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health Facility, is a 600-bed academic medical center that serves as the principal teaching hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the flagship Cancer Hospital of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Its Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, bariatric surgery and women’s and children’s care including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (www.bmsch.org). A Level 1 Trauma Center and the first designated Pediatric Trauma Center in the state, RWJUH’s New Brunswick campus serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.