• New Jersey's ONLY

    Nationally Ranked Children's Hospital
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  • State-of-the-Art Approach

    To Blood Disorders

    Our pediatric patients receive personalized care and attention to treat their hematology and blood disorders.

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  • Play It Safe

    Everywhere Your Child Goes

    Our goal is to keep the community of Central New Jersey safe - no matter where you and your children go!

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  • The Premier Provider

    of Pediatric Orthopedic Care

    We are the region's #1 destination location for expert pediatric orthopedic care.

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    The easiest way to navigate through the hospital at the palm of your hands!

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Welcome to The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital

Specialized pediatric care in New Jersey

From the moment patients and their families walk through the door at Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, they experience the dedicated care and attention provided by our physicians and staff. Children’s health services require a unique touch that combines medical expertise with a friendly atmosphere. Comforting spaces, child-friendly design and unique special touches make children and their families feel at home. Our entire staff is composed of compassionate individuals who are dedicated to meeting the exceptional standard of care our services require.

State-of-the-art facilities, family-friendly environment

Maintaining Family-Centered Care is at the core of our philosophy. Going to the hospital can be an intimidating experience for a child, but our facilities were designed specifically to help put children at ease. The more relaxed and safe a patient feels, the easier it will be for them to focus on getting better.

Backing up our kid-friendly setting are state-of-the-art facilities equipped with the latest in pediatric medical technology. All of our facilities and equipment are designed to treat smaller patients, which means increased patient safety and faster application of treatments. While our medical services are designed for children, we offer many amenities and services to benefit the whole family, including referrals to community resources and consultations with child life specialists.

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Specialty Services

  • Advanced Pediatric Surgery

    Full Range of General & Specialty Surgery Services for Children

    Specializing in minimally invasive techniques, our surgeons provide personal and expert care to patients ranging from newborns to adolescents.

  • Pediatric Trauma

    The First ACS-Designated Pediatric Trauma Center in New Jersey

    We are New Jersey's primary resource for the care of injured children in our region, from acute pediatric trauma care to injury prevention and trauma education.

  • Express Care Program

    Emergency Care That's Available 7 Days A Week

    Express Care is a service offered by the Pediatric ED to treat children with less-serious, non-life threatening injuries and illnesses when your pediatrician’s office is closed.

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    Phyllis

    Phyllis was out for a morning stroll when she suddenly felt as though the world was spinning. “It came out of nowhere,” she recalled. “I started swaying and was so dizzy I couldn’t walk, or even stand.” Alone and afraid, the 69-year old Yardville resident struggled to reach a nearby bench so she could lie down and call for help. The episode prompted Phyllis to visit an urgent care center, where doctors suspected a common balance disorder that occurs when crystals migrate into the ear canals. However, when initial treatment failed, her primary care physician referred her to specialists at RWJ ...
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    Kriss

    Kriss Fierro was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, but she was ready for the fight and determined to beat the odds, with support from the staff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick.
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    Tom

    Long-time Monmouth Medical Center employee Tom Piccoli has a family history of heart disease, so he knows the importance of eating well and exercising to stay well. However, during a snowstorm, Tom realized he was having a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital by David, his husband. David was amazed by the swift action of the ED staff and will never forget the feeling of talking with the doctor that had just saved his husband’s life. Tom is getting better through meditation, medication, exercise and physical therapy, and he looks forward to being there for his two children and taking ...
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    Elizabeth

    Elizabeth couldn’t wait to escape to the happiest place on earth for some summer fun. But Disney World was anything but for the East Brunswick resident, who was so overtaken by pain in her hip that she could only tour the parks by wheel chair. When she and her family tried a seashore trip closer to home, Elizabeth could not even walk to the water from her beach chair. “I was just devastated,” she recalls. The pain and immobility from osteoarthritis in her left hip were alone enough to fuel her discouragement, but other fears added stress. Two years prior, Elizabeth underwent a right hip ...
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    Kyle

    With fantastic cooks like his mom and grandmother, and regular community events with his church, Kyle has always seen food as a social centerpiece. During times of joy, food added to the celebration. In times of grief, food brought with it comfort. After the passing of his beloved grandparents, Kyle found himself stress eating often. With 315 pounds on his small frame, Kyle began to realize he was on a dangerous path and he wasn’t yet 30 years old. Bearing the Weight of Weight “Weight is a weight. Not just physically, but emotionally it takes its toll,” Kyle, who is a minister and singer at ...
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    Peter

    Waiting for a heart transplant and given only a few months to live, Peter optimistically ordered the tuxedo for his daughter’s wedding. An active man with a history of good health but family history of heart disease, in 1999, Peter underwent triple bypass surgery. After a successful procedure a several years of good health, in 2005 he began feeling fatigued again and it was determined that he needed a stent in his right coronary artery. Peter recovered but his heart remained weak. In October 2006, Peter contracted a minor infection - which is never a minor issue for a heart patient. He became ...
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    Joe

    Two years ago, 24-year-old Joe was tethered to an oxygen tank and fighting cystic fibrosis (CF) for every breath. This year, he walked in two of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Great Strides events to benefit cystic fibrosis research. Since receiving a lung transplant in June 2011 at the our Lung Center, Joe has been working out at the gym and playing volleyball and basketball with friends. No longer relegated to the sidelines, he is reaching new levels of strength and endurance. Joe is using his new physical powers to help others with CF. “I wasn’t granted two healthy lungs of my own. I want ...
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    Kathy

    Kathy received her second heart transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. “It is not what happens to you in life, but how you deal with it, that makes you who you are,” she reflected. “I am very grateful to have received the gift of life--- twice.” Kathy shares her philosophy with her daughters, ages 14 and 17. After two transplants, she says, “I’m not like other moms. The girls are very strong and we just deal with whatever comes our way. We work together as a family.” The whole family volunteered at Newark Beth Israel’s annual Heart & Sole Walk that raises funds to support patients at ...
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    Greg

    Just two months after my kidney transplant last summer, I was at the driving range swinging a golf club. I felt great! And, second only to my younger sister who selflessly donated her kidney, I credit Saint Barnabas Medical Center and the care I received there with my continued healthy recovery. I am a golfer by nature. I began playing at seven years old. Golf is a game of repetition. You find out what works and you do it over and over. This is how I have approached my recovery thanks to my team at Saint Barnabas. They have always given me the detailed instructions and information I need to ...
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    Roger

    Roger, of Passaic, NJ, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF) at age 32. His two brothers died at young age from heart disease and Mr. Thomas fought hard against a similar fate. Yet, at age 54 he was admitted to the Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant Program at the Heart Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center with Class IV heart failure. His cardiac output was declining, his pulmonary pressures climbing and his symptoms of heart failure worsening. Shortly after admission and prior to the identification of a donor heart, his arrhythmias worsened. A few years ago Mr. Thomas ...
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Patient Stories

  • The hospital got me back on my feet... and enjoying life again.

  • "I was ready to fight hard. Being a mom with a four year old daughter just made me push harder. I didn't stop living. I didn't stop being a mom."

  • "I went to bed and woke up at about 2am with the most severe and indescribable pain in my chest"

  • “After the first weekend—within first three sessions—I was already walking with no pain and my mobile abilities were great. I actually cried. It was a miracle."

  • “Now the only thing I need to take every day is my vitamin”

  • When it was determined that Peter had end-stage heart failure but otherwise in reasonably good health, his name was added to the heart transplant list.

  • “I wasn’t granted two healthy lungs of my own. I want people with CF to know that there is hope – that life goes on."

  • Your life is up in the air but, this time things were a little easier because I knew what I was in for,” she said. “I was speechless at the miracle of getting a match in just nine days.”

  • I never considered going to any hospital but Saint Barnabas, and the high level of care and attention I received assured me I made the right decision.

  • “Wealth can’t buy what they gave me. They saved my life.”

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