About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Founded in 1899, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset provides comprehensive emergency, medical/surgical, and rehabilitative services to residents throughout central New Jersey.
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The hospital recently completed the final phase of its five-year Cardiology Services expansion project, which included renovations to its Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, renovation of the hospital’s 2-East and 2-West Cardiac Pavilions and relocation of its Cardiac Diagnostic Testing Department to renovated space, consolidating all Cardiology Services on the hospital’s second floor. Its cardiac diagnostic testing services include Cardiac PET/CT, angiograms, computed tomography (CT) scans, single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scans, echocardiograms and ultrasounds.
Its Steeplechase Cancer Center provides state-of-the-art outpatient cancer care services, including radiation oncology, 3-D mammography, infusion therapy, a lung cancer screening program, a smoking cessation program, nutritional counseling, complementary medicine services and a boutique. In partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute, the center offers access to the latest treatment and clinical trials.
Each year, the hospital performs about 6,600 surgeries in a wide range of specialties, including in the fields of vascular disease, urology, gynecology, oncology, orthopedics, spine, podiatry, bariatrics, general and gender affirmation surgeries. The hospital is expected to complete a new two-story vertical expansion project in late 2024, which will include 45 inpatient beds for orthopedic and post-surgical patients, with all-private rooms and a therapy gym for orthopedic patients.
RWJUH Somerset’s 28-bed inpatient Behavioral Health Unit provides care for ages 18 and older, treating both voluntary and involuntary patients. The hospital’s Crisis Center, located in the Emergency Department, also offers emergency care for patients in crisis situations, including those who are suicidal. Three levels of outpatient behavioral health services are also offered, including a partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient treatment and traditional outpatient services. The hospital’s Eating Disorders Program – one of only two inpatient programs in New Jersey – provides treatment for patients aged 14 and older. Partial hospital and outpatient care are also available.
The hospital’s maternity unit features modern private rooms, a Level II Intermediate Care Nursery and 24/7 neonatology and anesthesiology services.
It is the first hospital in New Jersey to offer specialized primary care services for LGBTQ+ adults at its Babs Siperstein PROUD Center, including hormone therapy and monitoring, HIV prevention, health education and counseling for ages 18 and older.
Outpatient services include radiology, laboratory, wound care, diabetes management, nutritional counseling and physical, occupational and speech therapy. In addition, the hospital offers outpatient services at convenient locations throughout Central New Jersey, including physical therapy locations in Bridgewater, Flemington, Hillsborough and Princeton; and sleep medicine, cardiac rehabilitation and laboratory services in Hillsborough.
A teaching hospital affiliated with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the hospital maintains a family medicine residency program with 21 residents.
