Hospital type Teaching Number of beds 478 | Speciality General Acute Care Founded 1907 | |
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Affiliated university Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaRutgers University Emergency department Acute Care Children's HospitalRegional Perinatal Center Similar Robert Wood Johnson, Saint Peter's University, Saint Barnabas Medical, Hunterdon Medical Center, Clara Maass Medical Profiles | ||
Maternity at saint peter s university hospital
Saint Peter's University Hospital (SPUH) is a Roman Catholic hospital on Easton Avenue in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The hospital is a member of the Saint Peter's Healthcare System, Inc., a New Jersey nonprofit corporation sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.
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- Maternity at saint peter s university hospital
- Uptown funk music video performed by the children s hospital at saint peter s university hospital
- Overview
- History
- Awards and honors
- References
Uptown funk music video performed by the children s hospital at saint peter s university hospital
Overview
Saint Peter's University Hospital is a non-profit, 478-licensed-bed acute care teaching hospital. Saint Peter's has been designated by the state of New Jersey as a Specialty Acute Care Children's Hospital, Regional Perinatal Center, and Stroke Center that operates one of the largest maternity services in New Jersey and in the country.
The hospital is a major clinical affiliate of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, providing full-time training to as many as 60 students in their third or fourth years of medical school, and has a clinical affiliation with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
History
Saint Peter's University Hospital opened in 1907 as a 25-bed hospital on Somerset and Hardenburgh streets in New Brunswick. Saint Peter's moved to its current location at 254 Easton Avenue in New Brunswick in 1929 as a 125-bed facility. In 1959, a three-wing 349-bed addition was constructed. In 1976, a five-story tower containing the emergency department, radiology department, operating and recovery suite, and a 40-bed nursing unit was completed. In 1991 The Women and Children's Pavilion was added. In 1999 the Center for Ambulatory Resources(CARES) building was constructed. New Telemetry, Maternity and Oncology units were completed in 2008.