About Us
Collaboration
Collaborate With Talented Peers…
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset's 620-member medical staff represents 45 medical and surgical specialties. Many of our physicians hold academic teaching positions at medical schools in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Our medical staff has one of the highest percentages of board-certified physicians among hospitals in New Jersey.
…A Dedicated Staff….
Members of the medical staff practice alongside dedicated nursing, technical and support staff members. Many of our nurses have advanced degrees and are nationally certified in specialty areas such as critical care, basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, chemotherapy and intravenous therapy.
…And A Supportive Executive Team
Medical staff members enjoy a close, cooperative working relationship with the hospital's executive team and the board of directors. The administration includes a chief medical officer and one-third of the board members are physicians. No major decisions regarding hospital policies or services are made without physician involvement.
Technology and Facilities
Use the Most Sophisticated Technologies …
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset invests in the latest
technologies to enable physicians to deliver the highest quality of care
to our patients. We have implemented a $10 million clinical information
system software package that includes a physician order entry system and
gives physicians immediate access to clinical information from their offices
or portable digital assistants. Other recent technological additions include
a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) for radiology.
… In State-of-the-Art Facilities
We recognize that in addition to having the proper tools to care for your
patients, you need world-class facilities to match.
Academic Excellence and Quality
Work In An Environment That Fosters Academic Excellence ….
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset is an affiliate of the
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School and operates a three-year
family practice residency program. As a teaching hospital, the medical center challenges its physicians
to maintain academic excellence, providing forums for research, ongoing
educational programs and opportunities to share their expertise and experience
with medical students and residents. Through a peer review process, physicians
discuss their cases and help each other develop new treatment approaches.
….And Makes Quality the Cornerstone of Care
At Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, delivering quality
care and services to every patient, every visitor, every time is the goal
of each physician, nurse, medical professional, staff member and volunteer.
A multidisciplinary committee continually reviews the quality of patient
care and recommends improvements. A physician committee also oversees
and enhances the quality of clinical care services at the medical center.
The medical center was one of the first in the state to address the quality criteria established by The Leapfrog Group, staffing our intensive care unit with a physician certified in critical care and implementing a computerized physician order entry system to reduce medical errors. We also equip nurses with wireless phones. In addition, the medical center has hosted several conferences on topics related to medical quality, bringing together health care leaders from throughout New Jersey.