  About
Monmouth Medical Center . . .
Monmouth Medical Center is a not-for-profit, regional
tertiary care teaching hospital located in Long Branch, New
Jersey. The 527-bed institution provides a full spectrum
of services, ranging from high-risk neonatology to geriatric
care. Monmouth’s service area represents a population
of nearly 1 million year-round residents in Monmouth, and
portions of Ocean and Middlesex counties. Admissions
total more than 19,000 annually, and emergency visits total
nearly 43,000 a year. Annual outpatient clinic visits
top 126,000.
Since Monmouth opened its doors in 1887
from four rented rooms above a Long Branch storefront, it
has been a pioneer in providing health care services.
In the 1940’s, it gained international renown for an innovative
polio treatment. In the 1960’s, it was the first hospital
in New Jersey to install a linear accelerator. And
recently, it took a leadership role among hospitals in the
region as the first in New Jersey to perform laparoscopic
cholecystectomy – now a commonplace procedure.
Monmouth Medical Center, one of the
largest community teaching hospitals in New Jersey, is an
affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System.
It is accredited with commendation by the Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and is a member
of the Council of Teaching Hospitals of the Association
of American Medical Colleges, a status held by only 400
of the nation’s 6,000 hospitals.
Accreditations
. . .
Monmouth Medical Center is accredited
with commendation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations.
The dental medicine residency is accredited
by the American Dental Association.
All other residencies are accredited
by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education.
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A Leader in
Medical Education . . .
Medical education has long played a
key role at Monmouth. In 1945, Monmouth established
its first residency program – in orthopaedics – to meet
the needs of physicians returning from World War II trained
in treating battlefield trauma.
Half of our residents enter practice
after graduation, while the others enter some of the most
competitive fellowships in the United States. Today
Monmouth has 110 residents in eight accredited residency
programs.
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Medical/Dental
Staff . . .
Monmouth’s respected reputation as an
academic community hospital attracts the best physicians
and dentists to its professional staff.
With nearly 700 physicians representing
more than 60 recognized subspecialties, the hospital sets
high standards for admission. Physicians are board
certified or board eligible in their specialties, and those
who actively participate in Monmouth’s educational programs
hold medical school faculty appointments. To keep
the staff abreast of the latest medical developments, Monmouth
provides an education program offering 350 CME credit hours
yearly.
Each residency program is headed by
a director, responsible for overseeing the entire program
and working closely with residents to ensure they receive
the appropriate training to successfully complete their
residency.
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Nursing
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Monmouth’s 600 member nursing staff
provides expert and competent nursing services at bedside,
working as part of the health care team. Thirty percent
of all nurses are nationally certified in their specialties,
and registered nurses comprise more than half of the staff.
The Unterberg Center of Nursing Excellence
serves as an educational resource for the nursing staff,
providing continuing educational courses and in-service
training.
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Ancillary
Staff . . .
To ensure that residents can concentrate
on academics and developing their specialized medical skills,
Monmouth provides teams of paraprofessionals to help in
routine hospital duties.
This 24 hour support network includes
I.V. teams, phlebotomy, respiratory teams, laboratory assistance,
patient transport, physician extenders and secretarial assistance,
all of which help residents focus on their educational experience.
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The
Campus . . .
Monmouth Medical Center covers 21 acres,
two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean, in Long Branch, New
Jersey. The hospital’s main building is comprised
of 16 wings that occupy a total of 735,000 gross square
feet. The campus also includes 16 other buildings
totaling 185,100 gross square feet. These include
apartments for resident physicians, a privately operated
day care center, Ronald McDonald House, and a professional
and educational building.
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Medical
Media Services . . .
Medical Media Services provides conventional
photographs, digital imaging, and an entire range of computer
image manipulation. The department also provides audiovisual
services to be used for medical education, legal documentation,
and other purposes deemed to be of value to physicians
and Monmouth Medical Center. These include:
• Clinical photography, including surgery in progress, in-house patients,
pathological specimens and other medical phenomena. (Note; Photo microscopy
is done by the Pathology Department.)
• Slide presentations, prepared from pictures, X-rays, journal illustrations
or any other visual materials suitable for slide-making. - (Please contact
the department before you start to produce a presentation.)
• Photography for medical journals/poster
presentations. Almost any medical phenomena can be imaged and custom printed
to meet the needs of medical journals or poster presentations. (Please
provide the department with a copy of the instructions to authors from the
journal.)
In addition, audiovisual equipment can be obtained directly
by physicians from the department, which is located on
Wimpfheimer-4. Some conference rooms have equipment assigned
to them. (Please call the department at 732-923-6589 for details and instructions.)
For further information or to contact
the Department of Medical Education call 1.800.807.9191
or send us e-mail at mmcmedicaleducation@sbhcs.com
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