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As parents, nothing is more important than the health of our children. From
the moment they're born, we want to make sure they receive the
best medical care whether it's for the slightest case of the sniffles
or for a more serious condition.
At Monmouth Medical Center, more than 100 highly qualified pediatricians
and physicians with pediatric subspecialty training possess the
experience, knowledge and technology needed to determine the health
care needs of every child from infancy to adolescence.
Delivering more babies than any other hospital in Monmouth and
Ocean counties, Monmouth is committed to pediatric excellence beginning
at birth and extending into areas of general and specialized care
in both inpatient and outpatient settings. It's the highest level
of quality, comprehensive care that only a leading teaching hospital
can offer — close to home.
Most importantly, Monmouth's physicians, nurses and other health
care professionals work together to provide this care with warmth
and compassion. They understand what children need when that special
touch, comforting word or tender smile means so much in treating
their illnesses and keeping them healthy.
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- Monmouth’s Regional Newborn
Center is part of a state-designated,
Level III regional perinatal center and is uniquely equipped
to meet the needs of infants born too early or too small, or
who require special care or surgery. In fact, the center
has one of the best survival rates among neonatal intensive care
units in the country.
- The Mary Stavola Children's Pavilion is a 21-bed unit where
children receive treatment for acute and chronic conditions.
It also includes a pediatric intensive care service and an isolation
intensive care room.
- The Neurosurgery Program is affiliated with the renowned Department
of Neurological Surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
and Neil Feldstein, M.D., its director of pediatric neurosurgery,
who specializes in the treatment of pediatric brain tumors, craniofacial
surgery and spina bifida. Monmouth's neurosurgeons employ the
latest techniques in treating disorders of the brain, spine and
nervous system with the state-of-the-art Linac Scalpel for stereotactic
radiosurgery and Stealth Station neuro-navigational system.
- Child Life Services specialists are dedicated to making life
as normal as possible for children in the hospital. They oversee
activities in the pavilion's playroom, children's library and
Stay Smart University, a one-room schoolhouse developed to meet
the educational needs of hospitalized children.
- The Children's Emergency Transport Vehicle is an ambulance
specially equipped to transport critically ill babies and children
from outlying community hospitals to Monmouth's neonatal and
pediatric intensive care units.
- The Children's Crisis Intervention Service is the only state-designated
program in Monmouth and Ocean counties that provides inpatient
treatment for children and adolescents with acute emotional,
behavioral or psychological problems.
- The Cranmer Ambulatory
Surgery Center's advanced same-day surgical
systems are revolutionizing the treatment of two common childhood
disorders. The OtoScan Laser-Assisted Myringotomy (OtoLAM) is
a painless, noninvasive technique used for treating ear infections,
and the Harmonic Scalpel utilizes ultrasonic energy to remove
tonsils in a highly precise way. The center also features a full
array of amenities designed for children, such as a full-time
anesthesiologist who is specially trained in pediatrics, private
pre- and postoperative rooms, a playroom and Child Life Services.
- The Specialized Pediatrics Ambulatory Center provides subspecialty
services for children with special needs or chronic illnesses,
such as thyroid dysfunction, diabetes, neurological disorders,
asthma and other respiratory problems. In addition, Monmouth
has one of only two Cystic Fibrosis Centers in the state and
one of five nationally sponsored Muscular Dystrophy Programs.
- Monmouth’s Valerie Fund Center is one of five hospital-based
programs in New Jersey that provides treatment for children with
cancer and blood disorders.
- The hospital’s Rehabilitation Services Department includes
the Regional Cleft Palate
Center, where services and surgery
are provided to children born with cleft lip, cleft palate and
other oral-facial abnormalities. The department’s other
comprehensive services include physical therapy, audiology and
speech-language pathology.
Monmouth’s medical staff includes pediatricians and other
physicians who are subspecialty trained in these areas:
- Allergy/Immunology
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Child Psychiatry/Psychology
- Critical Care
- Dentistry
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Endocrinology/Diabetes
- Gastroenterology
- Genetics
- Infectious Disease
- Neonatology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Oncology/Hematology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedics
- Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat)
- Pulmonology
- Radiology
- Surgery
- Urology
As an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System — New
Jersey’s largest health care system — Monmouth also
has access to nationally recognized services and facilities, including:
- Specialized services provided at the Children’s Hospital
of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
- New Jersey’s only certified burn treatment facility.
- The only neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program in the state.
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