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Because every child deserves the best care.
A child with cancer….a newborn with heart disease…a
teenager with cystic fibrosis. For children of all ages
who need advanced medical care, world-class expertise is here
at The Children’s Hospital at MonmouthMedicalCenter.

As a regional leader dedicated to children’s health, The
Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center offers the
highest level of pediatric care for newborns to adolescents, including
leading edge treatments and specialized expertise that only a comprehensive
children’s hospital can provide. Here, you’ll
discover a child-friendly, family-focused approach to every aspect
of care, and dedication to medical excellence which sets us apart.
What Makes The Children’s
Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center
a Special Place?
Take a look. At The Children’s
Hospital, we deliver care that changes children's lives, restores
hope and fosters dreams for tomorrow.
Children and adolescents have unique health needs, and no other
hospital in the region is better equipped to meet every one of
them.
As a dedicated children’s hospital and a teaching affiliate
of the prestigious Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia,
we have a team of pediatric specialists in virtually every area
of children’s health, working together to deliver the best
solutions for the most complex health problems— around the
clock. We are known for innovative treatments, advanced technologies,
life-saving care, and unsurpassed dedication to the children and
families we serve.
That dedication involves more than superior
medical treatment and expert physicians. It means supporting patients and families
in large and small ways, to ease their anxiety and reduce their
stress from the moment they arrive through our doors. It’s
knowing the difference between Sponge Bob and Bob the Builder to
bring a smile to a child’s face. And taking the time with
families to explain, to educate, and to offer help, while respecting
privacy, diversity, and each family’s unique strengths.
To learn more about our programs and services and our dedication
to medical excellence, choose an item below or contact us at 732-923-7250
:
A Tradition Of Excellence In Pediatric Care.
The TouchPoints ™ Program
World-Class Pediatric Nursing
Superior Inpatient and Outpatient Programs
and Services
The Extra Mile: Unparalleled
Support Services for Patients & Families
A Tradition Of Excellence In Pediatric Care.
In 1968, Monmouth Medical Center became
the first community hospital in the nation to establish a neonatal
intensive care unit (NICU) for the most fragile, premature infants.
It was the beginning of a commitment to children that has continued
ever since. Today, The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center is the
region’s premiere children’s hospital, where 140 specialists
in 30 pediatric subspecialties bring unparalleled expertise to
the region’s youngest patients and their families.
As an academic medical center, Monmouth
Medical Center’s
legacy of excellence in pediatric care includes launching the region’s
first pediatric emergency department; bringing Ocean County its
first-ever Specialty Center for Women and Children; and becoming
the most comprehensive children’s hospital licensed and designated
to serve Ocean and Monmouth Counties. Along with countless advances
in every specialty, The Children’s Hospital delivers the
finest care, led by a team of physicians with the region’s
most advanced training and expertise in pediatric care.
The TouchPoints ™ Program
To meet the unique needs of infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers,
The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center utilizes
the TouchPoints approach to care, created by T. Berry Brazelton,
M.D., a world-renowned expert in early childhood development.
TouchPoints develops and emphasizes a
partnership between physicians and parents to ensure delivery
of outstanding pediatric care. Helping parents understand and
interpret the non-verbal and verbal ways in which ways young
children communicate is one important aspect of the approach.
With parents as our partners, we can best care for the child’s emotional, developmental and physical needs
during illness as well as good health. As a regional training center
for the Touchpoints program, The Children’s Hospital is the
first hospital in the nation, and the only one in New Jersey, to
incorporate TouchPoints as part of its pediatric residency program. We’re
teaching the next generation of pediatricians important skills
to help parents build healthy families and raise happy, healthy
children.
The Extra Mile: Unparalleled Support
Services for Patients & Families
A wide range of support services are provided throughout
The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center to help
ease the stress and anxiety of childhood illness for both young
patients and their families.
The Medical Day Stay Program
provides outpatient moderate sedation for patients who require certain
types of diagnostic testing, including biopsies, imaging studies,
and procedures or treatments, such as infant pulmonary function
testing, gastrointestinal studies, and infusion therapy, Patients
receive expert care from board-certified anesthesiologists trained
in pediatric anesthesiology.
Ronald McDonald House.
Located on the medical center campus, the Ronald McDonald House
provides homelike accommodations for families of seriously ill
children who are being treated at The Chilldren’s Hospital and other area hospitals. As
one of only three hospitals in the state to offer a Ronald McDonald
House, The Children’s Hospital is pleased to provide families
with this home away from home. Parents who stay at the house draw
on the support of other parents in similar situations.
Ronald McDonald Family Room.
Located within The Children’s Hospital, the Ronald McDonald
Family Room extends the comfort of a Ronald McDonald House to
the hospital setting. The Family Room provides respite and offers
families of critically ill children a place to rest, take showers,
have meals, and even do laundry.
Child Life Services.
Our Child Life Services professionals assist families and children
in making life as normal as possible for youngsters in the hospital.
In addition to providing opportunities for sick children to express
their emotions in a safe, non-threatening way, Child Life Services
staff provide play, recreation and creative arts therapies,
along with health education for hospitalized children, and for
those who require medical procedures. Research shows that children
who are well-prepared for surgery are less anxious, better able
to receive guidance from the hospital staff and experience an
easier recovery. Child Life Services provides positive opportunities
for children to learn important information, express fears and
feel less anxious about their care.
Stay Smart University is
a fun, one-room schoolhouse developed to meet the educational needs
of children hospitalized at The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth
Medical Center. Children who have extended hospital stays maintain
schoolwork and assignments with the help of local teachers who come
to the hospital to tutor inpatients on weekdays.
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Monmouth Medical Center
300 Second Avenue
Long Branch, New Jersey 07740
PHONE: (732) 222-5200
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