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 Monmouth Medical Center.
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
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.
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.
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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