The K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital (KHCH) at
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC) is a 691-bed non-profit, tertiary research and academic medical center located in Neptune Township, New Jersey, servicing coastal New Jersey and the Central Jersey area. JSUMC is the region’s only ...
is a
pediatric
Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...
acute care
hospital located in
Neptune Township, New Jersey
Neptune Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 28,061, an increase of 126 from the 2010 census enumeration of 27,935, in turn an increase of 245 ( ...
. The hospital has 88 beds and provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout
Coastal New Jersey. It is affiliated with both the
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University and
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is a medical school of Rutgers University. It is one of the two graduate medical schools of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, together with New Jersey Medical School, and is closely aligned with R ...
, and is a member of Hackensack Meridian Health. KHCH features the only pediatric trauma center in the region, and 1 of 3 in the state. KHCH also partners with
Ocean Medical Center
Ocean University Medical Center (OUMC), formerly Ocean Medical Center, is a 318-bed non-profit, short-term acute care teaching hospital located in Brick Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, providing tertiary and healthcare needs for the northern ...
,
Riverview Medical Center
Riverview Medical Center is a 476-bed acute care community hospital located in Red Bank, New Jersey, Red Bank, New Jersey, United States. It serves the northern region of Monmouth County, New Jersey. In 2021 was ranked in the top 50 hospitals in Ne ...
,
Southern Ocean Medical Center, and
Bayshore Medical Center
Bayshore Medical Center, formerly known as Bayshore Community Hospital, is a 204-bed general medical and surgical hospital located on a campus at 727 North Beers Street, in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, United States, near the Raritan Bayshore. I ...
to provide pediatric care to the entire surrounding region of Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals.
About
In 2006, the hospital became the first hospital in the Jersey Shore region to be designated as a children's hospital by the state.
In 2008, the hospital added a teen lounge, a new nurses station, additional pediatric rooms, and updated designs and architecture throughout.
KHCH was named after builder
Kevork Hovnanian after his foundation contributed the "largest donation the hospital had seen in its 101 year history." The hospital features an
ACS regional pediatric trauma center, 1 of 3 in New Jersey and the only in the region. The hospital also has an
AAP verified level 3
neonatal intensive care unit, the highest in the
Jersey Shore region.
In 2012 and 2017, it was listed as a Nurse Magnet hospital by the
ANCC. In 2019, the hospital received the prestigious
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant certification and provides a location for mothers to breastfeed. In 2020, the hospital ranked #44 nationally in the field of
Pediatric Cancer
Childhood cancer is cancer in a child. About 80% of childhood cancer cases can be successfully treated thanks to modern medical treatments and optimal patient care. However, only about 10% of children diagnosed with cancer reside in high-income cou ...
by
U.S. News & World Report.
In 2020–21, it ranked #42 nationally, and in 2021 it ranked in the top 50 nationally for pediatric cancer care .
In May 2019 administration of KHCH announced a renovation of the pediatric emergency department at the hospital. The renovations completed in June 2020, with upgrades including a better child-friendly environment with new signage and floors, warm and playful colors, colorful furnishings, and wall decals depicting outdoor scenes.
Patient Care Units
The hospital offers a variety of settings for pediatric patients ranging from critical care to inpatient care to outpatient care.
* 10 - 12 bed pediatric emergency department
* 30 bed neonatal intensive care unit
* 10 bed pediatric intensive care unit
* 44 bed general pediatric inpatient unit
Services
KHCH offers over 50 pediatric services and sub-specialties to patients aged 0–21 throughout the Jersey Shore region.
*Pediatric Cancer Care
* Pediatric Emergency Department
* Pediatric Neurology
* Pediatric Nutrition and Gastroenterology
* Pediatric Orthopedics
* Pediatric Services
* Pediatric Surgical Services
* Pediatric Therapy
*Pediatric Urology
See also
*
List of children's hospitals in the United States
A children's hospital is a medical facility that offers its services exclusively to children and adolescents. Most children's hospitals can serve children from birth up to the age of 21. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th ...
*
Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital The Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital (JMSCH) at Hackensack University Medical Center is a pediatric acute care hospital with 105 beds. It is a designated New Jersey children's hospital and full institutional member of the National Association ...
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Hackensack Meridian Health
Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a network of healthcare providers in New Jersey, based out of Edison. Members include academic centers, acute care facilities, and research hospitals. Hackensack Meridian Health's goal is to create one integra ...
*
Bristol Myers Squibb Children's Hospital
References
External links
K. Hovnanian Children's WebsiteHackensack Meridian Health
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Hospitals in New Jersey
Neptune Township, New Jersey
Hospitals in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Children's hospitals in the United States
Children's hospitals in New Jersey
Pediatric trauma centers