Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center (PMC), formerly known as the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, is a 355-bed

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, and

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located in Plainsboro Township,

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, servicing the western New Jersey area and the Central Jersey area. The hospital is owned by the Penn Medicine Health System and the only hospital of such in New Jersey. PMC is a major university hospital of the

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and has a helipad to handle transport critical patients from and to other hospitals via PennStar.

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The hospital was previously located in

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on Witherspoon Street, until May 22, 2012, when the new location opened off of U.S.1. The new hospital was designed by a joint venture between HOK and RMJM Hiller. The hospital was a member of the Princeton HealthCare System, which was formally incorporated into the

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in January 2018. The addition of the Princeton HealthCare System will make it the sixth hospital in the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which will employ over 3,000 staff and more than 1,000 physicians.

Pediatric care to the hospital is provided by doctors from the ''

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'' on PMC's inpatient pediatric wards, pediatric emergency department, and pediatric specialty care center. Adjacent to the medical center is the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Specialty Center that treats infants, children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 21. It has no relationship with the fictional ''Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital'', which was the setting for the medical drama ''

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'' from 2004 to 2012, even though they share a similar location and name. The hospital is notable for being

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's place of death. The hospital implemented strict protocols to limit spread of illness during the

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in 2020, including limiting visitors to patients throughout its facilities. In 2018–19, the hospital ranked as #10 best in New Jersey, and high performing in 1 specialty and 3 procedures. In 2020–21, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital as #9 in New Jersey, #24 in the New York area, and High Performing in the area of Orthopedics.

Affiliations

In addition to its affiliation with Penn Medicine, the hospital is affiliated with the

and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center CHOP Specialty Center

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* Hospitals in New Jersey Plainsboro Township, New Jersey Teaching hospitals in New Jersey University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Hospital buildings completed in 2012 {{authority control

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