We want to provide the most comfortable and soothing environment that we can. We understand that a hospital stay can be stressful on patients and their loved ones, and we hope to make your stay as pleasant as possible. Our nursing staff has a widespread reputation for excellence in patient care. Our nurses and staff will make every effort to familiarize you with your accommodations, with your comfort and safety being their top priority. Please notify your nurse or call our patient satisfaction department for any services or assistance you need.
Your health care team includes medical staff, nursing staff, support staff and services, and volunteers. Our award-winning team of nationally recognized doctors and surgeons combines experience with innovating treatment and diagnostic technologies to bring you state-of-the-art care throughout our system. Our nurses and staff strive to bring you compassionate and skilled care every step of the way.
Your health care team should introduce themselves when they enter your room and explain their role in your care. In addition, all staff are required to wear photo identification badges. As part of our Patient Safety Initiatives, please expect that our team members will be checking your identification bracelet often and asking you to state your name so that your identity can be verified.
The Food and Nutrition Department continually provides you with quality meals and service during your stay. Proper nutrition is an integral part of your recuperation and your well-being. All meals are carefully planned to be nourishing and appetizing. Keep in mind that your physician determines your diet prescription, and your diet may change during your stay due to changes in your condition or in preparation for tests or procedures. Our dietitians will be happy to provide you with guidelines regarding your special diet or discuss nutrition questions that you may have. To assist you with your daily breakfast, lunch and dinner selections, you will be visited by a Food Services Representative. This representative will discuss your daily menu choices and place your meal order for you. Kosher menus are available.
Phone and television services and procedures may vary by facility. These services may incur additional charges. See your facility's Patient Guide for specific information, or ask our staff for assistance when you arrive in your room.
As part of our continuing efforts to maintain patient privacy and confidentiality, while promoting a healing, soothing environment, the use of cellular phones and cameras is strictly prohibited in patient care areas. However, we understand that patients and visitors want to stay in touch with loved ones. Generally, cellular phones may be used in the main or outpatient lobby, snack bar, waiting rooms, and some patient rooms. Hospital policies on cellular phone use may vary by facility.
Exceptional trusted cancer care begins here. Together with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the states only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, our facilities offer the most advanced multidisciplinary, patient-centric, cancer care throughout the state including cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment. Our dynamic multidisciplinary teams of nationally renowned cancer specialists and researchers are at the forefront of cancer care and research. Patients at our facilities have access to innovative clinical trials, precision medicine, immunotherapy, sophisticated radiation therapy techniques and complex surgical procedures to treat the most common, as well as the most complicated and rare cancers.
Our physicians conduct pioneering clinical trials focused on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of routine, rare and complex cancers and are at the forefront of clinical research. They are major contributors and leaders on clinical trials from the National Cancer Institute and international cooperative groups. Visit our clinical trials page to see if theres a treatment right for you.
The multidisciplinary team of oncologists, nurses, oncology nurse navigators, oncology support professionals, and other care specialists ensure a compassionate, and comprehensive approach to diagnosing and treating all types of cancer for both adults and children. Our teams work closely to provide individualized treatment plans for each patient to address their specific cancer. Patients are provided with an oncology nurse navigator who assists the individual through their cancer journey serving as a knowledgeable resource who can help answer questions, provide guidance, coordinate care, and serve as an important member of the patients care team.
Patients and their loved ones no longer have to travel far to receive the most advanced treatment options and world-class cancer care. We have a team of specialists to treat your type of cancer with a comprehensive and personalized approach.
Our patients will find the very best when it comes to transplant care for adults and children, right in their backyard. Our nationally-respected team of transplant physicians and surgeons, working closely with experienced registered transplant coordinators, social workers and support staff, offer hope and an increasing number of transplant surgery opportunities to patients whose medical conditions previously prevented transplantation before.
We are pleased to embrace a patient-centered approach to provide a caring environment with state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment capabilities. Our multidisciplinary transplant teams guide patients through the process of deciding on transplant as a treatment option, understanding transplantation, finding a donor, and maintaining a healthy organ after transplant. To maintain our world-class reputation, our department of transplant research continues to participate in clinical drug trials and investigate the most current anti-rejection medications available.
Diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset are imperative to our mission of being a leading, nationally distinguished academic medical center. In our quest to ensure health equity and close disparities, we are mindful of all aspects of human differences, such as socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, language, nationality, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, geography, disability and age. We're working to foster a culture of inclusion that enriches our workforce, physicians, patients, families, partners and communities. At RWJUHS, valuing diversity acknowledges that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity. Inclusion begins with acknowledging the behaviors linked to creating a culture of dignity, innovation, and cultural effectiveness.
For the fifth straight year, RWJUH Somerset earned top marks in meeting non-discrimination and training criteria that demonstrate a commitment to equitable, inclusive, and compassionate care for LGBTQ patients and their families, who often face significant challenges in securing the health care they need and deserve.
