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Driven by the Mission, Vision and Values that epitomize St. Joseph’s Healthcare System, our clincal programs provide a comprehensive, Patient First focus.
Cardiovascular Services
Recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as one of the first hospitals in the nation to achieve compliance with its guidelines for quality management of coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke, St. Joseph's provides advanced invasive and non-invasive diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services including cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, EPS and cardiac surgery. Our interdisciplinary team of compassionate, clinical experts use the latest technology and procedures to pinpoint the nature and scope of each patient's individual needs. Obstetrics/Gynecology
St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center is a state designated Regional Perinatal Care facility operating a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit since 1979. This designation permits the hospital to provide treatment for the highest risk deliveries as well as newborns requiring the most intensive specialized care due to low birth weight and medical problems. As a member of the Northwest NJ Perinatal Consortium, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center accepts all high-risk neonatal and maternal patient transfers from over 12 area community hospitals.
Renal Dialysis
St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center is home to the largest hospital-based dialysis program in New Jersey. With a total of over 80 stations in 3 units, patients receive care through the continuum of health, from acute bedside to chronic outpatient treatments. A leader in the delivery of renal and hemodialysis care since 1971, the St. Joseph's Healthcare System provides a wide range of advanced services to people of all ages, from infants to geriatric patients. With a team of fourteen nephrologists, we offer comprehensive inpatient services (14 treatment stations), the largest hospital-based outpatient dialysis center in the State (60 treatment stations) and a renal clinic located at the Paterson campus, as well as another dialysis center (20 treatment stations) in Wayne.
In 1994, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center was designated by the New Jersey Legislature and State Department of Health as the Children’s Hospital for Bergen, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren Counties. The Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s provides comprehensive inpatient services including a 38-bed pediatric unit, a 10-bed adolescent medicine unit, a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 30 intensive care and 20 intermediate care bassinets, a 6-bed pediatric intensive care unit, a 6-bed step-down unit as well as extensive pediatric outpatient and subspecialty services. The pediatric intensive care unit is a major referral center for critically ill children and trauma victims from throughout northern New Jersey. The Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s is a State approved site for pediatric cardiac catheterizations and open-heart surgery. Trauma/Emergency In 1994, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center received designation as a State-Designated Trauma Center and is equipped to handle critically injured patients around the clock, every day of the year. The Emergency Services Department is staffed 24 hours a day and provides access to all of St. Joseph's continuum of healthcare services.
An innovator in emergency and trauma services, St. Joseph's provides dedicated Pediatric, Adult and Geriatric (SrED) Emergency Departments staffed by specially-trained clinicians. For example, The Pediatric Emergency Department is uniquely staffed 24/7 with dual Board-certified pediatric emergency physicians. Other innovations include the first Emergency Department-based Palliative Care Program in the mid-Atlantic zone, toxicology and pharmacology expertise available 24/7.
St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, a division of St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, operates a full service Emergency Department offering Advanced Life Support diagnostic and treatment services available 24/7. The facility is connected to the St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center Emergency Department via telemedicine to provide immediate subspecialty consultation services as necessary.
Oncology
Accredited by the American College of Surgeons as a Community Cancer Center, the System’s cancer program offers adult and pediatric comprehensive cancer diagnostic and treatment services to cancer patients. Diagnostic services include PET Scan, MRI and 64-Slice CT, with Board-Certified Pathologists specializing in Cancer diagnosis. Cancer treatment services include Infusion and Radiation Therapy with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) technology as well as board-certified Oncology Medical and Surgical specialists. Patients also have access to the latest research protocols through affiliations with St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Mount Sinai Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Geriatrics
Operating under St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, St. Vincent’s Nursing Home, provides long-term skilled nursing care as well as an adult medical day care program for people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. The 151-bed facility is operated under the direction of a board-certified geriatrician and offers onsite therapeutic services such as physical, occupational, and speech therapy. St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in the region to provide a dedicated Geriatric Emergency Department (SrED) for older patients, featuring a 14-bed treatment area with thicker mattresses, natural lighting, and reduced noise. Behavioral Health
A leader in Behavioral Health Services, the System provides a wide range of programs and facilities that enable consumers of mental health services to function at the highest level possible. With a mission focused on serving all those in need, outstanding treatment, assessment, consultation, support, and community outreach services are available to adults, adolescents, and children. These include psychiatric hospital-based adult inpatient services and psychiatric emergency services.
Medicine
The Department of Medicine consists of 11 divisions including Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Oncology, Pulmonary, and Rheumatology. As a whole, the department strives to deliver high quality medical care to the regional community. In 2007, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center was licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, has been recognized with nursing's highest honor, The Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, which is the highest recognition awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, since 1999.
Our interdisciplinary surgical team, including anesthesiologists and pediatric anesthesiologists, is committed to providing comprehensive, fully compassionate surgical care on both an inpatient and outpatient (ambulatory) basis to adult and pediatric patients, including the neonate. Surgical procedures are performed in modern operating rooms with a focus on providing leading edge services, such as computer-assisted navigation techniques for Neuro and Orthopaedic surgery, as well as utilizing robotic surgery technology by DaVinci operating systems. |
