CHOP Newborn & Pediatric Care at UMCP

University Medical Center at Princeton (UMCP) and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have  partnered to enhance pediatric services available at UMCP at all levels of hospital care:

• Pediatric emergency consultation
• Inpatient pediatric care
• Neonatal care

Parents and their children now have access to world-class pediatric healthcare right in their own community at UMCP. Through this partnership, physicians and other health professionals from CHOP work on-site with the  physicians and clinical staff of UMCP to provide exceptional care for your child.

Top-Rated Pediatric Care at the Top-Rated UMCP
As of July 2009, physicians and other health professionals from CHOP are providing services for children at UMCP as part of CHOP Pediatric Care at UMCP (Pediatric Unit) and CHOP Newborn Care at UMCP (Level II Special Care Nursery). This partnership combines the skills of two top-rated facilities:

• CHOP, one of the leading pediatric hospitals and research facilities in the world, is ranked first in the nation in Parents magazine's February 2009 "Best Children's Hospitals" issue, as well as tops in a number of specific areas in the study, including emergency medicine and neonatology. CHOP is also No. 1 in more specialties than any other hospital in U.S. News & World Report's rankings of America's Best Children's Hospitals, 2009.
• University Medical Center at Princeton was ranked a Top Hospital for patient safety for the second consecutive year (2008-2009) by The Leapfrog Group. In addition, UMCP has ranked in the top 5 percent of hospitals in the United States for maternity care services for the fourth consecutive year by HealthGrades. 

CHOP Pediatric Emergency Care at UMCP
A CHOP hospitalist is on-site 24/7 to consult on emergency cases involving infants, children and adolescents in UMCP's Emergency Department.

UMCP's Emergency Department provides outstanding timely care delivered by a skilled clinical team that includes board certified emergency medicine physicians and specially trained physician assistants and nurses. CHOP physicians serve as a strong support team for UMCP's Emergency Department, which receives patient satisfaction scores among the highest in New Jersey.

CHOP Pediatric Care at UMCP
CHOP provides a pediatric hospitalist on-site 24/7 to care for children and adolescents who are admitted to UMCP's Pediatric Unit. A hospitalist is a physician who specializes in caring for patients in the hospital and who does not have an outpatient medical practice. The new CHOP pediatric hospitalist program supports the work of pediatricians currently on staff at PHCS.

CHOP Newborn Care at UMCP
At University Medical Center at Princeton, we provide skilled and sensitive management of high-risk pregnancies, as well as outstanding care for newborns. Care in UMCP's Well Baby Nursery and Special Care Nursery is enhanced through our partnership with CHOP.

Neonatal care is delivered by a team of CHOP's highly skilled, board certified neonatologists and certified neonatal nurses. A CHOP board certified neonatologist is on-site 24/7 to attend high-risk deliveries and to provide care to newborns.

In addition to providing exceptional care for babies and children, UMCP is proud to be a national leader in maternity care. The hospital has received HealthGrades' Maternity Care Excellence Award and ranked among the top 5 percent of hospitals in the United States for maternity care services for the fourth consecutive year by HealthGrades.

Partners in Staff Education
All PHCS physicians and employees who care for children will have access to the educational services, programs and resources of CHOP's Education Programs, as well as educational programs offered by UMCP. CHOP will also provide PHCS with consultation on timely pediatric issues (i.e., the development of pediatric facilities, enhancing family-centered care, etc.) on an intermittent basis.

UMCP and CHOP physicians accept most major insurance plans.

For more information about CHOP Newborn & Pediatric Care at UMCP, call 1.888.PHCS4YOU (1.888.742.7496).