CHOP Newborn & Pediatric Care at PMC

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center – Partners for Newborn and Pediatric Care

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Thanks to a partnership between Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center (PMC) and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), physicians from CHOP are onsite 24/7 at PMC to care for children of all ages.

Pediatric emergency care and consultation
Pediatric inpatient care
Neonatal intensive care
Newborn care

Parents and their children now have access to world-class pediatric healthcare right in their own community at PMC.

Through this partnership, CHOP physicians work closely with your child’s pediatrician and you. We are proud to partner in providing outstanding pediatric care close to home.

Pediatric Emergency Care at PMC

When your child needs to go to the Emergency Department, you want to know they'll receive outstanding, timely care delivered by a skilled clinical team. At the PMC Emergency Department, a CHOP pediatric hospitalist is located specifically in the Emergency Department every day from 2 p.m. – 10 p.m., during the hours when children visit most frequently.

Additionally, CHOP pediatricians are on-site at the hospital 24/7 to consult on any emergency cases involving infants, children and adolescents. CHOP pediatric hospitalists, who are board certified and specialize in caring for patients in the hospital work closely with PMC's Emergency Department team to provide care and consultation for children of all ages.

To further enhance the comfort and care of pediatric patients and their families, our state-of-the-art Emergency Department features an area specifically designated for infants, children and adolescents who require acute care.

Top-Rated Pediatric Care at the Top-Rated PMC

CHOP is perennially ranked at or near the top of the annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published by U.S. News & World Report. In U.S. News’ 2019-20 Honor Roll of the Best Children's Hospitals, CHOP was named No. 2 in the nation.

PMC has been recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in central New Jersey by U.S. News for four consecutive years, ranking among the top 10 hospitals in New Jersey, and the top 20 in the entire New York metropolitan region during each of those years.

Pediatric Inpatient Care at PMC — Regan Family Center for Pediatric Care

A CHOP pediatric hospitalist is on-site around-the-clock to care for children and adolescents who are admitted to PMC’s Regan Family Center for Pediatric Care. The CHOP pediatric hospitalist program supports the work of pediatricians currently on staff at PMC. PMC’s pediatric inpatient unit is fully secure, and features all-private, single-patient rooms that can accommodate a parent or family member who would like to remain with the patient throughout his or her stay. Care is given around-the-clock by nurses who specialize in pediatric inpatient care.

CHOP Newborn Care at PMC — Center for Maternal & Newborn Care

At PMC, we provide skilled and sensitive management of high-risk pregnancies through our affiliation with Penn Medicine’s Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine. We also offer outstanding care for newborns in the Well Baby Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)* through our partnership with the CHOP Care Network.

This collaboration facilitates advanced, comprehensive care for mothers and babies, from prenatal diagnosis and therapy, through postnatal treatment and care.

Neonatal care is delivered by a team of CHOP’s highly skilled, board certified neonatologists and certified neonatal nurses. A neonatologist from CHOP is on-site at all times to attend high-risk deliveries and to provide care to newborns. Our collaborative team supports premature and full-term infants with respiratory failure, sepsis, jaundice and other neonatal conditions that require special care.

For more information about CHOP Newborn & Pediatric Care at Princeton Medical Center, call 609.853.7626.

PMC and CHOP pediatricians accept most major insurance plans.

*PMC has a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and is licensed by the State of New Jersey as a Community Perinatal Center - Intensive.