The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital Receives the 2024 Women’s Choice Award® as a Best Children’s Hospital

New Brunswick, N.J. - November 20, 2024 - The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital has been named as a Best Children's Hospital by the Women's Choice Award®, America's trusted referral source for the best in health care.

When it comes to health care, children are different and need health care designed specifically to meet their needs. Children's hospitals are specifically designed to take care of the child through a family-centered approach to medicine and serve kids at each stage of growth and development, requiring differently sized equipment and a range of expertise. As a teaching hospital, The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital trains the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists to care for children.

"We found in our studies that 75 percent of women associate children's hospitals with care for seriously ill children and nearly 50 percent of women are unfamiliar with the full offerings of a children's hospital," said Delia Passi, founder and CEO of the Women's Choice Award. "Our goal at the Women's Choice Award is to help moms-and dads-make educated, confident decisions about where to take their children for a wide range of healthcare services."

"The Women's Choice Award is a trusted third-party validation that empowers individuals to make better informed decisions when selecting healthcare options for their children," said Siva Jonna, MD, interim chair, Department of Pediatrics, and chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital.

"Our staff at The Children's Hospital includes over 250 pediatricians. Our physicians practice across two dozen pediatric specialty services to treat children from birth through young adulthood, including critically ill newborns and children with complex congenital conditions," said David Jaipersaud, executive director, The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital.
According to Women's Choice, The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital has met the highest standards for pediatric care.

The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's is an acute care children's hospital offering a wide range of pediatric primary and specialty care services for newborns, children, and young adults up to the age of 21, including critically ill newborns and children born with complex congenital conditions. Some of the specialized services available at The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's include a separate and distinct award-winning pediatric emergency department, along with an award-winning pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), among others, including:

1. The Craniofacial and Neurosurgical Center - one of only a few centers in the country that comprehensively treats craniofacial abnormalities, such as cleft lip and cleft palate, and is recognized as a regional center by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA).
2. Pediatric Hematology and Oncology - provides diagnosis and treatment for infants, children and adolescents with cancer in a safe and family-centered environment while also helping parents navigate the treatment journey from a medical and emotional perspective.
3. Pioneering Genetics Research and Gene Therapy - As a state-designated regional center, Saint Peter's Department of Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine provides inpatient and outpatient services to patients of all ages with a variety of genetically-influenced conditions including abnormal newborn screens, confirmed inborn errors of metabolism, birth defects, chromosome abnormalities, hearing impairment, craniofacial and genetic bone disorders, autism spectrum, cancer, and diseases of the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, muscles, eyes, gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts.
4. Pediatric Neurology - diagnosesand treats disorders of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord, muscles, and nerves) with an understanding of the special needs of the child and family. Often working in tandem with other pediatric specialists, pediatric neurologists care for children with more complex or serious medical issues such as autism or epilepsy and can provide continuous care from childhood through adolescence.
5. Pediatric Surgery - provides comprehensive general and specialized surgical care to treat congenital and acquired conditions affecting children from birth through young adulthood. Its specially trained staff is experienced in treating common pediatric ailments, such as appendicitis and hernias, as well as rare or complex conditions.
6. Pediatric Orthopedics - Pediatric orthopedic surgeons address issues such as limb and spine deformities, gait abnormalities, broken bones, bone or joint infections and tumors, and scoliosis. Saint Peter's is the only hospital in New Jersey offering the low-dose, full-body EOS® Imaging System that simultaneously captures front and back images to evaluate spine and lower extremities disorders. Saint Peter's is known as a global destination for Anterior Scoliosis Correction (ASC) Surgery.

The Women's Choice Best Children's Hospitals designation is based on a weighted point system using publicly available data on children's hospitals in the nation. The award criteria look at four different areas to determine which children's hospital is eligible for the Women's Choice Award. These areas are online reviews, clinical success scores, clinical safety scores and the extent of pediatric services offered.

Extra points were also assigned to hospitals like Saint Peter's that have taken additional steps to offer the highest level of care for services.

For more information on The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital, please visit saintpetershcs.com/childrenshospital

For more information on the 2024 Best Children's Hospitals visit https://womenschoiceaward.com/best-childrens

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About The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital
The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital is a state-designated acute care children's hospital and Regional Perinatal Center sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's provides families with access to a full range of pediatric specialties, including a nationally renowned Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a dedicated Pediatric Emergency Department, adolescent medicine, cancer care, diabetes, orthopedics, surgery, developmental pediatrics, gastroenterology, allergy and immunology, infectious disease medicine, cardiology, nephrology, neurology, pediatric intensive care, pulmonary/sleep medicine, audiology and physical therapy. Other programs and services include Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine, which counsels, tests and treats children with rare diseases; the Craniofacial and Neurosurgical Center, which offers corrective surgery and multidisciplinary support for children born with cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities; the Dorothy B. Hersh Regional Child Protection Center, a state-designated regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center for child abuse prevention; and the Center for Diabetes Self-Management and Education, which diagnoses and treats children with diabetes and other endocrine disorders.

Saint Peter's has received Perinatal Care Advanced Certification and Level IV Maternal Levels of Care Verification from the Joint Commission and the Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for its Neonatal Intensive Care and Pediatric Intensive Care Units. The Dorothy B. Hersh Pediatric Emergency Department is the only pediatric emergency department in New Jersey to earn the Lantern Award (2022-2025) from the Emergency Nurses Association.

Visit saintpetershcs.com/childrenshospital or call 732.565.KIDS [5437].
ABOUT THE WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD®
The Women's Choice Award for Best Hospitals™ is a trusted referral source and coveted credential that identifies the nation's best hospitals based on robust criteria that includes relevant clinical performance, patient satisfaction and appropriate accreditations. The Best Hospitals demonstrate exceptional ratings, providing the highest level of care and commitment to their patients' health and well-being. The Women's Choice Award is the only designation that takes into consideration the preferences of women when selecting a hospital.Visit http://www.womenschoiceaward.com/ to learn more.