Monmouth Medical Center, a 514-bed teaching hospital and the oldest in Monmouth and Ocean counties, is a regional leader in clinical innovation, maternal health and academic excellence. Serving as a regional medical campus for Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the medical center trains future physicians across multiple specialties and provides comprehensive care to over 23,000 inpatients and 180,000 outpatients annually. Its nationally acclaimed Leon Hess Cancer Center and Jacqueline M. Wilentz Breast Center offer cutting-edge treatments, robust clinical trials and elite accreditations, while The Unterberg Children’s Hospital is home to New Jersey’s first level 3 NICU and delivers more babies than any other facility in the region. The medical center has earned 23 consecutive “A” grades from The Leapfrog Group, a Magnet redesignation with distinction, and recognition from Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report for infection prevention and specialty care. The hospital has also introduced first-in-state technologies like the Ion robotic-assisted platform for lung biopsies and the Aliya PEF system for thoracic oncology. Monmouth also boasts recent expansions including the Vogel Medical Campus, community programs like the LiveWell Center, and partnerships supporting joint replacement and food insecurity.
