New Jersey Health Care

The New Jersey Department of Health works efficiently to improve the health and living standards of the community by implementing many health improvement services and policies. The health department has its sub divisions which provide all vital records and health statistics of the state. The health department also implements various plans and policies for the community and environmental health to minimize illness and people lives a healthy life. Mary E. O'Dowd, is the Commissioner of the New Jersey department of health. New Jersey's thousands of licensed and well equipped hospitals, health care centers, and nursing homes are serving the people of the state in providing superior health care facilities and services.

Contact Details:
New Jersey Department of Health
P. O. Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
Phone: (609) 292-7837
Toll-free in NJ: 1-800-367-6543
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/health/

Hospitals in New Jersey

Hospitals in New Jersey are well equipped with technologically advanced facilities, efficiently manned and provide 24-hour inpatient care, including medical, nursing, surgical, anesthesia, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy services, child care, maternity care, mental well being, and many more services. Almost all the hospitals in New Jersey make an effort to follow environmentally preferable practices.

Some of the notable hospitals of New Jersey are listed below.


According to the U.S News and World Report, the top 5 hospitals in New Jersey are-

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack University Medical Center is part of the Hackensack University Health Network and offer superior in-patient and out-patient sevices to the community. The U.S News and World Report has ranked the hospital as the top hospital in the state of New Jersey and ranked 4th in New York metro area. Hackensack University Medical Center has been nationally ranked in Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Ear, Nose & Throat, Orthopedics, Urology and Pulmonology. It has also been designated as high performing in Gynecology and Nephrology. Hackensack University Health Network also encompasses other notable hospitals, namely

• Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital
• Heart & Vascular Hospital
• Donna A. Sazari Women's Hospital
  
• John Theurer Cancer Center

Contact Details:
Hackensack University Medical Center
30 Prospect Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601-1914
Phone: (551) 996–2000
Website: www.HackensackUMC.org

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Morristown Medical Center

Morristown Medical Center is a cardiac care specialist center which has been rated the second best hospital in New Jersey and ranked 5th in New York metro area by U.S News and World Report. The hospital has been nationally ranked in Gynecology, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Pulmonology, Geriatrics and Orthopedics. It has also been designated as high performing in Cancer, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Urology and Neurology & Neurosurgery.

Contact Details:
Morristown Medical Center
100 Madison Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960-6136
Phone: (973) 971–5000
Website: www.atlantichealth.org/Morristown/

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center is one of the largest health care provider in the region and has been ranked 3rd in New Jersey by U.S News and World Report. The hospital has been nationally ranked in Neurology and Neurosurgery and has also been designated as high performing in Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Cancer, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Orthopedics, Gynecology, Urology, Pulmonology and Nephrology.

Contact Details:
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
1925 Pacific Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401-6713
Phone: (609) 441–8994
Website: www.atlanticare.org

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital namely provides superior health care services and many innovative therapies and encompasses 2 campuses in Somerville and New Brunswick. The hospital has been ranked 3rd in New Jersey state and 10th in New York Metro Area by U.S News and World Report. It has been nationally ranked in Cancer department and has also been designated as high performing in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Geriatrics, Nephrology, Gynecology, Orthopedics, Urology, and Pulmonology.

Contact Details:
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
1 Robert Wood Johnson Place
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1928
Phone: (732) 828–3000
Website: www.rwjuh.edu

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation is a pioneering facility that offer high quality physical medicine and rehabilitation. The hospital has been ranked 5th in New jersey and 12th in New York metro area by U.S News and World Report. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation has been nationally ranked in Rehabilitation.

Contact Details:
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
1199 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052-1424
Phone: (973) 731–3600
Website: www.kessler-rehab.com

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New Jersey Health Insurance

The state and federally financed Medicaid and also Family care programs of New Jersey are managed and overviewed by the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS). The medicaid and care programs are implemented to assist in medical care coverage of the low to moderate income individuals and children of the state.

New Jersey Medicaid

New Jersey Medicaid offers health care coverage to-

• Parent/Caretakers
• Families with dependent children
• People who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or permanently disabled
• Pregnant Women

Medicaid program covers-

• Hospital services
• Doctor visits
• Prescriptions
• Nursing home care
• Other healthcare needs, based on the individual's Medicaid program he is eligible for.

Listed below are the eligibility criteria to avail NJ Medicaid-

• Individual must be New Jersey’s resident
• Individual must be a citizen of the United States or qualified immigrants.
• Individual must fulfill certain financial resources and income criteria.

For any information on New Jersey Medicaid, call at 1-800-356-1561

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New Jersey Family Care

New Jersey Family Care is a Medicaid program for those uninsured children that belong to very high income family, who do not qualify for "traditional" Medicaid but cannot afford private health insurance. NJ FamilyCare may also be available to some low-income uninsured parents or caretakers.

For any information on New Jersey Family Care, call at 1-800-701-0710

Learn more: Details on New Jersey Family Care

Contact New Jersey Department of Human Services
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
PO Box 712
Trenton, NJ
Phone: 08625-0712

Learn more: New Jersey Health Coverage

New Jersey Blood Banks and Organ Donators

Several organizations in New Jersey are dedicated to provide organ, blood and tissue to those in need. The organizations are committed and striving to meet the transplant needs of the people of New Jersey.

Some of the major Blood Banks, Plasma Donors and Cord Blood Banks are-

Donate Life New Jersey

Donate Life New Jersey is the state-authorized non-profit organization that is committed to provide and manage the organ, eye and tissue donations to the people in need and help save as many lives as possible. Donate Life NJ is collaborated with Gift of Life Donor Program (southern NJ) and NJ Sharing Network (northern and central NJ). The two organizations collectively offer tissue and organ transplants of all the people in need and promote the community to participate and support the cause and by educating the people on how donation works, organ transplant waiting list, what is brain death and what organs and tissues can be donated.

Contact Details:

NJ Sharing Network for northern and central NJ
Phone: (800) 742-7365
Email: info@NJSharingNetwork.org
Website: www.NJSharingNetwork.org

Gift of Life Donor Program for southern NJ.
Phone: (800) DONORS-1 / (800) 366-6771
Email: info@donors1.org
Website: www.donors1.org

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Learn more: Details on Donate Life New Jersey

New Jersey Nursing Homes

New Jersey is committed to serve the seniors and people in need with superior quality and efficiently staffed nursing homes. Numerous nursing homes in New Jersey are rated by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and their overall services in nurse staffing, quality of medical care and cost effective services. Almost all the nursing homes provide for medicare and medicaid services.

Nursing home ratings depend on-

• Health Inspections
• Staffing
• Quality Measures

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New Jersey Health Statistics and Vital Records

The Office of Vital Statistics and Registry maintains a uniform system of registration and manages all vital records of the following events that occurred in the state-

• Adoptions – foreign and domestic
• Birth, marriage and death records
• Civil union records
• Domestic partnership records

To obtain a copy of a vital record, you must submit the following documents-

• A completed application
• Identity proof
• Processing Fee
• Proof of your relationship to the person listed on the vital record you are requesting (Only required for certified copies)

Also read: Processing Fees Information

Contact Information for the NJ Office of Vital Statistics and Registry

Telephone:
1-609-292-4087 x582
1-866-649-8726 toll-free nationwide

Online Orders for copies of Vital Records:

Telephone: 1-888-600-9176 or 1-609-858-9896

Submitted Regular Orders to:

New Jersey Department of Health
Office of Vital Statistics and Registry
P.O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0370

Submitted Orders by Express Mail:

New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics and Registry
Attn: - Customer Service Unit
H & A Bldg, 5th Floor
Warren and Market Streets
Trenton, NJ 08625

Contact Office of Vital Statistics and Registry
140 East Front Street
Trenton, NJ
Telephone:
1-609-292-4087 x582
1-866-649-8726 toll-free nationwide

Hours of Operation: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, excluding State Holidays

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Health Statistics

The New Jersey Center for Health Statistics maintains all vital health statistics of the state with the help of other state and local agencies. It is a part of New Jersey's Office of Policy and Strategic Planning in the state Department of Health (NJDOH). CHS helps improve the public health investigation throughout the state and also support the NJDOH in health research.

CHS provide information on-

• Public health statistics on vital events
• Self-reported behavioral risk factors
• Injuries (including suicide and homicide)

The leading causes of death in New Jersey, 2010-^[1]

• Heart Disease: 26.9%
• Cancer: 24.2%
• Stroke: 4.9%
• CLRD: 4.5%
• Unintentional Injury: 3.5%
• Diabetes: 3.0%
• Alzheimer's Disease: 2.7%
• Septicemia: 2.4%
• Kidney Disease:2.3%
• Influenza and Pneumonia: 1.6%
• All Other Causes: 24.0%
  
  

Contact Details:
Center for Health Statistics
New Jersey Department of Health
PO Box 360, Trenton
NJ 08625-0360
Web: www.nj.gov/health/chs
E-mail: chs@doh.state.nj.us

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References:

1. Leading Causes of Death