WE’VE TURNED 50! ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAMILTON CELEBRATES A HALF-CENTURY OF HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE.
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ust a half-century ago, Trenton had four hospitals and Hamilton Township had none. Yet Hamilton’s population was almost as large as Trenton’s. So, in 1971, Trenton General Hospital moved to Hamilton, and the hospital was renamed Hamilton Hospital. At the dedication ceremony, New Jersey’s Commissioner of Health said, “You now have a beautiful building. Now you have to build a hospital.” Over the past five decades, staff members have done exactly that. Today, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Hamilton offers top-notch care in many specialties, including cancer, orthopedics, cardiac, stroke and rehabilitation. Here’s how the hospital’s major achievements unfolded over a half-century:
1994 Hamilton Hospital became part of the Robert Wood Johnson Network and System. The hospital changed its name to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton.
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Trenton General Hospital moved to a 67-acre campus in Hamilton Township and was renamed Hamilton Hospital. Healthy Together
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The Outpatient Services Building opened to provide outpatient testing and treatment, including a same-day surgery center.
SAVE THE DATE! November 15: RWJUH Hamilton will hold a special event for the community to celebrate 50 years together. More information to come!
1996 RWJUH Hamilton established The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Hamilton, an affiliate of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
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