TAKING PRIDE IN DIGNIFIED
CARE A NEW COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER CATERS TO TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY PATIENTS.
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tarr Davis, 32, a transgender man, wanted gender-affirming surgery, and a friend recommended that he make an appointment at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH). He was glad he did. “The staff members made me feel comfortable, safe and welcome,” says the retail assistant manager. “They asked what my preferred name was and what pronoun I wanted to use. I felt like I was in a good place.” RWJUH has been providing innovative, high-quality medical care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
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queer (LGBTQ) patients for years. In fact, the hospital has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” since 2015 by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization. The hospital recently centralized its medical services for LGBTQ patients. Last August, it established the PROUD Gender Center of New Jersey in partnership with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The Center provides
Starr Davis feels “comfortable, safe and welcome” at the PROUD Gender Center of New Jersey.
comprehensive care for transgender and nonbinary patients in one location. PROUD stands for “Promoting Respect, Outreach, Understanding and Dignity.”
A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
At the Center, a multidisciplinary team of family medicine physicians, gynecologists, urologists, endocrinologists, plastic surgeons and otolaryngologists provides specialized care for LGBTQ patients. Hormone therapy and surgical procedures are
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