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University Medical Center at Princeton, a unit of Princeton HealthCare System, has been a leading teaching hospital for more than 30 years. We unite the superior quality care that patients receive at an academic hospital with an exceptional level of personal caring. This is just one of the many ways we are Redefining Care for our patients and their families.

Established in 1919, University Medical Center at Princeton is a 308-bed acute care hospital. As a University Hospital Affiliate of the prestigious University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and a Clinical Research Affiliate of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, University Medical Center at Princeton integrates our care with advanced technologies, diagnostics and treatment protocols. UMCP is also a member of the Association of American Medical College's prestigious Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH).

Indicative of our exceptional clinical care, University Medical Center at Princeton has been named a 2008 Top Hospital (one of only 26 in the country) by Leapfrog Group, has received top ratings for joint replacement surgery and maternity care services, and is a state-recognized Primary Stroke Center.* We also have a skilled medical staff that includes a high percentage of board certified physicians (97 percent).

University Medical Center at Princeton is committed to Redefining Care by continually enhancing the quality of the care we provide and improving the health of the communities we serve.

* Five-star rated by HealthGrades® for overall joint replacement and knee replacement surgery for three years in a row (2007, 2008 and 2009). HealthGrades also has ranked UMCP among the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for maternity care services for three years in a row (most recently for 2008/2009) and is a recipient of HealthGrades 2008/2009 Maternity Care Excellence Award^TM.