Underwood-Memorial Hospital

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Location
Underwood-Memorial Hospital
Place	509 N. Broad St. P.O. Box 359 Woodbury, NJ 08096 (US)
Organization
Care System	Medicare (US), Medicaid
Hospital Type	Regional
Affiliated University	Thomas Jefferson University
Services
Standards	JCAHO
Emergency Dept.	Level III trauma center
Beds	305
History
Founded	Unknown
Links
Website	UMH Homepage
See also	Hospitals in the United States

Underwood-Memorial Hospital (UMH), is a regional hospital in Woodbury, New Jersey. The hospital has 305 beds and serves approximately 53,000 people annually^[1] from Gloucester County and parts of Camden and Salem counties. It is affiliated with the Jefferson Medical College, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, and Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, among others.^[2] UMH is home to over 1,800 full and part-time employees and a medical staff of almost 400.

1 History
2 Mission statement
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The predecessors to Underwood-Memorial Hospital were established by J. Harris Underwood, MD and William Brewer, MD, two physicians from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who each opened hospitals in Woodbury blocks from one another. The two hospitals were merged into what is now Underwood-Memorial Hospital.

[edit] Mission statement

"Underwood-Memorial Hospital is a non-profit healthcare organization committed to providing a broad range of quality services that are continuously improved to meet the needs and expectations of our patients, doctors, employees and the community we serve. We are committed to providing services in a compassionate and friendly manner which respects the dignity and rights of all. We shall be innovative and fiscally responsible while continually evaluating the needs and expectations of our community and the demands of the environment."^[3]