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University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro to Host Open House Saturday, May 12

May 08, 2012

University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro (UMCPP) on Saturday, May 12, will host an open house to provide community members with a sneak peek at the new hospital, which will officially open on May 22.

Visitors will be able to meet the staff and enjoy tours, screenings, entertainment, refreshments, prizes and giveaways, and more.

The event will include a special grand opening ceremony with remarks from Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS) President and CEO Barry Rabner. Rabner will be joined by Donald Hofmann, chairman of the PHCS Board of Trustees, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt and Plainsboro Mayor Peter Cantu, along with numerous other local, county and state officials.

A separate ribbon cutting ceremony with brief remarks from Rabner will kick off the open house at noon.

mportant Parking Information
UMCPP is delighted that many people have already RSVP’d and has worked with the Plainsboro police to ensure that parking will be quick, safe and enjoyable.

Media representatives may park at the west entrance of the new hospital. A parking pass is attached. All cars with a visible Handicapped Parking sign may also park at the new hospital.

All other guests will be directed to nearby lots and travel to and from the new hospital on large, comfortable buses – and enjoy door prize drawings on their short ride.

Guests should look for Event Parking signs in Plainsboro. If using a GPS, the address is: 600 College Road East, Plainsboro, N.J. However, please note some GPS devices may require guests to enter Princeton instead of Plainsboro.

Media representatives who will attend the Open House should RSVP to Andy Williams atanwilliams@princetonhcs.org or (609) 252-8785 no later than 1 p.m. on Friday, May 11.

About University Medical Center at Princeton
A leading teaching hospital for 40 years, University Medical Center at Princeton – a unit of Princeton HealthCare System – is a University Hospital Affiliate of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey—Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. In 2011, UMCP was recognized by The Joint Commission as one of the Top Performers on Key Quality Measures in the United States. UMCP is a Clinical Research Affiliate of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, an accredited oncology-teaching program of the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer (CoC) and recipient of the CoC’s Outstanding Achievement Award. Through a partnership with The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), UMCP offers enhanced pediatric services, with CHOP physicians working onsite to provide pediatric emergency consultation, inpatient pediatric care and neonatal care. UMCP also collaborates with Penn Maternal Fetal Medicine, a national leader in healthcare, to offer increased on-site services for high-risk pregnancies.

Princeton HealthCare System is building a state-of-the-art replacement hospital – named University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro – that will open to patients in May 2012. For more information, visit www.newhospitalproject.org.