The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services designated several participating facilities as Regional Perinatal Centers. Each center is located within a general acute care hospital and is designated and licensed to provide care to high-risk mothers and newborns. Members and physicians may use this information when evaluating where to have perinatal services performed.

The participating hospitals that achieved Regional Perinatal Centers designation and are recognized as Horizon BCBSNJ’s Regional Programs of Quality for perinatal services are:

• Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center
• Hackensack University Medical Center
• Jersey City Medical Center
• Jersey Shore University Medical Center
• Monmouth Medical Center
• Morristown Memorial Hospital
• Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
• Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center – Camden
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - New Brunswick
• Saint Barnabas Medical Center
• Saint Peter’s University Hospital
• UMDNJ University Hospital
• Virtua – West Jersey Hospital – Voorhees

These participating hospitals may best fit your health care needs when coordinating perinatal services.

Note: We provide this information to help you make informed choices. This information, however, is not an endorsement of a particular program or a facility’s suitability for your needs. As always, discuss your options with your health care professional. Horizon BCBSNJ has a full network of physicians. To see our full listing of network physicians, health care professionals and facilities, please visit the online directory.