In the 1940 s, it gained international renown for an innovative polio treatment. In the 1960 s, it was the first hospital in New Jersey to install a linear accelerator. And recently, it took a leadership role among hospitals in the region as the first in New Jersey to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy now a commonplace procedure. Monmouth Medical Center, one of the largest community teaching hospitals in New Jersey, is an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System. It is accredited with commendation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and is a member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals of the Association of American Medical Colleges, a status held by only 400 of the nation s 6,000 hospitals.
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Monmouth Medical Center is accredited with commendation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The dental medicine residency is accredited by the American Dental Association. All other residencies are accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education. A Leader in Medical Education . . . Medical education has long played a key role at Monmouth.