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University Hospital is an academic medical center with 519 licensed beds, and an active medical staff of more than 525. We are a regional resource for advanced care in a wide range of medical specialties. We are home to northern New Jersey’s Level I Trauma Center and to specialty programs such as the Center for Liver Diseases and the Comprehensive St*oke Center. University Hospital celebrated Jim Rhatican (2nd from left) on the 10th anniversary of his liver transplant at UH with Jan Hines and Joe Dr. Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos, Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, was part of a UH contingent offering a warm farewell to Mr. Rhatican before he travels to Pasadena, CA to take part in the annual Rose Parade.  Watch Video As*emblywoman Shanique Speight visits University Hospital for a tour of the trauma center and the newly renovated labor and delivery suite.. UH NURSING DIRECTOR ATTENDS ROUNDTABLE WITH SENATOR MENENDEZ. Michelle Hepburn (right), Nursing Director of the UH Emergency Room, met with U.S. Senator Robert Menendez for a roundtable discussion on Senator Menendez hosted the event in his Newark district office in recognition of Minority Health Month. University Hospital has won the coveted designation of Baby-Friendly Hospital, culminating a four-year campaign to advocate and aggressively support breastfeeding within the hospital and the community as the healthy choice for newborn children and their in-hospital quality improvement. It puts the expertise of the American Heart As*ociation and American St*oke As*ociation to work for hospitals, helping to ensure that the care they provide to coronary artery disease, st*oke and heart failure patients is aligned with the Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved. University Hospital Newark, NJ. University Hospital 150 Bergen St, Newark, NJ 07103 • (973) 972-4300