Founded in 1967, JFK Medical Center is a non-profit 498-bed community hospital, serving residents of Middlesex, Union and Somerset counties in Central New Jersey. With more than 900 affiliated physicians, JFK offers a complete array of advanced services including general and specialized surgery, cardiac care, maternity and pediatric care, and emergency medicine. JFK Medical Center is an affiliate of JFK Health System and accredited by the Joint Commission.
As one of the state’s major healthcare facilities, JFK has a proud tradition of clinical excellence in numerous medical and surgical specialties, including two world-class institutes under one roof - The JFK New Jersey Neuroscience Institute and the JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute. The NJ Neuroscience Institute has been rated as the number one hospital in New Jersey for the treatment of stroke and complex neurological disorders. The JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute has received a national designation in rehabilitation medicine and traumatic brain recovery.
From cutting-edge technology for diagnostic imaging and radiation therapies, to participating in the prestigious nationwide Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine elective cardiac catheterization study, JFK Medical Center remains on the forefront of delivering high quality care for your entire family.
JFK continues our history of innovation and growth with recent facility investments including a state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratory (for elective and emergency angioplasty), enhanced digital mammography at the JFK Breast Center, and the new comprehensive JFK Center for Wound Healing.
History Of Jfk Medical Center
JFK Medical Center began in the 1960's as little more than a dream and an idea in response to the increasing demand for health care services created by a rapid population growth occurring in Edison, Woodbridge, Metuchen and surrounding communities. The late Edison Mayor, Anthony M. Yelencsics, for whom the original community hospital was named, led a grassroots effort to open a hospital to meet this demand. Mayor Yelencsics was appointed board chairman of the future hospital and his first official action was to establish a Women’s Auxiliary. The Mayor asked long-time community resident and advocate, Mrs. Charles Wira of Edison to take on the responsibility of starting the Auxiliary –in order to raise funds and solicit support for the future community hospital.
Mayor Yelencsics convinced Edison officials to donate nearly 40 acres of township land for the hospital. He then lobbied with congressional leaders – such as Middlesex County’s own Rep. Edward J. Patten – to win $1.1 million in Hill-Burton funds, which at the time represented the largest single grant awarded in New Jersey under that program. By this time, before the hospital had even opened its doors, more than $110,000 in pledges had been raised in community donations by the Auxiliary.
Over the next few decades, JFK Medical Center has continued to expand and invest in technology that brings state-of-the-art health care to everyone in our community.
