Welcome to the family Warren!

Children’s Specialized Hospital is proud to announce the newest expansion of specialty pediatric health care services in Somerset County! The 13th outpatient center, located at 266 King George Road in Warren has officially opened. It was a common request by parents that we expand our locations. The Warren site was an existing therapy suite; therefore it was already known to the community and had steady traffic. In addition, the demand in Mountainside has been so great that we are hoping this expansion will provide more options in this geographic area.

The new facility is equipped with a large therapy gym, several break-out rooms for individual therapy sessions, 5 exam rooms for specialty physicians, and currently provide the following services: occupational therapy, speech therapy and physical therapy.  We hope to offer physician subspecialists and psychological services in early 2015.

Why Warren? Children’s Specialized Hospital is dedicated to serving children with all types of special needs and the leadership identified a growing need for expanded services within Somerset County, which is currently home to at least 15,000 children under the age of 18 years with disabilities.

We are thrilled to be able to bring therapy closer to home for many of our current patients. There are thousands of children in need of our specialized services, including children who have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum.

New Jersey has the highest reported rates of autism in the country. This means that 1 in every 45 children in the state is diagnosed with the developmental disability; a statistic that leaves many residents scratching their heads.

Experts attribute the high autism rate in New Jersey to earlier and more efficient screening methods practiced by school districts and medical facilities throughout the state. Such methods include red flag trainings for teachers and educators in early childhood environments, as well as advanced early developmental screenings provided by Children’s Specialized Hospital at no cost to the family.

As autism rates continue to climb, Children’s Specialized Hospital is proud to be the largest provider of autism services in New Jersey as well as a national leader in education, research and early diagnosis.

In addition, I’d like to share some exciting news with you.  The Board has approved of us to solidify space in Monmouth County, adding a 14th site to our growing list. We are working on a construction timeline and looking into fundraising to financially prepare for this next site.