224 Hamburg Turnpike

Wayne, New Jersey 07470

973-942-6900

Last update:

02/04/2003

Surgical Services:

St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital has a state-of-the-art general surgery department which houses five surgical suites and one minor procedure room.  Located on the second floor of the hospital, the department consistently scores in the 95^th percentile for patient satisfaction. The surgical staff excels at providing the best care possible for its patient population 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital surgical team includes Surgeons, Registered Nurses, Surgical Technicians, and Anesthetists who are certified in their field. State-of-the-art equipment and the newest technologies enable the surgical team to perform an estimated 4800 minor, general and specialty surgeries each year including:

• ENT Surgery

• Endoscopic Procedures

• Gynecologic Surgery

• Neurologic Surgery

• Opthalmologic Surgery

• Orthopedic Surgery

• Plastic Surgery

• Podiatric Surger

• Urologic Surgery

Pediatric Tour Program:

The idea of surgery can be extremely frightening for a child.  Therefore, the surgical team at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital works with each family one-on-one to make sure that the experience is positive for both the child and the family members. 

The Pediatric Tour Program enables the child and family members to come in the day before the scheduled surgery for a tour of the Operating Room. It gives them the opportunity to meet the surgical staff, ask questions and familiarize themselves with the equipment that will be used during the surgery.

The goal of the program is to decrease the child’s anxiety, this way the child is less anxious on the day of the surgery, knows what to expect and what is expected of him/her. 

Recycled Unused Opened Sterile Supplies (RUOSS) Program:

St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital has literally reached the four corners of the world by way of its RUOSS Program. 

Initiated in 1997 by Debra Dunn RN, OR Nurse Manager, the RUOSS program recovers, decontaminates, sorts, counts and packages, discarded but useable operating supplies that would normally get thrown away.

The supplies are then donated twice a year to other non-profit organizations that specialize in providing support to countries around the world, such as the Armenian General Benevolent Union; Carelift; PeaceWorks, and Healing the Children, Midatlantic. 

Countries such as, Armenia, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, Poland, China, Nicaragua and South Africa have been the recipients of much-needed medical supplies including, ace bandages, gowns, gloves, bulb syringes and dressings among other donations. 

For more information please Email: Debra Dunn, RN, Nurse Manager.