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University Hospital
150 Bergen Street
Newark, NJ 07103
Doctors Office Center
90 Bergen Street
Newark, NJ 07103
Stanley S. Bergen Building
65 Bergen Street
Newark, NJ 07103

Patient evaluations and patient follow-ups are performed at The Cochlear Implant Center of New Jersey, located in the Doctors Office Center (DOC) Suite 7200. Conveniently situated in the heart of UMDNJ’s 46-acre Newark campus, the DOC is a full-service outpatient facility that offers the comfort and convenience of a private practice environment in a university setting. A 1,000-car garage located adjacent to the DOC is available for secure, convenient patient parking.

The patient pre-evaluation to determine candidacy is performed by Ms. Bell at the Audiology Department of University Hospital. The Department, which is wheel-chair accessible, is located on the main level of the hospital in room C431.

From Garden State Parkway (North or South)
Take Exit 145 to Route 280 East. On 280 East, stay in three left lanes and exit at Newark/First Street. Make right at exit ramp onto First Street. First Street turns into Bergen Street and Hospital/Doctors Office Center will be ahead on left. Turn left onto Hospital campus and bear left for Parking Garage.

From New Jersey Turnpike (North or South)
Take Exit 15W to Route 280 West. On 280 West, exit at Orange/6th Street. Make right at exit ramp onto Orange Street. At the first light, make a right onto First Street. First Street turns into Bergen Street and the Hospital/Doctors Office Center will be ahead on left. Turn left onto Hospital campus and bear left for Parking Garage.

From Route 78 (East or West)
Take Exit 56 (Clinton Avenue). At the end of the exit ramp, proceed straight on Hillside Avenue and make a left at the second light (West Bigelow Street). Go about three-tenths of a mile and turn right onto Bergen Street. Proceed about 1.5 miles to Hospital/Doctors Office Center on right. Make second right onto Hospital campus and bear left for Parking Garage.

From New York City
Take the George Washington Bridge or the Lincoln Tunnel to the New Jersey Turnpike. Follow directions above.

Take the Holland Tunnel to the NJ Turnpike (Exit 14) to Route 78 West, and follow the directions above.


Using Mass Transit
PATH and Amtrak rail lines and New Jersey Transit buses and trains serve Penn Station in downtown Newark, about a mile from the UMDNJ campus. The #21 and #34 buses stop at the campus. Taxi service is available to and from Penn Station and Newark International Airport.

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