Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital to Host Three-Day Piano Sale December 10th - 12th

Monday, November 01, 2004

New Brunswick, NJ - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital will host its fourth annual piano sale December 10-12, 2004, in its Arline and Henry Schwartzman Courtyard. A private sale will be held on Friday and Saturday, December 10 and 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. each day, and a public sale on Sunday, December 12, from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.

The sale is organized by Vienna Piano Company of Hackettstown. A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

Numerous pianos will be for sale, including brands such as Steinway, Baldwin, Yamaha and Kawai. Prices will begin at $1,000.

The private sale is open to anyone with an appointment. To schedule an appointment, please call (888) 742-6640. Only 50 appointments are available, and will be given on a first-call basis. The public sale does not require appointments.

About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Selected as one of four hospitals nationwide to offer the world's first self-contained implantable artificial heart, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (www.rwjuh.edu) is a 600-bed academic medical center and the principal hospital of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ. Robert Wood Johnson is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care in medicine. Its Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, and women's and children's care including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (www.bmsch.org). The hospital is also a Level 1 Trauma Center and serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.

The hospital has earned significant national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the nation for both heart and heart surgery and respiratory disorders, according to U.S.News & World Report's 2008 ranking of "America's Best Hospitals." The American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer has rated Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital among the nation's best comprehensive cancer centers. The Leapfrog Group rated Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as one of the 50 exceptional U.S. hospitals, as published in Consumers Digest magazine. Harvard University researchers, in a study commissioned by The Commonwealth Fund, identified Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation for clinical quality. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is also a recipient of the prestigious Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence for more than 10 consecutive years.

Attention members of the media: For more information on this release, please contact the Department of Public Relations (732) 937-8521.