Saint Peter's Healthcare System, headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, was formed in 2007 and reflects the expansive scope of health and wellness services they offer to their communities. Besides Saint Peter's University Hospital, which has been serving the central New Jersey community since 1907, the system includes The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, Saint Peter’s Foundation, Saint Peter’s Physician Associates, and Saint Peter’s Health & Management Services Corporation, which includes the CARES Surgicenter, a joint venture with physician investors.  Keeping faith with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and guided by the Bishop of Metuchen, Saint Peter's University Hospital is committed to humble service to humanity, especially the poor, through competence and good stewardship of resources.

The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital, a state-designated acute care children’s hospital, offers a full-range of pediatric specialized healthcare services for newborns and children through young adulthood. The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s operates one of the largest, most advanced neonatal intensive care units in the country as part of New Jersey’s first state-designated Regional Perinatal Center, renowned throughout New Jersey for the exceptional level of high-risk maternity and neonatal care provided. The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s cares for 8,000 inpatients and more than 45,000 outpatients annually. 

Saint Peter's University Hospital has grown to become a technologically-advanced, 478-bed major teaching hospital, that provides a broad array of services to the community and operates one of the largest maternity services in the state, delivering more than 5,400 newborns in 2022. The Hospital employs a staff of 3,300 and has a medical staff of 900+ physicians.