Bioethics Committee

Southern Ocean County Hospital maintains a multi-disciplinary Bioethics Committee that considers biomedical and ethical issues at the Hospital and helps to shape the Hospital's policies toward bioethics, ethics and advanced directives.

The Committee also plays an active role in resolving conflicts concerning a patient's decision-making capacity and interpretation of advanced directives, and provides a forum for patients, and their families and Hospital staff to discuss ethical concerns regarding healthcare and participate in healthcare decisions that require input from a Bioethics Committee.

Edward Niewiadomski, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs, is Chairman of the Hospital's Bioethics Committee and can be reached at 609-978-8913.