New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today signed into law S-1342, to rename the “New Jersey Trauma Center” at University Hospital the “Eric Munoz Trauma Center,” after the late Assemblyman Eric Munoz. Assemblyman Munoz was a trauma surgeon at the trauma center and also a professor of surgery at the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, where he worked from 1988 until his death on March 30, 2009.
“Eric Munoz was a dedicated public servant, a skilled and respected surgeon and teacher, and a friend who is dearly missed to this day,” said Governor Christie. “Today, I am honored to take this action to honor and continue his memory in a small but significant way. As anyone who was fortunate enough to cross paths with Eric knows, his memory and legacy are best remembered through the work he dedicated himself to – the people he saved and the countless lives he improved through his work as a surgeon and a lawmaker.”
Governor Christie signed the legislation at a ceremony at UMDNJ’s University Hospital. He was joined by Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz, the late assemblyman’s widow, and members of the Munoz family. Sponsors of the bill, some of whom were in attendance, are as follows: Senators Robert Gordon, Tom Kean Jr., Teresa Ruiz and Connie Wagner; Assemblymembers Jon Bramnick, Albert Coutinho, Annette Quijano and Frederick Scalera.
University Hospital is the principal teaching hospital of the New Jersey Medical School at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). The trauma center provides clinical service, research, and education, and is a leader in the advancement of trauma care in the State and country.
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