From left, Ali Moosvi, M.D., chief of cardiology, interventional cardiologist, Ocean Medical Center; Frank Sharp, M.D., vascular surgeon, Jersey Coast Vascular Institute; Elizabeth A. Maiorana, MBA, MSN, RN, vice president, Care Transformation Services, Cardiovascular; Kenneth Sable, M.D., MBA, FACEP, regional president, southern market, Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, CEO, Hackensack Meridian Health; and Jason Kreitner, chief hospital executive, Ocean Medical Center.
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ—Officials with Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center revealed plans last week to begin construction this month on a new Heart and Vascular Center here.
The $19.5-million project will total 17,750 square feet above the hospital's emergency department and will combine heart and vascular services on one floor to address the growing number of procedures performed at the medical center, hospital officials state.
"The Heart and Vascular Center is a game-changer for heart and vascular services at Ocean Medical Center," says Kenneth N. Sable, M.D., MBA, FACEP, regional president, southern market. "Having the ability to have both diagnostic and surgical functions in one space, clinicians can diagnose cardiac and vascular conditions and offer immediate surgical treatment without delay which will provide higher efficiency and improve patient outcomes."
The new Heart and Vascular Center will provide three multi-purpose catheterization/vascular labs and a hybrid OR that allow for diagnosis and treatment of heart and vascular conditions in an advanced environment that fosters collaborative treatment planning and options for optimal patient outcomes. Two labs will be fully equipped hybrid rooms plus, a shell space for a third lab will allow for growth, and 10 dedicated prep and recovery rooms complete the space.
Jason Kreitner, FACHE, chief hospital executive, Ocean Medical Center, notes that cardiovascular procedures at the hospital have increased 28% over the past three years. Ocean Medical Center's cardiac catheterization team and partner Jersey Coast Vascular Institute will provide at the new Heart and Vascular Center advanced expertise for diagnosis of cardiac and vascular conditions and will offer immediate minimally invasive or complex surgical procedures if necessary, to meet the volume of patients.
The construction of the new facility is expected in June 2021.
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John Jordan
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