Jersey Shore Magazine

j e r s e y s h o r e • S P R I N G 2 0 2 0 31 Courtesy of RWJBarnabas Health research, and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's only Comprehensive Cancer Center as designated by the National Cancer Institute. "As our focus continues to shift to maintaining the health of the people of New Jersey, training the next generation of health care pro- viders, and integrating care across the continuum, we are exploring new structures to optimize our ability to achieve these aspirational goals," said Bill Arnold, President, RWJBarnabas Health Southern Region. "To that end, I believe our facilities and programs in Monmouth and Ocean counties [referred to as the "Southern Region"] are optimally positioned to achieve our goals." "The primary focus of our Southern Region leadership team is integrating our services to achieve high quality/cost effective care and expand our academic programs," said Arnold. "We have previously seen success in the consolidation of Monmouth Medical Center and the former Kimball Medical Center now known as Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, and we are poised for even greater success with this single team focused on all aspects of care for the communities we serve." RWJBarnabas Health provides patients with convenient access to the largest, most comprehensive health care system in New Jersey, and in Ocean and Monmouth counties, it offers many options for high quality health care services, both within and outside hospital walls. "We are proud of the expansive and growing Southern Region Primary Care Physician Network and new ambulatory center loca- tions, as well as our new, compre- hensive Southern Region Digestive Disorders Program launched in partnership with physician leadership at Rutgers Health. Also, Community Medical Center has begun the process to become a teaching hospital and looks forward to welcoming medical residents in 2021," Arnold added. "Still," he continued, "even with this growth in ambulatory venues and our physician organization, our hospitals continue to be the foundation of our delivery system. RWJBarnabas Health is really focused on ensuring modern and effective health care delivery in the Southern Region. By leveraging our best and vast health care resources and root- ing services in our strong primary care network, we're providing the high-quality and convenient care that our community members deserve." With a large population of seniors in Ocean County, over 2,000 cardiac procedures are performed annually in Community Medical Center's four cardiac catheterization labs, including lifesaving angioplasty and elective procedures. continued on page 32

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