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J e r s e y s h o r e • S P R I N G 2 0 2 0 32 JERSEY SHORE PROFILE RWJBARNABAS HEALTH, continued from page 31 Community Medical Center, Toms River On September 15, 1961, Com- munity Memorial Hospital (now Community Medical Center) opened its doors with fifty beds, fifteen physicians, and nearly ninety health care and support staff. Within five days, the maternity unit was filled to capacity. The demand was so great, the hospital converted treatment rooms, solariums, and corridors into patient rooms, expanding the initial fifty-beds to sixty-four. Today, the hospital is the largest and most active health care provider in the region with 592 beds, over 700 physicians on staff, and 2,500 employees. Community Medical Center (CMC) is dedicated to advancing the quality of life and health of the greater Ocean County region by pro- viding safe, high quality care. CMC is a fully accredited acute care hos- pital and maintains national accred- itations in multiple specialty areas. Highly sophisticated services, not typically found in a community hos- pital, include advanced cancer, car- diac, emergency, maternity, and neu- rology care as well as cutting edge surgical care. Patients have access to advanced technology including the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical platform, the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System for joint replacement procedures, and state-of-the-art imaging technology. RWJBarnabas Health is focused on ensuring modern and effective health care delivery in Ocean and Monmouth counties, providing close-to-home access to the lat- est treatment and clinical trials. This includes the J. Phillip Citta Regional Cancer Center at CMC, which offers one of the most sophis- ticated linear accelerators used for radiation therapy, a CyberKnife for treating inoperable tumors, and holistic therapies to care for the whole person. CMC also provides a broad array of health and wellness programs designed to help people achieve and maintain healthy life- styles and optimal health. A recognized leader in cardiac care, CMC is dedicated to reduc- ing the impact of heart disease and improving quality of life by offering a continuum of care that includes cardiovascular disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabili- tation. Utilizing the most advanced treatment options available, CMC's highly skilled interventional and medical cardiologists, cardiac nurses, and specially trained cardiac techni- cians provide exceptional patient- centered care. The introduction of a fourth state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization lab provides access to life saving emergency angioplasty as well as elective cardiac procedures. The First Moments Maternity Unit at CMC offers a newborn nurs- ery, a Level 2 Special Care Unit for infants requiring special attention, a fully equipped operating suite, neonatologists and anesthesiologists onsite 24/7, private labor-delivery- recovery rooms complete with Jacuzzis, board-certified obstetricians and certified nurse midwives, and dedicated lactation specialists avail- able to new mothers both during their hospital stay and by telephone upon discharge. The multidisciplinary team at the Total Joint Replacement and Spine Institute at CMC includes highly skilled and experienced orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, phys- ical and occupational therapists, trained registered nurses specializing in orthopedic care, pharmacists, case managers, social workers, and volunteers. In addition, the onsite transitional care unit, a short-term rehabilitation program, helps patients prepare to return home with confi- dence to continue rehabilitation in the comfort of their own home. Outpatient services at CMC include women's imaging, laboratory services, and comprehensive rehabil- itation (physical and occupational therapy) among others. Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, Lakewood In the 1930s, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus (then Paul Kimball Hospital) played a pivotal role in caring for the victims of two international disasters—the SS Morro Castle in 1935 and the Hindenburg Disaster in 1937—setting the prece- dent for a philosophy of caring in the region that still holds true today. Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus (MMCSC) is a fully accredited acute care hospital dedicated to providing the finest medical and health care services to the residents of northern Ocean and southern Monmouth counties. MMCSC is a sister hospital to Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch and is the only hospital in the region to provide private rooms on all of its inpatient units, providing Community Medical Center in Toms River. Courtesy of RWJBarnabas Health

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