Shore Memorial Hospital
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Shore Memorial Hospital is a 296-bed full service acute care community hospital located in Somers Point, New Jersey
, serving Atlantic County and Cape May County.
Atlantic Shores went up for sale in 1939 and was purchased by a group of community members who turned it into a not-for-profit community hospital called Shore Memorial.
The hospital continued to grow over the years. The first building added to the original structure was the Shriver Wing in 1953. Another early addition was the Howard S. Stainton Pavilion, named for the Ocean City businessman who helped found the hospital and served on its Board of Governors. The Frances Pew Hayes Tower was added in 1985, and the CardioVascular Institute and freestanding Cancer Center were opened in 2004.
Today, Shore Memorial Hospital has 296 licensed beds. The hospital also employs more than 350 physicians, more than 500 nurses and another 1,600 employees. Each year more than 12,000 patients are admitted, 6,000 surgeries are performed and more than 1,400 babies are born. Shore Memorial’s Emergency Department treats more than 43,000 patients annually.
• Cancer Center – Since 1987, Shore Memorial’s Cancer program has received approval from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and from the Association of Community Cancer Centers. The Cancer Center is also affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Network.
• CardioVascular Institute – Shore Memorial’s CardioVascular Institute is affiliated with the renowned Penn Cardiac Care Program at the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
in Pennsylvania, thus allowing it to bring university-setting cardiac and vascular services to the community hospital environment.
• Maternity and Pediatrics – Shore Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in New Jersey to be a member of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Inpatient Network, meaning that CHOP pediatric hospitalists are available on site 24 hours a day.
• Emergency Department – The Emergency Department is staffed with board-certified emergency medicine physicians as well as pediatric specialists from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The department uses a triage system in tandem with the in-hospital Quick Care Center to ensure that serious injuries are treated first and to minimize waiting time. Shore Memorial has a rooftop helipad used for emergency airlifting of patients for specialized trauma treatment.
• Certifications – Shore Memorial has received hospital-wide accreditation by the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission has also designated Shore Memorial as a Primary Stroke Center and awarded the hospital its Gold Seal of Approval for its Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery programs.
• “Health Today” – As part of the hospital’s community outreach program, Shore Memorial produces an award-winning weekly television program on its local NBC affiliate, NBC-40, to educate viewers about various health issues.
Somers Point, New Jersey
Somers Point is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 10,795.The City of Somers Point is in the eastern part of Atlantic County, southwest of Atlantic City.-History:...
, serving Atlantic County and Cape May County.
History
In 1928 Dr. Charles Ernst and Dr. Frank Inksetter built Atlantic Shores Hospital and Sanitarium, a privately-owned institution established primarily for the treatment of those with alcohol and drug dependencies. The two-story building had a total of 68 beds.Atlantic Shores went up for sale in 1939 and was purchased by a group of community members who turned it into a not-for-profit community hospital called Shore Memorial.
The hospital continued to grow over the years. The first building added to the original structure was the Shriver Wing in 1953. Another early addition was the Howard S. Stainton Pavilion, named for the Ocean City businessman who helped found the hospital and served on its Board of Governors. The Frances Pew Hayes Tower was added in 1985, and the CardioVascular Institute and freestanding Cancer Center were opened in 2004.
Today, Shore Memorial Hospital has 296 licensed beds. The hospital also employs more than 350 physicians, more than 500 nurses and another 1,600 employees. Each year more than 12,000 patients are admitted, 6,000 surgeries are performed and more than 1,400 babies are born. Shore Memorial’s Emergency Department treats more than 43,000 patients annually.
Shore Memorial Centers of Excellence
• Neuroscience Center – Shore Memorial is accredited as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, and is also one of only three hospitals nationwide to receive the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for its Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery programs. Shore Memorial has also been designated a Primary Stroke Center by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.• Cancer Center – Since 1987, Shore Memorial’s Cancer program has received approval from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and from the Association of Community Cancer Centers. The Cancer Center is also affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Network.
• CardioVascular Institute – Shore Memorial’s CardioVascular Institute is affiliated with the renowned Penn Cardiac Care Program at the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is a hospital located in the University City section of West Philadelphia. It is located between Market Street and Powelton Avenue, and N. 38th Street and N. Sloan Street....
in Pennsylvania, thus allowing it to bring university-setting cardiac and vascular services to the community hospital environment.
• Maternity and Pediatrics – Shore Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in New Jersey to be a member of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. CHOP has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Parents Magazine in recent years. As of 2008, it was ranked #1 in the nation for...
Inpatient Network, meaning that CHOP pediatric hospitalists are available on site 24 hours a day.
• Emergency Department – The Emergency Department is staffed with board-certified emergency medicine physicians as well as pediatric specialists from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The department uses a triage system in tandem with the in-hospital Quick Care Center to ensure that serious injuries are treated first and to minimize waiting time. Shore Memorial has a rooftop helipad used for emergency airlifting of patients for specialized trauma treatment.
Notable Features of Shore Memorial
• Affiliations – Shore Memorial is affiliated with The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania Health System and with the Penn Cardiac Care Program at the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Pennsylvania.• Certifications – Shore Memorial has received hospital-wide accreditation by the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission has also designated Shore Memorial as a Primary Stroke Center and awarded the hospital its Gold Seal of Approval for its Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery programs.
• “Health Today” – As part of the hospital’s community outreach program, Shore Memorial produces an award-winning weekly television program on its local NBC affiliate, NBC-40, to educate viewers about various health issues.