Ocean Medical Center

Ocean Medical Center (OMC), formerly Medical Center of Ocean County,[3] is a 318-bed non-profit, short-term acute care teaching hospital located in Brick Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, providing tertiary and healthcare needs for the northern Jersey Shore and Central Jersey. OMC is a hospital of the Hackensack Meridian Health Health System and is affiliated with the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of Rutgers University.[4] Pediatric patients are under care of doctors from K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital, and high risk pediatric cases are transferred to the hospital.[5]

Ocean Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health
Geography
Location425 Jack Martin Boulevard
Brick Township, New Jersey, U.S.[1][2]
Organisation
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeShort term acute care
Affiliated universityRobert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds318
History
Former name(s)Point Pleasant Hospital
Opened1984
Links
WebsiteWebsite

History

Ocean Medical Center began as Point Pleasant Hospital in 1918 as a four-room facility in the Point Pleasant Beach home of Dr. Frank Denniston, and by the late 1920s had expanded to 16-bed building. It continued to expand and become the largest hospiltal in the region.[6][7]

In 1982, Point Pleasant Hospital changed its name to Northern Ocean Hospital System. The establishment of Brick Hospital began as grassroots movement in the 1960s.[8] Construction began in 1982 and opened in 1984 with 120 beds. In 1987, the Northern Ocean Hospital System changed its name to Medical Center of Ocean County, comprising Point Pleasant Hospital and Brick Hospital.[9]

When Point Pleasant Hospital closed it became a standalone emergency department. The Brick Township and Point Pleasant facilities merged with the Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune and Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank on January 1, 1997 into Meridian Health.[10]

The new pavilion at Ocean Medical Center.

In 2013, it began an $82 million expansion project to substantially increase the capacity of its emergency room facilities and add additional basement and third floor space, funded in part by the family of Jirair Hovnanian who donated $5 million,[11][12] and completed in March, 2014. The new $82 million emergency room contained 49 new emergency beds and a dedicated pediatric emergency area.[13][14][15] In 2016, it opened its cancer center[16] and in 2017, new surgical suites,[17] as well as a "zen room" near the nurses' station where employees could break away from the work environment.[18]

In 2019, the institution started new construction on a new heart and vascular center and will combine heart and vascular services on one floor.[19] In 2019, Ocean Medical Center greatly expanded its pharmacy to include all needed medical products and to be a "one stop shop" for patients and the public.[20]

Services

The hospital provides many services to patients including Bariatric Surgery, Cancer Care, Critical Care, a CyberKnife Center, The da Vinci Surgical System, a Dialysis Center, Emergency Department, Incontinence Center, Laboratory Services, Laparoscopic Gastric Banding (LAP-Band), Maternity, Orthopedics, Palliative Care, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Services, Same Day Surgery, Sleep Medicine, Surgical Services, Thoracic Surgery, Urologic Surgery, and Vascular Surgery.[21][22]

Rankings and reviews

In 2020, the hospital was rated High Performing by U.S. News & World Report for treatment of colon cancer, copd, and heart failure.

Also in 2020, Ocean Medical Center tied with Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, Jeffereson Health-Stratford, and Overlook Medical Center as #11 best in New Jersey according to U.S. News & World Report.[23] The hospital is also Recognized in Southern Jersey for its advanced medical care.[24]

The Human Rights Campaign ranked the hospital as one of the best in the state for treating LGBTQ patients.[25]

The Leapfrog Group gave the hospital an "A" rating as teaching hospital in 2019.[26][27] The Leapfrog group also named this hospital along with Jersey Shore University Medical Center as "top teaching hospitals nationally."[28]

Ocean Medical has received acknowledgement in the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program.[29]

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See also

References
  1. "Ocean Medical Center, Brick Township | 1180951 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com.
  2. "Ocean Medical Center | CMS". www.cms.gov.
  3. "Welcome To Medical Center of Ocean County". web.archive.org. 2002-12-22. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  4. "Affiliated Hospitals". www.rwjms.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  5. "Pediatric Services". Ocean Medical Center. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  6. "1918_Hospital". www.pointpleasanthistory.com.
  7. "If You're Thinking of Living in: Point Pleasant". April 15, 1984 – via NYTimes.com.
  8. Doyle, John (January 18, 2018). "Brick Hospital another Byrne legacy". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  9. "Our History".
  10. Pristin, Terry (January 4, 1997). "3 Hospitals Blend Assets" – via NYTimes.com.
  11. "Ocean Medical Center in New Jersey Breaks Ground on $85M ED Expansion". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  12. Breanne McCarthy, "Ocean Medical Center takes on $82 million expansion project", The Ocean Star (March 1, 2013), p. 12.
  13. "Ocean Medical Center to open new building March 5", The Ocean Star (February 21, 2014), p. 19.
  14. Allentoff, Jason. "Ocean Medical Center Opens New Emergency Department". 92.7 WOBM. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  15. "Ocean Medical Center, Hirair & Anna Hovnanian Emergency Care Center | EYP". www.eypae.com. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  16. Nee, Daniel (December 17, 2015). "Construction to Begin Soon on Cancer Center at Ocean Medical Center". Brick, NJ Shorebeat -- News, Real Estate, Events, Community, Sports, Business.
  17. Smestad-Nunn, Judy (September 14, 2017). "Ocean Medical Center Unveils New Medical Suite".
  18. Michael L. Diamond, "Try Meditating", Florida Today (December 28, 2017), p. D1.
  19. Vecchione, Anthony (November 27, 2019). "Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center unveils plans for heart and vascular center".
  20. Vecchione, Anthony (2019-12-02). "Ocean Medical Center opens expanded pharmacy". NJBIZ. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  21. "Services A-Z". Ocean Medical Center. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  22. "American Hospital Directory - Ocean Medical Center (310052) - Free Profile". www.ahd.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  23. "New Jersey Hospital Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  24. "Best Hospitals".
  25. Matthau, David. "These 25 NJ hospitals get top ranking for treatment of LGBTQ patients". New Jersey 101.5.
  26. News, Your. "Jersey Shore University and Ocean Medical Centers Earn 2019 Leapfrog Top Hospital Awards – Shore News Network".
  27. Kaulessar, Ricardo; Carmody, Dennis P. "Monmouth, Ocean hospitals have good reasons to cheer safety grades". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
  28. TJVNews.com (2020-01-24). "Jersey Shore University & Ocean Medical Centers Earn 2019 Leapfrog Top Hospital Awards". The Jewish Voice. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  29. Investigations, United States Congress House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and (January 7, 2005). "Rx for VA's Nursing Shortage: Is There More Than One Antidote? : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, October 2, 2003". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.

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