Hospital Services At Kennedy

Kennedy has three acute-care hospitals, conveniently located in Cherry Hill, Stratford and Washington Township, NJ. Our hospitals offer an array of services, ranging from our top-notch Emergency Departments to our high- tech Intensive Care Units. The following services are provided through Kennedy's hospitals:

Acute Care
Kennedy provides acute care services at its three hospitals in Cherry Hill, Stratford and Washington Township. Patients are attended by more than 900 of the region's most experienced and knowledgeable physicians, a caring staff of nurses and other professionals.

Cardiac Catheterization
To help diagnose heart diseases, highly sophisticated, state-of-the-art equipment provides multi-dimensional images of the heart in our Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, located at our hospital campus in Cherry Hill.

Emergency Services
Top-notch emergency physicians staff Kennedy's three emergency departments. In fact, Kennedy was the first hospital system in southern New Jersey certified to train doctors who specialize in Emergency Medicine. Our Emergency Departments are equipped with leading-edge medical equipment. Kennedy also offers a variety of ongoing medical training to emergency personnel to ensure that pre-hospital care is delivered with the same high standards used at the hospital.

Intensive Care Unit
Medical, surgical, coronary and respiratory intensive care units at all three Kennedy hopitals are equipped with sophisticated monitoring equipment and staffed by critical care nurses.

Laboratory Services
Any time, any day, you can call on Kennedy Memorial Hospitals for the laboratory testing you need. Our state-of-the-art, multi-accredited laboratory system -- based in our three hospitals in Cherry Hill, Stratford and Washington Township -- offer outstanding services.

Medical/Surgical Units
Medical/surgical units provide patients with a wide array of care in cardiology, gastroenterology, gynecology, hematology/oncology, infectious diseases, nephrology, neurology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, podiatry, proctology, pulmonary, rheumatology, urology and vascular treatments.

Neonatal Intensive Care
Kennedy's Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery in Washington Township is designed for newborns that have special needs. It is equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring equipment and staffed with specially-trained neonatologists and registered nurses.

New Emergency Department
In 2003, Kennedy opened a $23.4 million Emergency Department at its Washington Township campus. The largest Emergency Department in the region, it quadrupled the size of the former Emergency Department, to 26,000-square-feet. Features of the state-of-the-art facility include separate, designated patient-care areas for acute and less serious illnesses and injuries, with a combined 29 treatment and exam stations; all private exam rooms; two new radiographic rooms; a new reception area; Ronald McDonald House family room; and a children's play area.

Operating Room
As part of its commitment to provide the finest in patient care, the Operating Room at Kennedy's Washington Township hospital contains five operating suites to more easily accommodate surgeries involving high technology. There is also be a new Recovery Room and Preoperative holding area for patients waiting to go to surgery.

Physical/Speech/Occupational Therapies
Atlantic Orthopedic and Sports Physcial Therapy (AOSPT) provides the highest quality rehabilitative therapy to Kennedy patients at all Kennedy hospital campuses in Stratford, Cherry Hill and Washington Township. Services are provided to both those staying in the hospital and those needing outpatient treatment. Services include management of many conditions, including:

* Accident injuries
* Athletic/sports-related injuries
* Post-operative and wound care
* Hand therapy
* Musculoskeletal disorders
* Pediatric intervention
* Occupational medicine

Brian Duffy, DPT, Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilation for the Kennedy Health System, oversees these services.

For more information, call Atlantic Orthopedic and Sports Physcial Therapy (AOSPT) at one of our hospitals:

· Cherry Hill: 856/488-6842

· Stratford: 856/346-7842

· Washington Township: 856/582-2842

Ronald McDonald Pediatric Center
Kennedy's Washington Township Hospital houses our Ronald McDonald Pediatric Center. This comprehensive pediatrics unit offers round-the-clock pediatric care in a modern, yet "homey" environment. Our team of board-certified pediatricians also works round-the-clock in our Washington Township Emergency Department, providing pediatric care to youngsters admitted through our ER.

Surgical Services
All three Kennedy hospitals offer surgical services, including Same-Day Surgery units. In addition, Kennedy has a modern, state-of-the-art Surgical Center, located at its Washington Township campus. This facility, which opened in 1996, houses five operating rooms, two procedure rooms, two recovery areas and a surgical mammography suite. It is a popular choice for less extensive and elective same-day procedures and can be reached at 856/218-4900 .

Transitional Care Unit
Kennedy offers a Transitional Care Unit at its Stratford Hospital, providing short-term, skilled nursing and rehabilitative care, as a "bridge" between acute hospital care and a return to home. Patients are referred to this unit by their attending hospital physician, if deemed appropriate. Licensed by the NJ Department of Health & Senior Services, which sets admissions guidelines, the Kennedy TCU meets required standards for Medicare participation. For more information, call 856/346-7956.

VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care is a national provider of hospice services, caring for more than 10,500 patients daily in 16 states. Kennedy selected VITAS as our inpatient hospice provider because their mission and vision was an excellent fit for a partnership arrangement with Kennedy.

VITAS is a licensed provider of the service, which offers an end-of-life alternative in the continuum of care for physicians and their patients. Kennedy provides the space, ancillary and support services to this new unit at our Stratford Campus. The hospice unit is an "open unit," available to all Kennedy Medical Staff members who choose to follow their patients on the unit. VITAS will have several Kennedy-based physicians who will provide medical leadership over care in the unit.

The unit opened in September of 2006.