Inspira Health Network, the parent company for Inspira
Medical Center Woodbury in Gloucester County, said Thursday it is planning to
build a new hospital in the same South Jersey county.
A site for the new construction has not been finalized,
but the health network is exploring possible locations including land next to
Rowan University at Exit 50 on Route 55 in Glassboro.
Inspira Health Network is planning to build a replacement
hospital for Inspira Medical Center Woodbur, shown above.
The new hospital will serve as a replacement facility for
Inspira Medical Center Woodbury, which will remain open and be converted to
other potential uses that include outpatient care, emergency care and
administrative office space to support various Inspira departments and
functions.
“This is exciting news for our physicians, staff, patients
and the entire community” said John DiAngelo, president and CEO of Inspira
Health Network. “A new, state-of-the-art hospital in our community will allow
Inspira to offer an even higher level of quality care with the support of new
technologies and services.”
Health network officials said the new Inspira medical
center in Gloucester County will feature all private patient rooms and a
variety of modern amenities including an “expansion of state-of-the-art
wireless and digital technologies that will enhance the efficiency and quality
of patient care in the region.”
Earlier this year, Mullica Hill-based Inspira announced
additional plans for growth in Gloucester County through an affiliation with
Jefferson Health. The two organizations will collaborate to open a new health
center in Gloucester County that will house a comprehensive cancer center,
specialty physician offices and a variety of other needed health services.
Inspira’s plan is for its Woodbury hospital to remain
open, and for inpatient hospital services currently offered at the medical
center to be transitioned to a new site when construction is completed in about
three years.
DiAngelo said a strategic assessment determined that
renovating the existing Woodbury hospital building, and enhancing inpatient
hospital services there, was too costly. He said the health network has plans
to grow unspecified other programs at the Woodbury location.
“Inspira remains committed to providing care in the city
of Woodbury and we will offer services there for years to come,” said DiAngelo.
“Inspira Medical Center Woodbury has a long history of serving this community
and we intend to continue that tradition.”
The hospital, previously known as Underwood-Memorial
Hospital, was founded in 1915.
Inspira said it is working cooperatively with officials
in the city of Woodbury and the county of Gloucester to identify additional
complimentary development alternatives for the site. Up to 500 jobs could
remain at the facility after inpatient hospital services move to a new site,
according to Inspira.
“We’re extremely pleased Inspira has committed to working
with the city within our redevelopment plan area,” said Dave Trovato, Woodbury
Council President, in a statement.
“Over the past few years, our relationship with the
hospital has transformed into a true partnership with a common vision of
progress. This, along with the Light Rail Line coming to Woodbury in the near
future, and our other development successes, bodes well for a bright future for
the City," he said. "It is our belief that Inspira’s strategic plan
will allow for continued growth of new businesses, jobs, and economic vitality
in the form of a strong public/private partnership.… The hospital’s success is
vital to Woodbury’s success which translates into the entire South Jersey
region.”
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journal
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