Virtua celebrates grand opening of Health and Wellness Center
Virtua officially opened its Health and Wellness Center in Washington Township today with community members receiving a first-hand look at South Jersey’s newest healthcare destination.
“We are pleased to bring Virtua’s services to fast-growing Gloucester County, a community already familiar with Virtua,” said Richard P. Miller, Virtua President and CEO. “Wellness is an important part of this new center, and Virtua has been building healthy communities since our inception more than a decade ago.”
Many of the area’s top specialists have chosen to practice in the new center, which represents an exciting concept in the way healthcare is delivered. Virtua worked closely with local physicians and township officials to design programs and services that best meet the needs of the community.
The 256,000-square-foot, $31-million Health and Wellness Center, at 239 Hurffville-Cross Keys Road in Sewell, focuses on the needs of patients and visitors, while maintaining a one-stop concept for wellness, diagnosis, care and treatment.
The Fitness Center includes the latest exercise equipment, a 25-meter indoor lap pool, cushioned jogging track and group exercise and spinning studios. A vir tú spa includes the latest in proactive wellness and offers a collection of traditional and alternative services, treatments and therapies to energize, relax, balance and heal. Kidz in Motion provides parents with expert child care services while they work out or attend a physician or spa appointment. And a café features healthy meal options.
“Virtua’s Health and Wellness Center is also a valuable economic engine for South Jersey, creating about 350 new jobs,” Miller said. “With a Town Center planned nearby, Virtua will be the anchor tenant in an area that will quickly become a destination not only for Washington Township residents, but for those from surrounding communities as well.”
The center includes physician offices; an Immediate Care Center that provides timely and convenient treatment of minor, unexpected injuries and illnesses; a surgery center; and maternal-fetal medicine, which offers the services of world-class maternal-fetal medicine specialists to care for women with high-risk pregnancies. Also offered are physical and occupational therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, medical and radiation oncology, radiology and women’s breast imaging services such as mammography and ultrasounds.
“Virtua is making healthcare choices easier by bringing a major site to Gloucester County,” said Adrienne Kirby, VP and COO of Virtua’s Ambulatory Services and Programs of Excellence. “With onsite physician offices, diagnostic testing, and outpatient surgery, visitors can see their doctors and undergo tests or procedures without ever leaving the building. The center provides the community with direct access to Virtua’s expertise and customer-focused care.”
Virtua is a comprehensive multi-hospital healthcare system headquartered in Marlton, NJ. Its mission is to deliver a world-class patient experience through its programs of excellence in cancer treatment, cardiology, orthopaedics, women's health, pediatrics, surgery, neuroscience and wellness. A non-profit organization, Virtua employs 8,400 clinical and administrative personnel, and approximately 1,800 physicians serve as medical staff members. Virtua has distinguished itself as one of the first Six Sigma organizations in healthcare, as an early adopter of clinical and digital technologies, and for its innovative partnerships with nationally renowned organizations such as GE Healthcare, Fox Chase Cancer Center and A.I. duPont Hospital for Children. It has been honored twice with the New Jersey Governor's award for Clinical Excellence and recognized with the Leadership Award for Outstanding Achievement by Voluntary Hospitals of America. Virtua has been honored as the #1 Best Employer in the Delaware Valley by the Philadelphia Business Journal and is the recipient of the Consumer Choice Awards by National Research Corporation. Virtua is proud to be the official southern New Jersey sponsor of the Go Red for Women and Start! Walking Movements. For more information, visit www.virtua.org or call 1-888-VIRTUA-3 (1-888-847-8823).