Virtua Marlton Hospital

Virtua Marlton Highlights

• NJ Department of Health designated Primary Stroke Center


• Physicians and surgeons named Top Docs” by regional magazines
  
  
• "Best Overall Hospitals" (fewer than 350 beds) recognition by licensed New Jersey physicians through survey conducted by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd
  
  
• Beacon Award for Excellence by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
  
  
• Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) PRISM Award®, which recognizes exceptional nursing practice, leadership, and outcomes in hospital medical-surgical units.

Regional cardiovascular destination
Virtua Marlton is recognized as a regional destination for cardiovascular services. Our Marlton hospital delivers quality cardiovascular care through sophisticated technology, comprehensive programs and the area's top heart and vascular specialists.

Life-saving angioplasties
The New Jersey Commissioner of Health approved Virtua Marlton to participate in a Johns Hopkins demonstration program to perform elective angioplasty. As a participant in the project, Virtua's cardiac team can perform elective (or non-emergent) angioplasties as well as emergency angioplasties.

Cardiovascular highlights
Virtua Marlton's cardiovascular program provides:

• Board-certified cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, specially trained nurses and registered cardiovascular technologists
  
  
• State-of-the-art catheterization labs, including an all-digital cardiovascular imaging and an archiving system that provides the clearest visualization of fine vessels, pinpoint diagnostics and precision stent placement.  
  
  
• Primary Stroke Center that is staffed by a trained, multidisciplinary stroke team on call 24 hours a days, seven days a week with services available through the emergency department.
  
  
• Interventional radiology labs used to diagnose and treat complex vascular diseases

Advanced surgical technology
Surgeons at Virtua Marlton provide outstanding patient care using the most sophisticated equipment, technology and surgical techniques. Our Marlton hospital also provides several rehabilitation options. Virtua Marlton's surgical program provides:

• Board-certified, fellowship-trained surgeons who perform traditional and minimally invasive procedures
  
  
• Vascular, thoracic, colorectal, urologic, neurologic and spine, orthopedic, bariatric and general surgical services
  
  
• All-digital operating rooms
  
  
• State-of-the-art surgical suites preferred by some of the area's top surgeons
  
  
• Two endoscopic surgical suites dedicated to minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures such as gallbladder removals, hernia repairs, kidney removals and colon resections. The suites are equipped with voice activation, high-definition digital imaging and two-way video linkage
  
  
• Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) in the operating rooms that enable radiologic technologists to capture and send digital images to a physician's computer. PACS provides enhanced images that can be distributed and archived. It allows multiple physicians secure access to any image at anytime from anywhere

24/7 emergency care
Virtua Marlton delivers around-the-clock emergency services for conditions such as heart attacks and strokes to ear infections and minor scrapes and bruises. From quick registration to advanced technology that expedites care, the emergency department clinicians and staff provide efficient and rapid care. And as a rehabilitation hospital, our Marlton location provides services to help our patients recover as quickly as possible.

Emergency department highlights
Virtua Marlton's emergency department includes:

• Certified chest pain center specializing in diagnosis and rapid treatment of patients admitted to the ER with heart attack symptoms. The chest pain center also provides the ability to monitor low-risk patients for an extended period of time
  
  
• Fast track area that provides prompt treatment for patients with minor illnesses such as ear infections or strep throat or injuries such as cuts and sprains
  
  
• Acute care area that provides immediate treatment for patients who may have serious illnesses or injuries that require more diagnostic tests and intensive care
  
  
• Patient tracking system, which alerts staff to where patients are in the treatment process. The system also interfaces with the lab and radiology to provide quicker test results
  
  
• Bedside registration, which allows staff to complete patients' charts during treatment and reduce the time it takes to move patients from the waiting room to a treatment room
  
  
• Patient care representatives who serve as liaisons between the patients in the waiting room and ER staff. Their role is to update patients about delays, to make sure that they're comfortable and to relay any changes in their condition to the ER staff

In addition to surgical, cardiovascular and emergency services, Virtua Marlton offers:

• Expanded Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with total-care beds that weigh patients and remember weights from day to day; new patient monitors that allow nurses to perform wireless EKGs; and patient-care modules that replace typical bathroom facilities
  
  
• 26-bed, pre-and post-procedural care unit for rehabilitation where Virtua Marlton Hospital patients are prepared for and monitored after surgery or cardiac catheterization
  
  
• State-of-the-art MRI suite, offering the latest technology that combines fast and accurate diagnoses with high-precision imaging. Services include vascular and cardiac, neurological, spine, orthopedic, prostate, pelvis and abdominal imaging
  
  
• Sleep Center that provides medical evaluation and a full range of diagnostic testing, including sleep studies that measure heart rate, brain waves, breathing, eye and muscle movements and oxygen levels
  
  
• Welcoming lobby with easy access to pre-admission testing area

• Tanveer Akhtar, MD
• Mohammed Abdeljawad, MD
• Trigun Bhatt, MD
• Lucinda Fisher, MD
• Maksymilian Kawalec, MD
• Nisha Kumar, MD
• Sherrylynn Lee, MD
• Michael Malone, DO
• Salah Mohageb, MD
• Christopher Pomrink, DO
• Kwan Rivlin, MD
• George Tarng, MD