Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is a
teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical centre that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities and are often co-located ...
in
Camden, New Jersey
Camden is a city in and the county seat of Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Camden is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan area and is located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the 20 ...
which opened on July 1, 1950.
Services
The hospital is one of the largest providers of
cardiology services in the
Delaware Valley. The cardiologists specialize in
angioplasty
Angioplasty, is also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atheroscle ...
and
stent
In medicine, a stent is a metal or plastic tube inserted into the lumen of an anatomic vessel or duct to keep the passageway open, and stenting is the placement of a stent. A wide variety of stents are used for different purposes, from expandab ...
placement;
open heart surgery
Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. It is often used to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, with coronary artery bypass grafting); to c ...
and
valve replacement
Valve replacement surgery is the replacement of one or more of the heart valves with either an artificial heart valve or a bioprosthesis (homograft from human tissue or xenograft e.g. from pig). It is an alternative to valve repair.
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;
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heart failure management;
cardiac rehabilitation; and
enhanced external counterpulsation
External counterpulsation therapy (ECP) is a procedure that may be performed on individuals with angina, heart failure, or cardiomyopathy.
Medical uses
The FDA approved the CardiAssistTM ECP system for the treatment of angina, acute myocardia ...
, or EECP, for treatment of chest pain. In 2007, Lourdes began employing cool, pulsed laser technology to clear blockages in blood vessels of patients with peripheral vascular disease.
The hospital is a state-designated Regional Perinatal Center, meaning it is equipped to handle
high-risk pregnancies as well as providing typical
midwife
A midwife is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialization known as midwifery.
The education and training for a midwife concentrates extensively on the care of women throughout their lifespan; co ...
ry. Its
intensive care nursery
In grammar, an intensive word form is one which denotes stronger, more forceful, or more concentrated action relative to the root on which the intensive is built. Intensives are usually lexical formations, but there may be a regular process for for ...
is equipped to care for babies that are born at less than 32 weeks gestation.
It began providing
dialysis services in 1969 and began its
organ transplant
Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ (anatomy), organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. The donor and recipient may be at the same location, or organ ...
ation program in 1974. It is the only hospital in New Jersey approved to perform kidney, pancreas and liver transplants.
The Lourdes Regional Rehabilitation Center provides
rehabilitation services to in- and outpatients recovering from strokes, brain injuries, neurological disorders or multiple traumas and helps them relearn how to walk, bathe or climb steps, as well as regain speech and cognitive skills. Lourdes is a state-certified Primary Stroke Center for rapid and effective treatment of stroke patients, from initial diagnosis to rehabilitation.
Lourdes provides
surgical services. In 2006, the hospital began offering robotic surgery as an option in performing minimally invasive urological and gynecologic procedures. Lourdes is designated as a Bariatric Center of Excellence for its weight loss surgery program.
[Lourdes Health System Public Relations Office]
References
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Hospitals in New Jersey
Buildings and structures in Camden, New Jersey
Hospital buildings completed in 1950
1950 establishments in New Jersey