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 ...

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 2020 ...

which opened on July 1, 1950.

Services

The hospital is one of the largest providers of cardiology services in the

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. The cardiologists specialize in

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and

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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 corr ...

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. __TOC__ Proce ...

;

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;

heart failure Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome, a group of signs and symptoms caused by an impairment of the heart's blood pumping function. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, a ...

management;

cardiac rehabilitation Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "''The sum of activity and interventions required to ensure the best possible physical, mental, and social conditions so that patients with chronic or post-acute cardi ...

; 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 myocardial i ...

, 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

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ry. Its

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is equipped to care for babies that are born at less than 32 weeks gestation. It began providing

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services in 1969 and began its

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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 Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to people with physical impairments or disabilities. This can include conditions su ...

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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