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Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is a
The hospital is a state-designated Regional Perinatal Center, meaning it is equipped to handle high-risk pregnancies and typical midwifery care.
It began providing dialysis services in 1969 and began its
teaching hospital
A teaching hospital or university hospital is a hospital or medical center that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities a ...
in Camden, New Jersey
Camden is a City (New Jersey), city in Camden County, New Jersey, Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan region. The city was incorporated on February 13, 1828.Snyder, John P''The Story of ...
that opened on July 1, 1950. It became part of the Virtua Health system in July 2019 following an acquisition and is now the hub for tertiary (advanced) care and procedures. A significant, multi-year renovation of the hospital is underway.
Services
The hospital is one of the largest providers of cardiology services in Greater Philadelphia. The cardiologists specialize inangioplasty
Angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, is a minimally invasive procedure, minimally invasive endovascular surgery, endovascular Medical procedure, procedure used to widen narrowed or obstructe ...
and stent
In medicine, a stent is a tube usually constructed of a metallic alloy or a polymer. It is inserted into the Lumen (anatomy), lumen (hollow space) of an anatomic vessel or duct to keep the passageway open.
Stenting refers to the placement of ...
placement; open heart surgery 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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; electrophysiology
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; heart failure
Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to Cardiac cycle, fill with and pump blood.
Although symptoms vary based on which side of the heart is affected, HF ...
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 counter pulsation, 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 and typical midwifery care.
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 org ...
ation program in 1974. It is the only hospital in New Jersey approved to perform kidney, pancreas and liver transplants. The statue of Our Lady atop the hospital is illuminated in green lights on the evenings following a transplant procedure.
Lourdes provides surgical services. In 2006, the hospital began offering robotic-assisted surgery as an option for 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
History
As part of Virtua's acquisition of Lourdes Health System, Camden Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan agreed to retain oversight of the Catholic identity of the Camden hospital. This formal relationship, known as a Catholic Sponsorship, allows Lourdes to continue its mission as part of the healing ministry of the Catholic Church. The hospital is likely best known for the statue on its roof, which is visible in several Camden neighborhoods. Commissioned by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany in the late 1940s for $10,000, Our Lady was carved out of Indiana limestone by a team led by sculptor Ivan L. Adams. On March 21, 1949, workers began the week-long task of raising the statue’s six sections into place on the newly completed building. But as the workers hoisted the final piece—the head—a cable snapped. A beam went flying across the tower and the head teetered on the parapet—at risk of falling seven stories and smashing to the ground. This prompted the hospital’s first administrator, Sister Mary Paracleta, to write a note of blessing and place it inside the head asking the Blessed Mother to protect the city and hospital. Camden Bishop Bartholomew J. Eustace, who quickly got word of the near mishap, also placed a small relic of St. Francis inside the head.References
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