The Saint Barnabas Heart Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center now offers advanced heart failure treatment services in Berkeley Heights, NJ, on the new campus of Summit Medical Group. The new satellite office, conveniently located off Route 78 in Union County, increases access to the most advanced treatments for heart failure to New Jersey residents. The office will be staffed by Mark J. Zucker, MD, JD, Director of the Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant Program at Newark Beth Israel, and a nurse practitioner who will offer on-site consultation for patients referred for highly specialized cardiac care.
“The Saint Barnabas Heart Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is proud to expand access to care that will improve the health and quality of life for the people of New Jersey,” said Ronald J. Del Mauro, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System.
“We’re pleased to have the skills of Dr. Zucker and his team, together with our expertise in cardiac imaging, including Cardiac MRI, Echocardiography, and 64-slice coronary CT angiography, right here on our Berkeley Heights campus,” commented Robert Slama, MD, Chief of Cardiology at Summit Medical Group.
Newark Beth Israel’s Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant Program provides the most advanced treatment options available for congestive heart failure. For individuals who require intensive treatment, but are not candidates for heart transplantation, the program offers participation in cutting-edge research studies and clinical trials. Its reputation as a Center of Excellence has made the Saint Barnabas Heart Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center a principle site for numerous investigational trials that offer patients the benefit of the next generation of pharmaceutical agents and mechanical assist devices that serve as a bridge to transplant or destination therapy. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center was the first on the East coast to implant the DeBakey assist device and is the only center in the state chosen to participate in the HeartMate II, Jarvik 2000, and VentrAssist LVAD trials.
Newark Beth Israel’s heart transplantation program ranked among the nation’s top ten programs by volume for the last three years. Short- and long-term survival rates continually surpassed both regional and national benchmarks and patients often spend less time waiting for a heart transplant in New Jersey than candidates elsewhere in the country.
To schedule a consultation with the Saint Barnabas Advanced Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant Program at Summit Medical Group please call 908-277-8907.
For More Information Contact:
Eileen O'Shaughnessy, Summit Medical Group, at 908-277-8867
Caren Malone, Saint Barnabas Heart Centers, at 973-322-4017
Date: April 2, 2008
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