Superior services in cardiac, cancer, and orthopedic care, and more, are available at a new outpatient services center.
If residents of Hudson County need a top-rated specialty service—whether for a cardiac issue, cancer or any other condition—they don’t want to have to travel across the river to get it. The good news is that they don’t have to, because they can find top-quality medical specialists at Jersey City Medical Center’s Outpatient Services at Colony Plaza, right across the street from the medical center itself.
“We opened this center to increase access to specialty and surgical services in our community,” says Irene Borgen, RN, Vice President, Ambulatory Care Network at Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC). “It’s an additional location near the main hospital campus where patients receive the highest level of care.” The newly designed space opened for business last winter.
A better experience
In addition to convenience, Outpatient Services offers numerous benefits for residents, Borgen explains, including:
• Faster access to specialists:
“Many patients wait a very long time for appointments, whether because of lack of doctor availability, or because the doctor who takes their insurance has a long waiting list,” she says. “Because we are hospital-based, we accept all of the insurances that Jersey City Medical Center does, including charity care and Medicaid.”
• The highest level of care:
“Jersey City Medical Center is accredited by various national and regional accrediting bodies, meaning that it is held to the highest standards of practice,” Borgen explains. “Because Outpatient Services is hospital-based, we are held to the same high standards of safety and quality.”
• Connection to a wide range of services:
“We are part of RWJBarnabas Health, one of the largest health care systems in New Jersey. If one of our specialists makes a diagnosis, he or she has access to any other services throughout the system, unlike a doctor in a private office,” Borgen says. “For example, if an orthopedic specialist at Outpatient Services thinks surgery is needed, he can coordinate that care with Jersey City Medical Center’s nearby Ambulatory Surgery Center. And if a screening shows that a cardiac patient is a candidate for TAVR [transcatheter aortic valve replacement], we can assist with arranging for that procedure to be done at one of RWJBarnabas Health’s TAVR locations.”
Cancer patients benefit from the RWJBarnabas Health partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The relationship gives cancer patients close-to-home access to cutting-edge treatments, as well as clinical trials.
Community needs
The new Outpatient Services center is part of JCMC’s overall population health strategy, which seeks to make the highest level of care available to all Hudson County residents. That effort has included the opening of new primary care physician offices throughout the city, as well as an ambitious health education outreach that sponsors more than a thousand events each year. Patient navigators reach out to residents to help them with matters like applying for Medicaid, getting help for chronic health conditions and more.
“Outpatient Services at Colony Plaza is another step in many steps we’ve been taking in the past few years to support the RWJBarnabas Health population health strategy,” Borgen says. “We’ve redesigned the way we deliver care to enhance use of ambulatory services, extend access to care and drive health improvement across the community. Our goal is to provide the right care in the right place at the right time.”
Top care where you live
Outpatient Services at Colony Plaza accepts the same insurances that are accepted by Jersey City Medical Center, including Medicaid and charity care.
Top-rated, specialized care is provided in the following areas:
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
- Cardiology
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Oncology
- Gynecological Oncology
- Orthopedics
- Pain Management
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Thoracic Oncology Surgery
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Screening
Jersey City Medical Center's Outpatient Services at Colony Plaza is located at 414 Grand Street, Suite 14, in Jersey City. Reach providers there by calling: 888.724.7123.