New medical campus will bring world-class care and innovation close to home across Monmouth County
Breaking ground on the Vogel Medical Campus at Tinton Falls are, from left, Mary Anne Nagy, Chair of the Monmouth Medical Center Board of Trustees and Vice President of Student Life and Leadership Engagement, Monmouth University; Glenn Miller, Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer; Eric Carney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Monmouth Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus; Mark E. Manigan, President and Chief Executive Officer, RWJBarnabas Health; Donor Sheldon Vogel; Bill Arnold, Executive Vice President and President of the Southern Region, RWJBarnabas Health, and Chief Executive Officer of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; John W. Doll, Chief Operating Officer, RWJBarnabas Health; Steven Libutti, MD, FACS, Director of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Senior Vice President of Oncology Services for RWJBarnabas Health; and Claire Knopf, Chair of the Monmouth Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees.
Long Branch, NJ – June 21, 2023 – Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, celebrated the groundbreaking of the Vogel Medical Campus at Tinton Falls on Tuesday. The campus will offer seamless access to surgical and imaging services and comprehensive cancer care together with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“We are proud of the trust and confidence placed in us to transform health care in the region through the development of the Vogel Medical Campus,” said Eric Carney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Monmouth Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus. “Together, we will continue to work with our patients, families, clinicians and partners to advance health care in our communities.”
Monmouth Medical Center has engaged in years of planning to reach this important milestone, working with local community members and partners to develop a new campus that will provide exceptional, patient-centered care close to home for more Monmouth County residents.
“Our collective investment in Monmouth Medical Center, through the Vogel Medical Campus, allows us to expand access to high-quality, equitable care to the residents of Monmouth County and beyond,” said Mark E. Manigan, President and Chief Executive Officer, RWJBarnabas Health. “It is our privilege to have the opportunity to care for the community, and we thank them for trusting us to be their partner in health and wellness.”
The five-story, 150,000-square-foot outpatient center, located at the historic Fort Monmouth Myer Center site, is set to open in 2025 and will honor Fort Monmouth’s legacy of innovation. The campus will leverage the very latest advancements in medical space planning and technology to provide easy access for patients and their loved ones and an ideal space for physicians to deliver the highest caliber of care.
The new medical campus is designed to enhance the patient experience by providing comprehensive same-day surgery, on-site specialty physician offices and advanced diagnostic imaging. Multiple floors will be dedicated exclusively to state-of-the-art cancer services, offering a comprehensive oncology clinic and centers for state-of-the-art infusion and radiation therapy treatment.
“We know that cancer doesn’t travel well, and patients shouldn’t have to leave the state or go far from home to receive the best care possible,” said Steven Libutti, MD, FACS, Director of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Senior Vice President of Oncology Services for RWJBarnabas Health. “As New Jersey’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, we are at the forefront of cancer research and care – transforming discoveries into clinical practice, advancing our understanding of a disease that impacts so many, and supporting our patients from prevention to treatment and survivorship.”
The Vogel Medical Campus will be built with patients and the community in mind. The park-like setting will feature expansive environmental considerations, such as water features and walking paths. The campus also reflects Monmouth Medical Center’s and RWJBarnabas Health’s ongoing commitment to Monmouth County.
“Our evolution is only made possible thanks to the community leaders and philanthropic supporters who work alongside us to bring Monmouth County’s residents what they need,” said Bill Arnold, Executive Vice President and President of the Southern Region, RWJBarnabas Health, and Chief Executive Officer of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. “With the development of the Vogel Medical Campus, we are entering a future where residents can stay close to home to receive world-class health care.”
Monmouth Medical Center is dedicated to providing timely updates with the community throughout this building process. For the latest information, please visit: www.rwjbh.org/vmc.
Also participating in the ceremonial groundbreaking with RWJBarnbas Health, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Monmouth Medical Center senior leadership and board members are state, county and municipal elected officials, including shown at front, Tinton Falls Mayor and FMERA Board Member Vito Perillo.
About Monmouth Medical Center
Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) facility, along with The Unterberg Children’s Hospital, is a regional teaching campus for Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. As the first hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties, Monmouth Medical Center offers the most experienced surgeons in robotics and other minimally invasive procedures as well as bariatric and joint and spine surgery. Monmouth Medical Center delivers more babies annually than all other hospitals in Monmouth and Ocean counties combined and the fourth most in the state and was recently one of nine New Jersey hospitals recognized by Newsweek magazine as a top maternity hospital. The hospital offers access to the region’s top cardiologists and the award-winning, nationally recognized RWJBarnabas heart centers. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has conferred Magnet® recognition for Monmouth Medical Center as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care. It is the only hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties to consistently receive an “A” Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization. RWJBarnabas Health and Monmouth Medical Center, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey — the state’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center — brings a world class team of researchers and specialists to fight alongside patients, providing close-to-home access to the latest treatment and clinical trials.
About RWJBarnabas Health
RWJBarnabas Health is the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, with a service area covering nine counties with five million people. The system includes twelve acute care hospitals – Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, Community Medical Center in Toms River, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton in Hamilton, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway in Rahway, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville; Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth; three acute care children's hospitals; Children’s Specialized Hospital, including a network of outpatient centers; a behavioral health center and the state’s largest behavioral health network; two trauma centers; a satellite emergency department; ambulatory care centers; geriatric centers; comprehensive home care and hospice programs; fitness and wellness centers; retail pharmacy services; an affiliated medical group; multi-site imaging centers; and two accountable care organizations.
RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest private employer – with more than 37,000 employees and 9,000 physicians – and routinely captures national awards for outstanding quality and safety. RWJBarnabas Health, in partnership with Rutgers University, is New Jersey’s largest academic health care system. The collaboration aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers’ education, research and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey – the state's only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center – and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.
Contact: Elizabeth Brennan
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