Shore Medical Center

Shore Medical Center, formerly Shore Memorial Hospital, is a full-service acute care community hospital located in Somers Point, New Jersey, serving Atlantic and Cape May counties.

History

In 1928, Dr. Charles Ernst and Dr. Frank Inksetter built Atlantic Shores Hospital and Sanitarium, a private institute for the treatment of alcohol and drug dependency. The facility – designed in a Spanish Mission style – had 68 beds, and soon after its founding expanded its services for other patients.[1][2] By 1940, the facility was struggling financially. That year, local citizens purchased the hospital and turned it into a not-for-profit community hospital called Shore Memorial Hospital, under the direction of a board of trustees. The first building added to the original structure was the Shriver Wing in 1954. In 1958, the White Wing was added, increasing the total beds to 155. The Whitby Wing in 1965 increased the beds to 192, and the North Wing in 1970 increased it further to 234 beds. The West Wing, now known as the Howard S. Stainton Pavilion, was added in 1976, which added critical, intensive, post-intensive, and coronary care, as well as increasing the beds to 276. The hospital was the first in South Jersey with CT scan capabilities in 1978.[2]

Another early addition was the Howard S. Stainton Pavilion, named for the Ocean City businessman who helped found the hospital and served on its Board of Governors. The Frances Pew Hayes Tower was added in 1985, and the CardioVascular Institute and freestanding Cancer Center were opened in 2004.

Today, Shore Medical Center has 296 licensed beds. The hospital employs more than 350 physicians, more than 500 nurses, and another 1,600 employees. Each year, more than 12,000 patients are admitted, 6,000 surgeries are performed, and more than 1,400 babies are born. Shore Medical Center's Emergency Department treats more than 43,000 patients annually.

In 2007, Shore Memorial announced plans for a $125 million expansion project, which included a 138,000-square-foot (12,800 m2) surgical pavilion with new operating and recovery rooms and other support space. Other changes included an improved main hospital entrance, a 27,000-square-foot (2,500 m2) medical office building, and a 1,000-car parking garage with an enclosed pedestrian link. The project was completed in September 2011. On September 7, 2011 the name of the hospital was changed to Shore Medical Center.[3][2]

References

  1. ↑ Pamela Dollak (February 25, 2016). "A 75-year history". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Shore Medical Center 2015 Annual Report (Report). September 7, 2016. Issuu.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hospital now Shore Medical Center" The Press of Atlantic City (Pleasantville, N.J.) 7 September 2011, page A8

Coordinates: 39°18′52″N 74°35′38″W / 39.31444°N 74.59389°W / 39.31444; -74.59389

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