March 13, 2024 — Two nationally recognized cardiovascular programs, New Jersey-based Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center and New York-based New York University Langone Health, have announced the launch of Adult Congenital Heart Disease Services. Improving access to and expert-directed care.

“Our clinical alliance expands our cardiovascular relationship with New York University Langone and the Gagnon family, which is based here at Morristown Medical Center,” said Trish O’Keefe, executive vice president and director of Morristown Medical Center. “We continue to build and strengthen our relationships with the nationally ranked cardiology program at the Heart and Vascular Institute.” He added: “Patients will now have more convenient access to highly specialized cardiovascular care closer to home and will benefit from the expertise of physicians at both institutions.” Ta.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, congenital heart defects affect nearly 1% of births in the United States, or about 40,000 people a year, and more than 90% reach adulthood. There are an estimated 2 million adults in the United States with congenital heart disease.

“Our partnership with experts at Morristown Medical Center will provide New Jersey patients with advanced adult congenital heart disease care and allow them to remain in their communities.” NYU Langone Heart Center said Dan Halpern, M.D., director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program. )program. NYU Langone’s ACHD program is the first in New York state to be nationally accredited as an Adult Congenital Heart Disease Comprehensive Care Center and the first in the nation to be reaccredited, according to a statement about the partnership.

“This collaborative approach with our colleagues at New York University Langone is necessary to help patients with congenital heart disease live better lives,” said Claire Boccia Lien, MD, medical director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program at Atlantic University. “We will provide the most specialized care.”

In July 2021, Atlantic Health System and NYU Langone Health announced an organ transplant partnership to provide transplant care at Morristown Medical Center for heart patients and Overlook Medical Center for liver patients. and expanded access to high-quality, highly collaborative patient care teams.

A written statement detailing the expanded partnership shares details about each organization, which are summarized here.

Atlantic Health System has 20,000 team members and 5,440 affiliated physicians serving New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the New York metropolitan area. Atlantic Health System serves more than half of New Jersey, including 14 counties and its 7.5 million people. The nonprofit system offers more than 550 medical facilities, including seven hospitals, through its partnership with CentraState Healthcare System in Freehold, New Jersey. The system includes Atlantic Medical Group, part of a physician company that makes up one of New Jersey’s largest multispecialty practices with more than 1,600 physicians and advanced practice providers.

In addition, Atlantic Health System is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University and the School of Medicine, home to the Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine regional campus and Overlook Medical Center in Morristown, and is an official health care partner of the New York Jets.

NYU Langone Health has long been known as a patient-centered, integrated academic medical center known for excellence in clinical care, research, and education. Our more than 350 locations in the New York area include six inpatient locations. Kimmel Pavilion. New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital. Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at New York University Langone. NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level 1 trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. NYU Langone Hospital Long Island is a 591-bed hospital and Level 1 trauma center located in Mineola, Long Island.

Also part of NYU Langone Health is the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, and the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. New York University Long Island School of Medicine is located on the campus of New York University Long Island Hospital.

More information: www.nyu.org, www.atlantichealth.org