Ceremony Marks Opening Of Barnegat's Medical Practice Hub

BARNEGAT, NJ — Township officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the official opening of the new healthcare hub at 770 Lighthouse Dr. in Barnegat.

Though the medical practice opened earlier this year, the ceremony on Oct. 12 marks the enhancement and expansion of the location’s services to include a new, state of the art lab and women’s imaging center in the same shopping complex.

Barnegat officials, representatives from Community Medical Center and Ocean Women’s Healthcare Group were in attendance to mark the milestone expanding convenient access to women’s health services in Ocean County.

“We are excited to mark the official opening of our newest outpatient location in Barnegat, which expands access to critical women’s health and wellness services by bringing them directly to the community,” said Patrick Ahearn, chief executive officer of Community Medical Center in a statement. “Both Community Medical Center and the Combined Medical Group of RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Health have a shared mission of providing our patients with world-class care and the opening of this new state-of-the art hub further reinforces that commitment.”

The newly opened lab and women’s imaging services offers a range of services including outpatient laboratory services, 3D mammography, screening ultrasounds, general ultrasounds for female patients and DEXA scans for bone density testing.

The Community Medical Center Lab and Women’s Imaging Center will open on Oct. 26 and appointments can be scheduled by calling 848-208-6203.

Additionally, Ocean Women’s Health Care Group which opened its doors in July, offers a full range of gynecologic services for women of all ages.

Along with providing preventative care through annual health screenings, the comprehensive OBGYN care team of leading women’s health specialists including Lauren Mason Cederberg, MD; James McDermott, DO; Amadi Rezai, MD and Anupama Sunkavalli, MD provide treatment for a wide range of gynecological conditions including infertility, urinary incontinence treatment, pelvic pain and minimally invasive alternatives to surgery.

“We are dedicated to providing greater access to high quality healthcare in all communities across our state and the opening and expansion of this new specialty care location in Barnegat is illustrative of that commitment in action,” said Andy Anderson, President and CEO, Combined Medical Group of RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Health.

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