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Alameda Center – Community Update 

Dr. Jorge Gonzalez-Gomez, Dir. Hispanic Program, 

Community Liaison, Physician Recruiter

The New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) released its 

latest assessment report on March 08, 2017

“Better ratings, more permanent staff and shorter length of stay in N.J.1”

PERTH AMBOY – Alameda is at the forefront of delivering the best possible value care for residents requiring Sub Acute Rehabilitation and/or Long Term Care. Alameda Center is the only Four Star Medicare rated facility in the Perth Amboy area. Every day the Alameda healthcare team develops initiatives that lead to better patient outcomes, shorter length of stays and savings to our insurance payers. The quality of our care is robust and it begins with working seamlessly with our physician partners, our collaborator hospitals such as Hackensack Meridian Health at Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC), JFK, Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health and St. Peter’s University Hospital, to name a few. Finally, the professional care provided by our staff culminates in a speedy recovery process for our residents.

“Nearly 60 percent of New Jersey’s 358 skilled nursing facilities received a four or five star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, compared with 46.3% nationally.1”  Alameda is pleased to be in that high star ranking group when benchmarked nationwide.

Our recent launch of the “Orthopedic Rehabilitation Program” is one of our initiatives that we instituted to help meet the needs of older adults who are hospitalized with fractures or joint replacements. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that nearly 800,000 people, 65 and older; break their hips every year and the national average cost is over $30,000 or $31 billion in 20052 – both are alarming numbers. Alameda Center was recently chosen as a “Collaborator” by RBMC to manage the post-op care of patients undergoing hip and knee replacement – a true testament to the care provided by our team. Alameda is also launching a Best Evidence Based Medicine “Sepsis Protocol” aimed at early identification of “infection markers” that will enable our staff to identify, communicate with physicians, diagnose, treat onsite and avoid hospitalizations for our residents.

As Alameda approaches the one year milestone of changing ownership, the challenges have been noted but the bounties of rewards are abundant. Platinum Health of NJ took a great facility and has worked steadfastly to be a true partner for the community served.

For more information on Alameda please visit http://alamedacenter.com/

1.https://www.njha.com/2017nursinghomes

2.https://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/falls/fallcost.html

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