Overlook Hospital

Overlook Hospital
Overlook Hospital
Atlantic Health Care Systems
Overlook Hospital
Geography
Location 99 Beauvoir Avenue, Summit, New Jersey, United States
Organization
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Services
Standards JCAHO
Beds 504
History
Founded 1906[1]
Links
Website http://www.atlantichealth.org Atlantic Health
Lists Hospitals in New Jersey

Overlook Hospital is a 504-bed non-profit teaching hospital located in Summit, New Jersey, United States, 20 miles west of New York City. On a hill in the center of the city, the hospital is one of Summit's three largest employers[2] and offers medical services to Summit and surrounding communities in northern New Jersey.

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History

Overlook Hospital was founded in 1906 by Dr. William Henry Lawrence, Jr., who, at the age of 26, bought the Faitoute property on the "highest point in Summit" overlooking the Baltusrol Valley and which was only ten minutes walk away from the train station.[1] He borrowed $15,000 from three civic leaders to build the three-story structure which housed an operating room, X-ray facility, and hydraulically powered elevator.[1] The hospital began with 42 beds, and cost approximately $30,000 in total.[1] According to one account, the hospital was privately owned but had a policy of caring for "all proper and deserving cases whether able to pay or not, and to take emergency cases at all times."[1]

In the 1960s, doctors experimented with new techniques; in one instance, doctors authorized use of alcoholic beverages to delay the onset of contractions of a pregnant woman.[3] The Valerie Fund Children's Center was established in 1977 through the efforts of Edwin and Susan Goldstein of Warren after their 9-year-old daughter, Valerie, died of bone cancer.[4] When it opened, it was the first of its kind in New Jersey.[4] By 1987, it had three doctors, three resident nurses, a social worker and support staff.[4] It treats "youngsters with various forms of cancer and rare blood disorders."[4]

A three story brick building on a hill.
Overlook Hospital in 1906.

In 1989, tennis star Tracy Austin was brought to the emergency room following a car accident, and was treated and released.[5] In 1991, Overlook was estimated to have 30,000 emergency room visits annually,[6] with 600 staff physicians and admits of 20,000 patients annually, and 170,000 to 200,000 outpatient visits annually, according to one source.[6] Overlook began a brain tumor center in 1999.[7] It had 538 beds in 2003. The hospital sometimes treats victims of freak accidents; for example, in 2005 at the PGA Golf Championship Golf at the Baltusrol Golf Club, a tree branch toppled and seriously hurt one man who was taken to Overlook.[8]

Description

An overview of Overlook

Overlook Hospital is part of Atlantic Health which also runs the Morristown Memorial Hospital. Overlook is located at 99 Beauvoir Avenue, Summit, NJ 07902.[9] One estimate (2009) is that it had 832 doctors and dentists.[9] It has 490 beds.[9] A second estimate is there were 504 beds.[10] Another estimate was that Overlook and Morristown hospitals together had 1,076 beds.[11] It did 7,128 surgeries in 2008.[9] It did 3,092 deliveries of infants in 2008.[9] Another estimate (2009) was that Overlook, along with Morristown Memorial Hospital, delivered 6,300 newborns annually.[9] It had 36,812 emergency room visits in 2008.[9] It did 172,853 outpatient procedures in 2008.[9] Overlook has a parking lot.[10] It has a cafeteria, chapel, and gift and flower shop.[10] Overlook has no helipad.[10] However, the prospect of a helipad is being explored by Summit's City Council; since the hospital is on a hill, there are fewer obstructions for helicopter blades.[12] In October 2009, Overlook president Alan Lieber sent a letter to residents of Summit urging them to support a helipad to reduce travel time for stroke patients in the area.

Visiting hours are from 11am to 8pm for family members, with some exceptions.[10] In the maternity ward, parents can visit 24 hours a day.[10] For non-family members, visiting hours are 6pm to 8pm weekdays.[10] Only family members are allowed to visit patients in the Labor and Delivery ward, Intensive Care Unit, Neuro Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Care unit, and the Neo-Natal intensive care unit.[10]

Overlook has doctors who specialize in pain management.[13] Overlook doctors have been quoted in news reports.[14] Some Overlook speech clinicians offer "accent reduction lessons."[15] According to one source, Overlook gets a large number of transports involving high-risk pregnancies and sick infants.[9] Hospital doctors sometimes comment on controversial topics such as Do Not Resuscitate decisions.[16] Overlook offers an educational class entitled Go Baby Green which helps parents identify products that may pose a hazard to babies.[17] One Overlook operating room nurse, Beth Goodheart, went on two medical missions to the Dominican Republic to study cultural differences.[18]

Specialized departments and centers

Overlook has the following departments: Cancer center, Cardiology, Dental surgery, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Intensive care unit, Internal medicine, Neurology, OB/GYN, Orthopedic services, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical therapy, Plastic surgery, Psychiatric ward, Radiology, Rehabilitation services, Surgery, Trauma center, and Urology.[10] Notable departments and centers are:

  • osteopathic family practice.[19]
  • the Goryeb Children's Center, which also helps adolescents, is at Overlook.[9][20]
  • Valerie Fund Children's Cancer Center.[21] It is a pediatric oncology cancer program.[10][9]
  • neonatal intensive care unit and well-baby nursery rotations.[9]
  • Neuroscience Institute offers brain tumor and epilepsy programs as well as neurointerventional radiology.[9]
  • Brain Tumor Center of New Jersey.[10][9]
  • Walsh Maternity Center-provides maternity and critical care services to high-risk newborns.[9] It offers Calm Birth, an alternative approach to labor that focuses on neuromuscular release and meditation.[10]
  • Chest Pain Center.[9]
  • same-day surgery Center.[9]
  • Hernia Center.[9]
  • Wound Care Center.[9]
  • Medicare-certified home care and hospice program.[9]
  • specialized center for bariatrics.[10]
  • Epilepsy Center.
  • center for health and eating disorders
  • center for sleep medicine.
  • heartburn center.
  • neuro-interventional radiology program.

Affiliations and partnerships

Overlook has a clinical affiliation with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark.[9] It has a partnership with the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.[10][9] It is clinically affiliated with the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New Jersey and The Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York.[10]

Accreditations

Overlook is accredited by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations or JCAHO.[10][9] Overlook is a member of the American Hospital Association; and is a member of the Hospital Quality Alliance.[22]

Notable Achievements

Overlook is one of five New Jersey hospitals approved to provide emergency angioplasty in a community hospital setting.[9] The hospital has the state's first combined PET/CT scanner and stereotactic radiosurgery cancer treatment program.[9] Overlook won the Silver Governor's Award for Performance Excellence on two occasions.[9]

Finances

Overlook's parent, Atlantic Health system, was given an "A1" rating by Moody's Investors Service in 2009.[11] Admissions grew 6.8% from 2007 to 2008 and there was total operating revenue of $1.1 billion with a 2% profit margin, according to one source.[11] The president and chief executive of Atlantic Health System in 2009 was Joseph Trunfio.[11]

Overlook is non-profit, and like many hospitals, has to turn to donations to make ends meet.[23] In 2007, the foundation began a campaign to raise $100 million, according to a director of the Overlook Hospital Foundation.[23] Donations will help Overlook "expand from being a local institution to a regional medical center."[23] There is an Overlook Hospital Foundation Board with trustees who serve on three-year terms. Dr. John F. Vigorita, M.D., was president in 2009.[24]

Atlantic Health owns an insurance company in the Cayman Islands entitled AHS Insurance Limited whose purpose is to pay claims against its hospitals.[25] A spokesperson for Atlantic Health in 2009 described this as a "standard business structure."[25] It claimed to have paid more than $2.5 million in taxes on its revenue generating, for profit businesses in 2007, such as parking garages and real estate holdings.[25]

While hospitals are tax exempt, they pay taxes on the revenue-producing parts.[25] One estimate was that interns (resident) salaries for the first year were $48,000, second year $51,000, third year $54,000, for programs affiliated with the AOA.[9] Overlook has residency programs for doctors.[9] As an employer, Overlook offers some employees subsidized housing, child care, meal cards, state-of-the-art libraries, online resources, and a complete benefits package.[9] Overlook runs a cafeteria in conjunction with Baltimore-based Donna's Restaurants, Inc. The hospital pays Donna's for use of its brand name as well as methods of operation and recipes.[26] The neurosciences research center at Overlook cost $15 million.[7] The hospital tries to hold down costs by using special software to track expenses.[27]

Controversies

In the early 1990s, Overlook, a suburban hospital, was contrasted with the urban hospital of St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. St. Joseph's had a much greater percentage of charity patients; a reporter wrote: "the bills of patients who have health insurance or who can otherwise pay are marked up 33 percent, the surcharge going to pay for charity care;" in contrast, Overlook, which has a wealthier client base, only had a 6 percent charity markup.[6] As a result, Overlook operated with a surplus while St. Joseph's was cash-strapped.[6] Since Overlook could pay suppliers on time, it qualified for discounts based on the "quantity of its purchases" while the urban hospital had to pay extra charges.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "History". Overlook Hospital website. 2009-10-19. http://www104.atlantichealth.org/Overlook/News+&+Ads/History. Retrieved 2009-10-19. [dead link]
  2. ^ JERRY CHESLOW (September 29, 1991). "If You're Thinking of Living in: Summit". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/29/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-summit.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  3. ^ "Obstetrics: Drink-- and Have A Normal Delivery". Time Magazine. February 9, 1968. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,844408,00.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  4. ^ a b c d ALBERT J. PARISI (December 27, 1987). "For Ill Children and Their Families, a Yule Party to Remember". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/27/nyregion/for-ill-children-and-their-families-a-yule-party-to-remember.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  5. ^ "Tennis Star Tracy Austin Hurt in N.J. Car Accident". Los Angeles Times. August 3, 1989. http://articles.latimes.com/1989-08-03/sports/sp-1082_1_jeff-austin. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  6. ^ a b c d e JOSEPH F. SULLIVAN (March 22, 1991). "When Patients Pay for Charity to Patients". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/22/nyregion/when-patients-pay-for-charity-to-patients.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  7. ^ a b RANDY KENNEDY (September 28, 1999). "Memo to Doctors: Cross the River; In New Jersey, a New Land of Plenty for Medical Stars". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/28/nyregion/memo-doctors-cross-river-new-jersey-new-land-plenty-for-medical-stars.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  8. ^ Doug Mills (August 13, 2005). "GOLF; 3 Hurt by Falling Tree Limb". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903E3D9153EF930A2575BC0A9639C8B63. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Postdoctoral Study -- Training Programs: OPTIK Membership Roster". Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. 2009-10-19. http://www.atsu.edu/kcom/postdoctoral_study/training_programs/NJ/AHS.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-19. [dead link]
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Overlook Hospital 99 Beauvoir Ave, Summit, NJ 07901". Summit Patch Beta. 2009-10-19. http://summit.patch.com/listings/overlook-hospital-28. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  11. ^ a b c d "Atlantic Rating Holds". Crain's New York Business. August 12, 2009. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090812/PULSE/908119973#. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  12. ^ Craig Turpin (September 9, 2009). "Overlook Hospital helipad hearing heads into its third round". Independent Press. http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2009/09/overlook_hospital_helipad_hear/4363/comments-newest.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  13. ^ TARA PARKER-POPE (January 8, 2008). "Pain Relief for Some, With an Odd Tradeoff". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/health/08well.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  14. ^ Sharon Begley (September 3, 2007). "Putting Brains On The Couch: It’s hard to avoid the sense that psychiatry, which bases diagnoses on symptoms, could stand to be dragged into the 20th century.". NEWSWEEK. http://www.newsweek.com/id/40908. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  15. ^ MARCIA BIEDERMAN (July 4, 2002). "Learn the King's English (or Columbo's)". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/04/technology/learn-the-king-s-english-or-columbo-s.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  16. ^ "DNR a small part of overall care plan". ED Management. May 1, 2005. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-133588910/dnr-small-part-overall.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  17. ^ "Newsletter". Overlook Hospital / Atlantic Health. 2009-10-19. http://overlook.privatehealthnews.com/html/archives.asp?section_id=511. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  18. ^ Barbara Rybolt (July 24, 2009). "Medical mission trip to Dominican Republic gives Overlook Hospital operating room nurse a new perspective". Independent Press. http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2009/07/medical_mission_trip_to_domini.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  19. ^ "Jaime Levine, David Gilman". New York Times. January 31, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/fashion/weddings/01levine.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  20. ^ JAN HOFFMAN (April 24, 2007). "Treating the Awkward Years". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/health/24teen.html?pagewanted=print. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  21. ^ LEO H. CARNEY (May 4, 1986). "NEW JERSEY JOURNAL". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/04/nyregion/new-jersey-journal-298486.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  22. ^ "Hospital Quality Alliance: Participating Hospitals in New Jersey". American Hospital Association. 2009-10-19. http://www.aha.org/aha/issues/HQA/map/newjersey.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. [dead link]
  23. ^ a b c REED ABELSON (November 12, 2007). "With Health Costs Rising, A Tougher Sell for Hospitals". NEW YORK TIMES. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E0DA1431F931A25752C1A9619C8B63. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  24. ^ "Overlook Hospital Foundation welcomes 12 board members". Independent Press. October 4, 2009. http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2009/10/overlook_hospital_foundation_w.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  25. ^ a b c d Fred Snowflack (May 29, 2009). "Morristown election whirl". Daily Record. http://blogs.dailyrecord.com/morrispolitics/2009/05/29/morristown-election-whirl/. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  26. ^ Andy Rosen (January 3, 2007). "Baltimore-based company to serve up java in Jersey.". Daily Record (Baltimore, MD). http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-156617951/baltimore-based-company-serve.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  27. ^ RONALD SULLIVAN (October 19, 2009). "COMPUTER SYSTEM PAYING OFF FOR JERSEY HOSPITALS". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/24/nyregion/computer-system-paying-off-for-jersey-hospitals.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 

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