Eight more operating rooms are being added to Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, N.J., including two ORs that will be used specifically for spine and total joint surgeries, Mycentraljersey.com reported Aug. 19.
The expansion is expected to significantly increase the number of procedures performed at the hospital, which completed 4,562 surgeries in 2020, according to the report.
Construction of the first phase of the project — the two ORs for spine and total joint surgery — is projected to begin in the first quarter of 2022 and open by the end of the year. The hospital said patient care will not be interrupted during the project.
The first phase is set to be fully funded with $1.5 million in philanthropic support through Hunterdon Healthcare Foundation. Hunterdon Anesthesia Associates also donated $750,000, according to the report.