for the game franchises see virtua racing virtua fighter virtua cop virtua striker virtua tennis and virtual on . virtua type non profit organization industry healthcare founded 1998 headquarters marlton new jersey u.s. key people richard p. miller president & ceo john matsinger executive vice president & chief medical officer bob segin executive vice president & chief financial officer michael kotzen executive vice president of population health management alfred campanella executive vice president of strategic business growth and analytics website www.virtua.org virtua is a non profit healthcare system in southern new jersey that operates a network of hospitals surgery centers physician practices fitness centers and more . virtua hospitals are located in berlin mount holly marlton and voorhees . virtua is south jersey s largest health care provider . the main headquarters are located at the marlton campus . contents 1 history 2 the star initiative 3 hospitals 3.1 berlin 3.2 mt. holly memorial 3.3 marlton 3.4 voorhees 4 outpatient centers 4.1 virtua ambulatory surgery center 4.2 summit surgical center 4.3 berlin rehab center 4.4 mt. holly rehab 4.5 camden outpatient health center 5 other facilities and services 5.1 william g. rohrer center for heathfitness 5.2 health and wellness center washington township 5.3 health and wellness center moorestown 5.4 virtua for women primary care & wellness center 5.5 joint replacement institute 6 emergency medical services 6.1 mobile intensive care unit 6.1.1 medic unit locations 6.1.2 micu history 6.2 southstar 7 affiliations 7.1 virtua ge alliance 7.2 fox chase virtua health cancer program 7.3 children s hospital of philadelphia 8 references 9 external links history edit virtua began as the west jersey health system in 1885 in camden new jersey . 1 in october 1998 memorial health alliance and west jersey health system merged to create virtua health the largest healthcare provider in south jersey . current president and ceo richard miller lead the merger . 2 miller instituted the philosophies and values currently used by the company . he also adopted the widely used business strategy known as six sigma making virtua one of the first healthcare systems to use its problem solving techniques . 3 virtua s stated philosophy is to provide the best patient experience through its star initiative . through star they attempt to practice quality health care and outstanding medical service . 4 the star initiative edit star launched in 2000 two years after the conception of virtua . the idea behind the initiative was to provide employees with a framework to carry out the company s philosophy providing an outstanding patient experience . there are five ideas to support the philosophy each represented by one point on the star . the five points are excellent service caring culture best people resource stewardship and highest clinical quality and safety . 4 5 hospitals edit virtua marlton hospital 2008 berlin edit virtua berlin has 95 beds . in 2004 virtua berlin opened south jersey s first acute care for the elderly unit . in 1966 the west jersey health system purchased the hospital and in 1998 it became known as virtua west jersey hospital berlin . in 2014 virtua announced its plan to submit a certificate of need application to the new jersey department of health njdoh to transform the berlin campus into an expanded outpatient and long term care hub . it will feature a 24 7 emergency service enhanced long term care and rehabilitation programs and diagnostic and other essential services . mt. holly memorial edit virtua memorial has 433 beds . most of the births that take place at virtua happen either here or at the hospital in voorhees . specialty programs include a sleep center diabetes education and treatment including wound care asthma management and cardiac rehabilitation . marlton edit virtua west jersey hospital marlton has 188 beds . the hospital has specialty programs including arthritis management and joint replacement surgery diabetes education and treatment asthma management and cardiac catheterization . formerly garden state community hospital virtua marlton was purchased in 1982 by what was then west jersey health system . 2011 virtua voorhees hospital digital rendering voorhees edit the virtua voorhees campus is located on bowman drive and route 73 . opened on may 22 2011 the campus features a digital hospital and an outpatient facility . the hospital consists of 370 beds each in a private room . after the grand opening of the voorhees hospital the former voorhees site will be sold to voorhees township . nearly 150 patients were safely transported from the former hospital to the current site . the virtua voorhees ambulatory care center is part of the building and opened in 2012 . the virtua voorhees originally had its location about 3 miles from the current hospital on carnie blvd. and evesham road cr 544 in voorhees . the hospital was built in 1973 near surrounding farms which are currently housing developments . 6 7 this location closed in 2011 . before relocating the virtua voorhees campus had 336 beds and together with the hospital in mt. holly virtua delivered more babies than at any other of the virtua facilities . outpatient centers edit virtua ambulatory surgery center edit memorial surgical is a licensed ambulatory surgical center on the campus of virtua memorial hospital burlington county . outpatient surgery also called same day surgery is performed in the facility . the center also takes part in performance improvement studies and peer review between physicians . summit surgical center edit summit surgical is a licensed ambulatory surgical center that relocated in the spring of 2012 to the health and wellness center attached to the virtua voorhees hospital . same day surgery is performed in the facility which has seven operating suites and two procedure rooms . approved by the accreditation association for ambulatory healthcare summit serves patients of all ages . berlin rehab center edit virtua berlin rehabilitation center opened in 2000 . the center has 120 beds and is located in a dedicated wing of virtua west jersey hospital berlin making access to emergency facilities very easy if ever needed . there is also a nursing wing for long term care patients . mt. holly rehab edit virtua mt. holly rehabilitation center is a 180 bed center and is accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations jcaho . located just two blocks from virtua memorial hospital burlington county this facility offers long term nursing respite care subacute care and palliative care . camden outpatient health center edit virtua camden offers many outpatient services including the kyle w. will family health center . through this center patients have access to other practices such as dentistry podiatry ophthalmology gastroenterology cardiology and wound care . the emergency center is a place where patients can go when experiencing medical problems . however since it is not a hospital any patient requiring further attention is transported to another facility . other facilities and services edit william g. rohrer center for heathfitness edit opened in july 2000 . virtua s rohrer center for health and fitness has a membership based gym . the gym offers whirlpools saunas and massage therapists . aside from the gym there are physician offices as well as a cardiac rehabilitation center and a physical therapy center . health and wellness center washington township edit the virtua health and wellness center located in washington township is a medical facility with many hospital like features . the building contains physician offices as well as facilities for diagnostic testing and outpatient surgery . there is also a state of the art fitness center much like the william g. rohrer center in voorhees a health spa a caf and an urgent care center . this facility opened in january 2010 . health and wellness center moorestown edit opened in 2012 the virtua health and wellness center located in moorestown is a medical facility very similar to the health and wellness center opened in washington township in 2010 . it will include many of the same features such as medical offices a fitness center health spa urgent care center and more . virtua for women primary care & wellness center edit in 2014 virtua launched virtua for women primary care & wellness center located at its health & wellness center in moorestown . it s led by women practitioners and features offer longer appointment times in the hopes of building rapport with their patients . the program includes primary services specifically for women and ties in integrative medicine nutritional services and stress management . joint replacement institute edit in 2012 virtua opened the joint replacement institute vjri in the virtua voorhees health and wellness center . the unit contains hybrid inpatient and outpatient rooms and specializes in short stay same day quadriceps sparing total knee replacements and minimally invasive hip surgery . emergency medical services edit mobile intensive care unit edit virtua s mobile intensive care unit micu working in conjunction with local ambulances provides advanced life support paramedic service to burlington and camden counties . responding to over 50 000 calls for service annually approximately 160 full and part time paramedics staff 13 medic units of which all are in service 24 hours a days seven days a week . the micu also provides bikes team for special events and tactical paramedics who are specially trained to provide medical support to law enforcement agencies during special operations . medic unit locations edit 31 mount holly 32 cinnaminson 33 medford 34 mansfield 35 mount laurel special ops tactical 36 pemberton 41 voorhees 42 berlin 43 mount ephraim 44 haddonfield 45 pennsauken 46 blackwood 47 cherry hill micu history edit the virtua micu was formed as part of the merger of the memorial health alliance and west jersey health system which operated the burlington county memorial hospital micu and west jersey micu respectively . both micus were of the original nine pilot projects instituted in the 1970s to determine the effectiveness of paramedic services . west jersey micu went in service april 14 1977 with medic 1 voorhees medic 2 berlin and medic 3 camden city . burlington county memorial hospital micu went in service on january 10 1978 with care 1 operating out of mount holly . southstar edit virtua provides a nurse and paramedic to staff southstar shock trauma air rescue which is one of two medical helicopters operated by the new jersey state police the other being northstar staffed by university hospital in newark . southstar is located at the hammonton municipal airport and has been in operation since july 1988 . this is no longer in service . service was discontinued july 1st 2016 . affiliations edit virtua ge alliance edit in early 2004 virtua health announced an alliance with ge healthcare a global leader in medical imaging point of care systems healthcare services and information technology . the alliance will give virtua early access to ge s new technologies and equipment . ge s stated goal is that through the example of virtua their new designs and technologies will set a benchmark in the healthcare industry . 8 fox chase virtua health cancer program edit fox chase virtua health cancer program is an on site surgical chemotherapy and radiation oncology service . the program offers a rehabilitation program as well as nutritional counseling and social work services . the fox chase virtua health cancer program is accredited by the american college of surgeons commission on cancer . 9 children s hospital of philadelphia edit in 2011 the children s hospital of philadelphia chop and virtua announce they have developed a partnership that will provide pediatric services at virtua s facilities in mount holly and voorhees . as part of the partnership chop employed physicians will provide care in virtua s inpatient pediatric units and its pediatric intensive care unit picu as well as providing pediatric emergency care in its emergency departments . references edit camden nj west jersey hospital . delaware valley rhythm & blues