HAMMONTON — The Kessler Medical Arts Complex, which has been largely vacant for the majority of a decade, will be running at near-full capacity this year with the addition of a new inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation center.
Pyramid
Healthcare Inc. plans to open a 100-bed facility in December as the
largest provider operating in the complex since the former William B.
Kessler Memorial Hospital closed in 2009.
“It’s
nice to see the complex full again, and it’s also a much needed service
in today’s society,” said Mayor Steve DiDonato. “Hopefully in the long
run, this will be a positive thing for families.”
Pyramid Healthcare, which runs more than
80 rehabilitation programs in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and
North Carolina, will provide residential detox and services for adult
men and women at its new 35,000-square-foot Hammonton location.
Responding
to a shortage of residential substance abuse services across New Jersey
for those with Medicaid, Jason Hendricks, chief operating officer of
Pyramid Healthcare, said the rehabilitation facility will accept
Medicaid, along with other commercial insurances and county or public
funding.
“In addition to
providing high-quality treatment services, the program will also employ
over 125 staff members, many of them local residents,” Hendricks said.
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The new facility will have separate
wings for men and women, an admission screening process, transportation
services and possible security measures, officials said.
Bacharach
Sleep Center and an ambulatory surgery center are neighboring providers
within the complex and are currently operating.
The need for
addiction services and treatment continues to grow at a rapid pace,
especially in the demand for inpatient treatment beds, said Atlantic
County Executive Dennis Levinson.
In New Jersey, more than 2,400 people
have died from suspected overdoses so far this year, according to state
data, including 166 people in Atlantic County.
The
Kessler building was used briefly by AtlantiCare as an emergency
facility shortly after the hospital closed, but the 94,000-square-foot
complex on Route 30 has mostly been unoccupied, with various plans and
proposals for the space over the years.
Community
Healthcare Associates purchased the complex for $2.6 million in October
2011 and has worked with Pyramid Healthcare for the past four years.
The town’s Zoning Board unanimously approved the provider’s plans in
March.
Bill Colgan, partner at Community Healthcare Associates, said there is additional space in the complex for future providers, and that Pyramid Healthcare can provide services needed to fight the addiction epidemic.
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Bill Colgan, partner at Community Healthcare Associates, said there is additional space in the complex for future providers, and that Pyramid Healthcare can provide services needed to fight the addiction epidemic.
https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/bed-detox-unit-set-to-open-at-hammonton-kessler-complex/article_df7e61f4-f7ec-57a6-9c7b-e01fcbca11dc.html
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