RWJBarnabas expands women’s health care in Ocean County

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Community Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has opened the CMC Women’s Health Center to expand obstetric and gynecologic care in Ocean County. 

Located at 368 Lakehurst Road in Toms River, the CMC Women’s Health Center offers outpatient OB/GYN services including prenatal care, midwifery care, well-woman exams, preventative care and screenings, and menopausal care. 

“This new Center expands on our award-winning women’s health services, making care even more accessible in an outpatient setting,” Julie Cochrane, a nurse practitioner at the center, said in a statement.   

Community Medical Center has earned industry praise for its maternity care, including being one of only 17 facilities nationwide recognized in all three categories of the Healthgrades’ 2022 Leaders in Obstetrics & Gynecology Awards (Labor and Delivery Excellence, the Gynecologic Surgery Excellence and the Overall Obstetrics and Gynecology). 

The health facility was also named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care list. 

“RWJBarnabas Health is committed to providing safe, respectful, and consistently excellent care for all women across the state of New Jersey,” said Suzanne Spernal, senior vice president of Women’s Services at RWJBarnabas Health. “As part of this commitment, the CMC Women’s Health Center is providing affordable and supportive individualized care close to home.” 

The CMC Women’s Health Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and accepts most insurance plans, including Medicaid, and offers flexible self-pay options.

Improving maternal and infant health care in the Garden State has been a top priority of First Lady Tammy Murphy, who launched Nurture NJ in 2019 – an initiative that aims to reduce New Jersey’s maternal mortality by 50% over five years and eliminate racial disparities in birth outcomes.