Clara Maass Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, announced it has expanded its surgical capacity with the addition of four new operating rooms.

Three of the new rooms will be used for general surgical procedures and a fourth is designed for a hybrid operating room, including advanced medical imaging devices that facilitate minimally invasive surgery.

“The additional four operating rooms are one of many investments that we have made to readily accommodate the surgical needs of our patients and surgeons, all with the goal of offering the very best in health care to those we serve as we have done throughout our 150 year history” said Mary Ellen Clyne, president and chief executive officer, in a statement.

“I appreciate the hard work and dedication of our construction partner, the entire health care team members, our surgeons, and anesthesia team that were instrumental in assisting us to see this project to completion,” Clyne said.

“Each new room is spectacular – they are spacious and feature advanced technology which will really make conducting surgery at Clara Maass Medical Center with ease,” said Dr. Robert Brautigan, president of the Clara Maass Medical Center medical staff and general surgeon.

Dr. Edward Mercogliano, director of surgery said that the state-of-the-art rooms are a great addition to the hospital.

“They will allow us to perform more laparoscopic and robotic surgeries, and our patients benefit from being able to have state-of-the-art surgery right here at Clara Maass,” Mercogliano said.