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Healthcare

Staying healthy is a priority for Eastern Montgomery County residents. Through the area’s excellent hospitals, medical facilities and private practices, along with well-equipped fitness centers and health spas, residents can both maintain and improve their health and wellness without having to leave the county.

The 570-bed Abington Memorial Hospital (AMH), which opened its doors in May of 1914, stands as a regional referral center and teaching hospital that has been providing comprehensive, high-quality medical services to the residents of Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties for nearly a century. The hospital employs 5,500 full-time employees, with a medical staff reaching more than 900 physicians, including primary and highly sophisticated specialists, making AMH one of the county’s largest employers. In addition to AMH’s dedicated staff are over 1,100 volunteers who give their time and talents to support the hospital.

AMH is a major regional referral center for cancer care, cardiac care and surgery — including orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery — and encompasses the only Level II Trauma Center in the county. The hospital sees more than 36,000 inpatient admissions and well over 500,000 outpatient visits each year. In addition to the main medical center, AMH has several comprehensive outpatient facilities, including the Abington Memorial Health Center-Schilling Campus in Willow Grove, the Abington Memorial Health Center-Warminster Campus in Bucks County and Abington Physicians at Montgomeryville that offers modern ambulatory service to the community.

Founded as a teaching hospital, AMH currently sponsors five residency programs for physicians and operates the Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School of Nursing and the Radiologic Technology and Nuclear Medicine Technology programs. Additionally, a host of health education classes, screenings, help lines and support groups are available at little to no cost to the community.

Located in Meadowbrook, Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center has been a significant part of the county’s health community since its establishment in 1959. Part of the Holy Redeemer Health System, the 303-bed hospital has taken a holistic approach to healthcare and provides the area with comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services.

Holy Redeemer is recognized for its excellence in cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, obstetrics, pediatrics, diagnostics and rehabilitation services.More than 300 knowledgeable physicians comprise the hospital’s medical staff. It is at Holy Redeemer that patients can access the esteemed Bott Cancer Center, the Holy Redeemer Maternity Center, the Sports Medicine Center and the Health and Fitness Center, among many other aspects.

Certified as a Primary Stroke Center, Holy Redeemer received a performance Achievement Award from the American Stroke Association and the American Heart Association in August of 2007, an accolade only a small number of hospitals in Pennsylvania have received. In the same month, the Bott Cancer Center received accreditation as a Community Cancer Center with commendation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Only 25 percent of all U.S. hospitals have received this accreditation, with an even smaller number receiving accreditation with commendation.

Staying in shape is easy in Eastern Montgomery County with several full-service health clubs available. Such facilities as Fast Twitch Training in Ambler and The Aquatic and Fitness Center in Jenkintown supply members with everything from modern cardiovascular and strength training equipment to group exercise classes, gymnasiums for sports and an array of fitness programs and services.

Taking a little time out to pamper yourself is not only good for the body, but it is also great for relaxing the mind. Heaven Spa and Spa Viva in Jenkintown, along with eminent Pierre & Carlo Spa in Wyncote provide guests with choice services including hair styling, facials, massage, body treatments and hydrotherapy, among others.