Montgomery Hospital Medical Center is a 210-bed comprehensive community hospital, staffed by more than 1,000 health care professionals, who meet the needs of approximately 10,000 inpatients and more than 100,000 outpatients each year. The hospital has a 116-year history in the central Montgomery County community and is the largest private sector employer in the Norristown area. The physician practices of the Montgomery Healthcare System offer a network of primary care and specialty physicians, caring for more than 80,000 patients throughout central Montgomery County. To locate one of our 300+ affiliated physicians, visit our Physician Directory pages. You may also call (610) 270-2481 to receive a free guide to Montgomery Hospital physicians and services.
The hospital's specialty services include a spacious new Fast Track Emergency Department, dedicated to the medical needs of non-critical emergency visitors; Sleep Laboratory, accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine; JCAHCO accredited home care and hospice services; Women’s Center, offering DEXA scan bone density studies, mammography, perinatology and stereotactic breast biopsies
The hospital's comprehensive Cancer Center, affiliated with the Jefferson Cancer Network offers onsite medical, surgical and radiation oncology services. Patients also have access to genetic counseling, support services and the latest clinical trials. Most recently, the cancer program added IMRT treatment for radiation oncology patients and MammoSite technology for the treatment of breast cancer.
Our Interventional Radiology Associates perform minimally invasive procedures to provide relief for a variety of conditions. The hospital features a state-of-the-art interventional radiology suite, offering such minimally invasive procedures as uterine fibroid embolization, percutaneous vertebroplasty for compression fractures, treatments for vascular diseases, cancer therapies and laser vein therapy.
The Karabots Center for MRI Diagnostics opened its doors in September 2003 and features the sophisticated Philips Intera Master MRI System. The Philips MRI System offers advanced diagnostic technology for evaluating diseases of the body and allows physicians to provide exact diagnoses within the most immediate timeframe.
The Cardiac Catheterization Center on Montgomery's campus is affiliated with the Temple Heart Network. The new center features the Innova all-digital cardiovascular imaging system by GE Medical Systems. The advanced technology is leading edge for both diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterization procedures, including coronary angioplasty and coronary stenting.
The hospital’s education components include a three-year family practice residency program and the Frank J. Tornetta School of Anesthesia in affiliation with LaSalle University, which prepares registered nurses for the certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) degree. |
