Emergency hospital care here came full circle on Wednesday with the opening of the Rose and Graziano Rossi Senior Emergency Department, a $6 million addition to Inspira Medical Center Vineland that fits into a national trend in health care for the elderly.
Inspira officials cut a ribbon to officially introduce to the public the 7,000-square-foot unit. The New Jersey Department of Health still needs to issue a final approval to actually admit patients, but that is expected shortly.
Dr. Matthew Warner, Chairman of the Emergency Department for Inspira hospitals in Vineland, Bridgeton, and Elmer, told guests the new unit is just the second in New Jersey and the only one in South Jersey and the Delaware Valley. It is the second specialty emergency unit at the hospital, which also has one for children.
The department is named for the parents of Vineland resident and businessman Ron Rossi, President of Rossi Motors, who also is vice chairman of the network’s board. He and his wife, Bonny, were a major donor to the project.