Virtua & Penn Medicine Announce Strategic Alliance In South NJ

Virtua and Penn Medicine have announced a strategic alliance for the purpose of creating easier access to care by growing programs in South New Jersey supported by both organizations, and by facilitating access to advanced care provided by Penn. The alliance includes programs for cancer and neuroscience. Virtua has a well-regarded and high quality cancer program that has been treating patients in the region for over 20 years. In 2014 alone, almost 4,000 people were diagnosed with cancer at Virtua. The neuroscience collaboration will include treatment of diagnoses such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, brain injury and dementia . . .