Southern Ocean Medical Center
Located in the heart of southern Ocean County, Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical Center has been caring for the community for over 40 years. With more than 400 physicians and over 1,000 dedicated health care professionals, the medical center provides comprehensive high-quality, advanced inpatient and outpatient services.
Numerous investments have been made to facilities and services to bring advanced treatments, breakthrough technologies and skilled expertise to patients, including: advanced imaging services for expert screening, diagnostics and treatment; laboratory services; pain management; telemedicine for stroke patients; maternity; sleep medicine; bariatric surgery; cardiovascular services and rehabilitation; convenient outpatient locations as well as two urgent care centers.
The Emergency Department sees more than 37,500 patients of Southern Ocean County each year in a setting that reinforces comfort, privacy and compassion. The completion of the $20 million state-of-the-art Cancer Center provides a single destination for multidisciplinary cancer treatment and advanced radiation therapies.
Southern Ocean Medical Center was recently named a Healthcare Heroes finalist in the category of “Hospital of the Year” by NJBIZ. The nurses and allied health providers are also consistently recognized as providing high-quality, personalized care to patients and their families. In 2017, the nursing team achieved Magnet® status, the nation’s highest honor of nursing excellence for nursing practice, quality and safety in patient care.
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Hospital Leadership
Administration
Ken Sable, M.D., MBA, FACEP
Regional President, Southern Market
Hackensack Meridian Health
Michele Morrison, MPH, BSHA, RN
Chief Hospital Executive
Jason Nehmad, D.O.
Chief Medical Officer
Dawn Heath, MBA,MHA,BSN,RN, CCR-N
Interim Vice President of Nursing, Chief Nurse Executive
William Schreiber, MBA, MSN, RN-BC
Director, Operations
Carl Maslag, R.Ph., MBA
Director, Clinical Operations
Medical Staff Leadership
Joseph Schirripa, M.D.
President
James Orlando, M.D.
Vice President
Jonathan Reich, M.D.
Secretary
Jatin Desani, M.D.
Treasurer
Paul Mastrokyriakos, D.O.
Member at Large
Address
1140 New Jersey 72,
Manahawkin, NJ, USA
Medical Staff Services Office Hours and Contacts
Office Hours
Monday – Friday
8:30am to 5:00pm
1st Floor
Phone: 609-978-8912
Fax: 609-978-3149
Mailing Address
Office of Medical Affairs
1140 Route 72 West, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
Medical Staff Contacts
JoAnn Masol-Zipfel
Medical Staff Coordinator
Joann.Zipfel@hmhn.org
609-978-8912
Jeannette Hill
Credentialing Associate
Jeannette.Hill@hmhn.org
609-978- 2892
IT Physician Clinical Aps Support
Kim Bianco
Onsite in the Southern Ocean’s Physician’s Lounge
7am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday
908-675-6172