Orchard Hill Rehab & Healthcare Launches New Cardiac Care Program

Press release from Orchard Hill:

Oct. 2, 2020

Orchard Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center has launched a new Cardiac Care Program at the 134-bed skilled nursing facility in Towson. Dr. Jeremy Pollock, FACC, one of the area’s leading cardiologists, is overseeing the new initiative designed to meet this specific regional healthcare need.

Orchard Hill’s Cardiac Care Program focuses on promoting independence and quality of life through reducing symptoms and decreasing disability in heart patients, while increasing their participation in physical and social activities. Services are tailored for individuals with congestive heart failure, post heart transplants and acute myocardial infarctions, among other diagnoses.
Dr. Pollock is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear medicine. He serves as the director of the cardiac population health and heart failure at the University of Maryland’s St. Joseph’s Hospital.

In addition to consults with Dr. Pollock and other board-certified specialists, Orchard Hill heart patients benefit from certified nurses on staff, seven days per week therapy services as prescribed, 24/7 access to lab and radiology services, on-site EKGs, pacemaker assessments and monitoring, additional therapies, and patient/caregiver cardiac care education. Orchard Hill also offers remote telemetry services that provide continuous heart rhythm monitoring for cardiac patients. If a cardiac event occurs, an immediate emergency response is initiated, and the rhythm strip is sent directly to the cell phone of the cardiologist on call.

Orchard Hill developed the enhanced program with Marquis Health Services, which provides nursing home consulting services for the facility. “Orchard Hill is fortunate to have Dr. Pollock lead its new cardiac rehabilitation initiative,” said Marquis’ Nikki Gachot, regional director of business development. “Orchard Hill has aligned with the area’s leading health systems, including the University of Maryland, to provide a comprehensive approach to healthcare and disease management for the community.”

Born in Baltimore, Dr. Pollock graduated with honors from the University of Virginia before beginning his training in medical school and residency at the University of Maryland (UMD) and Vanderbilt University. He also completed his fellowship in cardiology at UMD. Dr. Pollock has presented on a range of cardiac issues at regional, national and international meetings, and authored numerous articles in peer-review medical publications.

Located at 111 West Road in Towson, Orchard Hill provides post-hospital care, short-term rehab and long-term residential care. The facility offers 24/7 admissions direct from the emergency room as well as coordination of home care services. Orchard Hill is undergoing a $3 million renovation, which is incorporating upgrades to the entire facility and the addition of a 2,500-square-foot rehab gym with state-of-the-art equipment.

Based in Brick, N.J., Marquis Health Services currently supports Mid-Atlantic and New England facilities totaling nearly 4,500 skilled nursing and assisted living beds.

This press release was produced by Orchard Hill. The views expressed here are the author's own.