$4.5 Million Project Will Increase Energy Efficiency and Reduce Operating Costs

Deborah Heart and Lung Center is in the planning stage for a number of upgrades and enhancements to its Browns Mills campus’ mechanical plant and interior lighting. The $4.5 million project is being financed through a combination grant and zero percent interest loan from PSE&G. Torcon, Inc. is the General Contractor for this project.

“We are excited about this opportunity to both reduce energy consumption and operating costs,” said Deborah Executive Vice President and COO, Joseph Manni. “Reducing our environmental footprint remains a continued long-term operational goal of the Hospital, and this is an opportunity to further that objective.”

According to Neil DeGregorio, Deborah’s Director of Facilities Management, the project has a number of components.

“We are replacing two chillers, upgrading our interior lighting to LED through replacements and rewiring, and installing new boiler controls and air handlers. The project will span a year and a half and will make a meaningful difference in our energy consumption.”

Manni noted that the energy project would be occurring simultaneously with other, planned, capital construction work at the hospital this year.

“While we’re doing major new construction, we’ll also be upgrading our current facility and outbuildings on our hospital campus. We’re excited about these renovations and the future of Deborah.”

Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, NJ is an 89-bed teaching hospital that specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, research, and treatment of heart, lung, and vascular diseases. Founded in 1922, Deborah has been a regional and nationally recognized leader throughout its 100-year history, during which time it has healed 2.3 million patients from every corner of the United States and 87 countries in the world. From performing the first open heart surgeries (adult and pediatric) in New Jersey, to running one of the highest volume left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant programs in the region, Deborah has stood at the forefront of medical innovation, all while never wavering from its founding mission “there is no price on life.” Deborah is consistently recognized as a leader in patient care from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, ranked among the top hospitals in New Jersey for patient satisfaction; holds a top-tier Society of Thoracic Surgeons rating which places Deborah among the best cardiac surgery programs in the country; and is designated a national Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. Deborah is an Alliance member of the Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute.