Health Equity


It's National Midwifery Week! 

Learn more about how we provide holistic midwifery care focused on you, from gynecology and family planning to pregnancy support and preparation, as well as postpartum and breastfeeding care.

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Your Voice Is What Matters Most When Looking for Gyn and Pregnancy Care

When you choose a midwife for your GYN or pregnancy care, you choose someone who's truly an equal partner in your care. 

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Unique Partnership Enhances Health of Camden Residents

The Healthy Neighbor program—an innovative alliance between Virtua and global health technology firm Medtronic LABS—recently marked its two-year anniversary. The program has shown impressive results among its patients, who live in Camden with chronic diseases and various social needs:
  • 74% of patients with uncontrolled hypertension achieved meaningful improvement (15-point mean drop in systolic blood pressure).
  • 69% of patients with uncontrolled diabetes achieved meaningful improvements (1.2% mean drop in A1C).
"When we first met with Virtua, we knew this was a great opportunity to bring our learnings from community-based care models in Asia and Africa to the U.S. and continue to innovate," said Lauren Leccese, head of U.S. programs at Medtronic LABS. "The shared values and commitment to health equity across our organizations created a strong foundation..." 

Virtua and Medtronic LABS have even created a toolkit that other health systems can use to establish their own Healthy Neighbor programs.

Read more at Medtronic.com.