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Red Bank council backs resolution opposing Monmouth Medical Center move; public and hospital officials urge action
Summary
Red Bank’s borough council approved a consent-agenda resolution opposing RWJBarnabas Health’s plan to relocate Monmouth Medical Center from Long Branch, after public testimony from Hackensack Meridian Health and multiple residents urging preservation of local hospital services.
Red Bank’s borough council on Oct. 9 approved a consent-agenda resolution opposing RWJBarnabas Health’s reported plan to move Monmouth Medical Center out of Long Branch, following public comments from hospital officials and residents who warned the move would deepen regional gaps in emergency and maternity care.
Sheila Hins, vice president of operations at Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center, told the council the system and local residents “shouldn’t have to give up access to quality hospital care close to home,”…
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