Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Breaks Ground on New Emergency Department 

Expansion will more than double current footprint

Left to right, Richard Henning, Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Corporation Board, Catherine Ainora, EVP, chief integration officer and interim central region president, Hackensack Meridian Health; Michael Eagan, M.D. physician director, Emergency Services, Raritan Bay Medical Center; Thomas Shanahan, chief hospital executive, Raritan Bay Medical Center; Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, CEO, Hackensack Meridian Health; William DiStanislao, vice president, Operations and executive site director, Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge; Gordon Litwin, Esq., chair, Hackensack Meridian Health Board of Trustees; Kathleen Ellis, Hackensack Meridian Health Board of Trustees

Old Bridge, NJ – October 29, 2019 – Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge broke ground recently on its new Emergency Department, a $39 million investment that will encompass 24,000 square feet – more than double the current footprint.

“At Hackensack Meridian Health, our focus is to provide the best health care experience possible and today we see Raritan Bay Medical Center is doing just that by creating an accessible brand new emergency care facility,” said Robert C. Garrett, CEO Hackensack Meridian Health.

With 25,000 visits annually, the new state-of-the-art Emergency Department will provide safer faster arrivals by adding additional ambulance bays, newly designed pediatric rooms and new on-site technology with equipment that will provide more accurate diagnostics and treatment. Additionally, it will include greater privacy, comfort and immediate patient triage.

“At Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge, we are committed to serving our neighbors, friends and families by providing the best care for our growing community, said Thomas Shanahan, chief hospital executive. “The expansion of the Emergency Department will allow us unprecedented access to optimizing patient outcomes.”

In addition, the expansion will now connect all three buildings together with a new main lobby and concourse. By combining the three buildings via a new concourse, it will create an interconnected system, allowing patients and staff to move easily throughout. The redesign will serve all physicians, medical staff, patients, and visitors.

In addition, the expansion will include:

• 2,300 square feet imaging program
• 1,400 square feet for Emergency Department waiting room/reception
• 8,400 square feet new main lobby and concourse
• 700 square feet retail pharmacy

“This expansion will allow us to serve more patients with cardiac issues, stroke, trauma and other core services,” said William DiStanislao, vice president, operations and executive site director, Raritan Bay-Old Bridge. “We looking forward to serving more patients by delivering the highest quality care to every person who comes through our doors.”

About Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center

For more than 100 years, Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy and Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge have provided a full continuum of health care services to residents of Central Jersey. Raritan Bay Medical Center is one of less than one percent of hospitals in the world to achieve Magnet Recognition, the “Gold Standard” for nursing practice, quality, and safety in patient care, four times. In 2019, U.S. News & World Report ranked Raritan Bay Medical Center as high performing in Orthopedics, Nephrology, COPD and Heart Failure.

The medical center is a New Jersey state designated Primary Stroke Center and recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, recognizing optimal treatment of stroke patients. Raritan Bay is also a recipient of the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the AHA’s Heart Check Mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers and the AHA’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award recognizing high-quality care of patients experiencing a severe heart attack.

The Joslin Diabetes Center, Affiliate at Raritan Bay-Old Bridge, provides the latest advances for treating diabetes and its complications as well as other metabolic and endocrine disorders. Among its flagship programs are the Human Motion Institute, a comprehensive orthopedic program, and Institute for Weight Loss at Raritan Bay-Old Bridge and Center for Bariatric Surgery at Raritan Bay-Perth Amboy, both specializing in weight loss surgery. As part of Hackensack Meridian Health, one of New Jersey’s most comprehensive health networks, patients have access to advanced specialized services with a seamless continuum of care, close to home.