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Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 17 hospitals from Bergen to Ocean counties , which includes three academic medical centers : Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack , Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune and JFK University Medical Center in Edison ; one university teaching hospital : Ocean University Medical Center in Brick ; two children ’ s hospitals : Joseph M . Sanzari Children ’ s Hospital in Hackensack , K . Hovnanian Children ’ s Hospital in Neptune ; eight community hospitals : Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel , Old Bridge Medical Center in Old Bridge , Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair , Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen , Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood , Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy , Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank , and Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin ; a behavioral health hospital — Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead ; and two rehabilitation hospitals : JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison and Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Brick .
Additionally , the network has more than 500 patient care locations throughout the state that include ambulatory care centers , surgery centers , home health services , long-term care and assisted living communities , ambulance services , lifesaving air medical transportation , fitness and wellness center , rehabilitation centers , urgent care centers and physician practice
locations . Hackensack Meridian Health has more than 36,000 team members , and 7,000 physicians and is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy , committed to the health and well-being of the communities it serves . The network ’ s notable distinctions include having more top-ranked hospitals than anyone in New Jersey , as recognized by U . S . News & World Report , 2021-22 . Hackensack University Medical Center is the only hospital in New Jersey with the # 1 adult and children ’ s hospital rankings .
John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center is New Jersey ' s best cancer center , as recognized by U . S . News & World Report , 2021-22 . This premier cancer center is also the largest and most comprehensive center dedicated to the diagnosis , treatment , management , research , screenings , and preventive care as well as survivorship of patients with all types of cancers . John Theurer Cancer Center is part of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center , a National Cancer Institutedesignated comprehensive cancer center .
Additionally , the network partnered with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to ensure that patients have access to the highest quality , most individualized cancer care when and where they need it .
The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine , the first private medical school in New Jersey in more than 50 years , welcomed its first class of students in 2018 to its campus in
Nutley and Clifton . The Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation , housed in a fully renovated state-of-the-art facility , seeks to translate current innovations in science to improve clinical outcomes for patients with cancer , infectious diseases and other life-threatening and disabling conditions .
Hackensack Meridian Health is a member of AllSpire Health Partners , an interstate consortium of leading health systems , to focus on the sharing of best practices in clinical care and achieving efficiencies . To learn more , visit www . HackensackMeridianHealth . org .
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation , a registered 501 ( c )( 3 ), is the philanthropic division of Hackensack Meridian Health , a leading notfor-profit health care organization that is the largest , most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey , offering a complete range of medical services , innovative research and life-enhancing care . The foundation oversees fundraising for the network ’ s three academic medical centers , two children ’ s hospitals and six community-based medical center foundations , as well as key initiatives , programs and services offered by Hackensack Meridian Health , including behavioral health , children ’ s health , Hackensack Meridian Health ’ s Center for Discovery & Innovation and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine . Visit www . HackensackMeridianHealth . org / Donate for more information .
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