Hackensack Meridian Long Term Acute Care Hospital Opens to the Public

Hackensack Meridian Health, located in New Jersey, has opened its first long term acute care hospital offering 30 private rooms. The hospital offers a variety of programs to accommodate patients that need a longer stay.

Highlights of the hospital includes:

• Pulmonary program with ventilator weaning
• Advanced cardiac program, which will include congestive heart failure management and education
• Dialysis management
• Sepsis treatment, including long-term antibiotic therapy
• Extensive wound care program, with treatment of non-healing surgical wounds and pressure ulcers

Hackensack Meridian LTACH is located in Raritan Bay Medical Center, which includes a specialized dedicated floor, daily physician visits, 24/7 emergency physician coverage, an interdisciplinary care team that includes physician specialists, certified registered nurses and technicians, certified respiratory therapists, dieticians, rehabilitation therapists, including PT/OT/speech, in addition to all other hospital services.