The bill would create a fast-track court process to keep hospitals and essential services operating when owners sidestep state closure requirements.
A bill that would allow the state, attorney general or municipalities to swiftly seek a court-appointed receiver for hospitals that close or threaten to close without going through New Jersey’s required approval process advanced in a state Senate committee Monday.
The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee advanced the bill, sponsored by state Sen. Raj Mukherji, in response to the March closure of Heights University Hospital, formerly called Christ Hospital.
Jersey City, which is home to more than 300,000 people, is now served by only one hospital…