Hudson Regional Health told Jersey City officials that it is closing the emergency department of Heights University Hospital, shutting the last functioning unit of the community hospital that was founded in 1872 as Christ Hospital.
Hudson Regional Health said Feb. 27 the emergency department will remain open through March 14. Emergency department services are anticipated to be suspended at that time unless alternative funding to fund operations are secured through the New Jersey Department of Health, or other sources.
HRH told the New Jersey Department of Health that it planned to suspend emergency department operations as of Saturday, Feb. 28. However, after requests from Jersey City elected officials and discussions with Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Raynard Washington, HRH Chairman Yan Moshe agreed to pay for the costs associated with emergency department operations for the next two weeks of about $1 million…