State to Reopen Woodbury Hospital and Others to Help with Coronavirus Surge
By , NJ Spotlight
New Jersey health officials plan to expand hospital capacity by nearly 800 beds in the coming weeks to help prepare for a likely patient surge related to the growing coronavirus epidemic and to keep cases of the resulting COVID-19 disease from overwhelming the state’s health care system.
State Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli announced Wednesday that work was underway to immediately add a total of 260 beds at three acute care hospitals that had recently downsized; while the DOH did not provide specifics, she said 199 beds would be at a north Jersey facility, 11 in central Jersey and 50 in the state’s southern region. Capacity for another 227 patients would be added in the weeks to come, she said.
Posted: March 19th, 2020 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: COVID-19, New Jersey, NJ Reopening hospitals, NJ Spotlight | Comments Off on State to Reopen Woodbury Hospital and Others to Help with Coronavirus Surge