Stockton Houses Medical Personnel Amid Coronavirus

GALLOWAY, NJ — Galloway will temporarily house AtlantiCare employees during the new-coronavirus outbreak. The alternate housing reduces the concern that employees might infect their families as they treat patients.

Stockton will provide housing for medical professionals working at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's Mainland and Atlantic City campuses and the Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation.

“Both facilities are located on Stockton’s campus and ARMC City campus is our neighbor in Atlantic City,” said Stockton President Harvey Kesselman. “We are honored to be able to provide comfortable, convenient housing that gives these dedicated professionals a safe place to stay and also protects their families at home.”

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Participating medical personnel will first be housed at the Stockton student housing on Chris Gaupp Drive. The site has 44 individual rooms with bathrooms and kitchenettes. If needed, the University will make another 128 beds available in the apartment-type housing complexes on the main campus.

Stockton will not charge for the housing, but will be reimbursed for additional services including security, laundry, and specialized cleaning. Stockton will provide linens. The agreement runs through June 30 but could extend through summer.

The first group of medical personnel are expected to move in Monday.

State officials have reported 211 cases and six deaths as of Friday. An 81-year-old Egg Harbor Township woman and 47-year-old Brigantine man died from the virus, county officials said Thursday. Both had underlying health conditions.

The County reported three new cases in Galloway on Thursday, bringing the town's total to 26.

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