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Care Plus Takes Over At Bergen Regional Medical Center
Care Plus Bergen is now managing New Jersey's largest public hospital.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Care Plus Bergen Inc. has taken over as the new operator of Bergen Regional Medical Center, the state's largest public hospital.
Care Plus began managing the hospital's day-to-day operations Sunday, but county Executive James Tedesco III and Freeholder Board Chairman Tracy Zur will officially welcome Care Plus in ts new role at a ceremony Monday morning.
Care Plus Bergen is a nonprofit corporation run by Care Plus NJ, a mental health outpatient company and Integrity House, an addiction treatment center based in Newark. It has proposed transforming Bergen Regional into a new facility that would give county residents priority treatment, NorthJersey.com previously reported.
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Care One signed a 19-year contract to run the hospital in July.
Care Plus proposed transforming Bergen Regional into a new facility that would give county residents priority treatment, NorthJersey.com reported.
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