State Board to Hear HUMC Application Tuesday Morning

The State Health Planning Board will hear Hackensack University Medical Center's application to revive the former Pascack Valley Hospital at a meeting in East Windsor Tuesday morning.

If approved, HUMC will reopen the hospital as a full-service, 128-bed facility. In a report on its new Master Plan this year, Borough of Westwood planners described having a hospital as a "critical objective," though area residents expressed both supporting and opposing opinions

Anyone who wants to speak at the meeting should contact Jamie Hernandez at Jamie.Hernandez@doh.state.nj.us or (609) 292-7874. Speakers will also have to fill out the appropriate form.

The hearing starts at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Holiday Inn of East Windsor, located at 399 Monmouth Street in East Windsor. There will be a bus available to the meeting, leaving from the front parking lot of the hospital. Anyone who wants to reserve a seat can call (201) 996-3766.