The approval of the Certificate of Need application will allow the 252 bed, $800 million acute care hospital in Tinton Falls to move forward with a goal of completion by 2032.
The vote on the move from Long Branch to the Vogel Medical Campus in Tinton Falls was taken at a hearing which was a continuation of the final public hearing on Dec. 4 that lasted eight hours.
Long Branch is feeling the sting of a real loss. Celtic Cottage Pub, the cozy little spot that has been a second home for generations of locals, is closing.
RWJ Barnabas executives they are not abandoning Long Branch by moving Monmouth Medical Center to a new facility in Tinton Falls and are expanding the number of Monmouth County residents who will have better access.
Rep. Frank Pallone and a group of community and church leaders spoke before a public hearing about the plan to move many of Monmouth Medical Center's key services from Long Branch to a new facility in Tinton Falls.