Deny JCMC's Attempt to Create an ED in Bayonne and Abandon Greenville (AGAIN!)
The Greenville section of Jersey City has suffered without emergency medical care since 2008 when Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) made the decision to shut down Greenville Hospital. At that time and on many occasions since, the leadership of JCMC has promised to return community based urgent care to Greenville and work to address the health concerns of our community
We were saddened to find out that rather than address the legitimate public health needs of the Greenville section of Jersey City, JCMC is attempting to open a free standing Emergency Department in BAYONNE! This freestanding emergency department is just four blocks from a full service hospital with one of the best emergency departments in the state!
To add insult to injury JCMC also recently scaled back their community healthcare in Greenville. Greenville needs more healthcare assets not less. Its unique socioeconomic and transportation concerns make leaving the neighborhood for healthcare extremely difficult. Residents in Greenville face significant challenges in accessing urgency and emergency care.
Greenville is my home, and I can tell you that ever since Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) closed Greenville Hospital in 2008, we have been waiting in vain for the promised replacement services to care for our community.
Please tell JCMC not to walk away from Greenville and Jersey City and honor their commitment to build in Greenville not Bayonne.
We respectfully ask that the State Department of Health deny Jersey City Medical Center licensure for a satellite emergency department in Bayonne, NJ.
The Greenville section of Jersey City has suffered without emergency medical care since 2008 when Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) made the decision to shut down Greenville Hospital. At that time and on many occasions since, the leadership of JCMC has promised to return community based urgent care to Greenville and work to address the health concerns of our community
We were saddened to find out that rather than address the legitimate public health needs of the Greenville section of Jersey City, JCMC is attempting to open a free standing Emergency Department in BAYONNE! This freestanding emergency department is just four blocks from a full service hospital with one of the best emergency departments in the state!
To add insult to injury JCMC also recently scaled back their community healthcare in Greenville. Greenville needs more healthcare assets not less. Its unique socioeconomic and transportation concerns make leaving the neighborhood for healthcare extremely difficult. Residents in Greenville face significant challenges in accessing urgency and emergency care.
Greenville is my home, and I can tell you that ever since Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) closed Greenville Hospital in 2008, we have been waiting in vain for the promised replacement services to care for our community.
Please tell JCMC not to walk away from Greenville and Jersey City and honor their commitment to build in Greenville not Bayonne.
We respectfully ask that the State Department of Health deny Jersey City Medical Center licensure for a satellite emergency department in Bayonne, NJ.
