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Currently, Monmouth Medical Center is approximately one million square feet. RWJ plans to reduce it to 345,000 square feet. LONG BRANCH, NJ — RWJBarnabas plans to tear down certain buildings at Monmouth Medical Center, as it seeks the state's approval to transfer the Monmouth Medical Center hospital license to a new hospital it wants to build in Tinton Falls. RWJBarnabas declined to say which buildings it plans to remove, or when they will be torn down, as it said the project is still in a concept phase. But it is planning for "the removal of existing buildings" at MMC, the hospital system said on this website it published about the plans. More parking and green space will be added to where the buildings once stood. "Our planned renovations will provide an easier and safer experience for patients, visitors and staff, as adding more parking and green space through the removal of existing buildings will make for a better experience for all," RWJBarnabas said here. RWJBarnabas also published this new site plan that shows how the reduced footprint of Monmouth Medical Center will look once some buildings are removed. Currently, Monmouth Medical Center is approximately one million square feet. RWJ plans to reduce it to 345,000 square feet. RWJ will also put a new aesthetic upgrade to the main entrance. RWJBarnabas has been reducing its footprint in Long Branch for the past several years: In 2022, the hospital system gave four acres of hospital land and buildings to the city of Long Branch. This included the Ronald McDonald House, where families stayed when their children were being treated at Monmouth Medical Center; some families who stayed at Ronald McDonald House were very upset by RWJ's decision. (Last month: Long Branch Begins Converting Ronald McDonald House Into Health Center, Library Branch, Pickleball Courts) RWJBarnabas says Monmouth Medical Center will still have a full-service ER, 200+ hospital beds (many of those for psychiatric care), an outpatient surgery center, imaging services and specialty clinics. RWJ says it views Monmouth Medical Center as a complement to the new hospital it plans to build on 36 acres of the former Fort Monmouth Army base in Tinton Falls. RWJ plans to relocate labor & delivery (for which Monmouth Medical Center is perhaps best known), specialty surgery, critical care and cancer care to its new Tinton Falls location, which will be called the Vogel Medical campus. RWJ needs the New Jersey Department of Health to approve a hospital license transfer before it can proceed. There will be a public hearing on the hospital license transfer from 4-6 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Anne Vogel Family Care and Wellness Center, 200 Wyckoff Road in Eatontown. Tuesday: New Hospital, Cancer Center Coming To Tinton Falls: Everything You Need To Know Last week: RWJ Barnabas Wants To Transfer Monmouth Medical Center's Hospital License To Tinton Falls
