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N.J. health commissioner approves sale of financially troubled hospital in Salem County
Posted OnJanuary 31, 2019 bySALEM – The Memorial Hospital of Salem County is gaining a new owner, a new name and new life as Salem Medical Center. Community Healthcare Associates, a North Jersey-based company, announced its intention to buy the hospital last March. After buying the assets, it transferred the hospital license to an independent nonprofit called Salem County Hospital Corp. The…Read More…
Struggling Hospital Gets New Name, New Future After State OK’s $3M Sale To Non-Profit
Posted OnJanuary 31, 2019 byA state official gave the final go-ahead for a local nonprofit health system to buy a struggling Salem County hospital. The Health Commissioner’s decision allowed North Jersey-based Community HealthCare Associates to purchase the Memorial Hospital of Salem County for $3 million, according to hospital officials. Starting on Feb. 1, the facility will have a new…Read More…
Salem County Nurses Ratify First Contract With Community Healthcare Associates
Posted OnDecember 19, 2018 byNurses at Memorial Hospital of Salem County voted Thursday to ratify a first-ever contract agreement between HPAE Local 5142 and the new owners of the hospital, Community Healthcare Associates, which will take over once the acquisition is approved by New Jersey Commissioner of Health. “This has been a long journey for the nursing staff at the hospital, but we never…Read More…
The Memorial Hospital of Salem County Names Tammy Torres Named CEO
Posted OnOctober 30, 2018 byTammy Torres, DNP, MSN, RN, has been named Chief Executive Officer of The Memorial Hospital of Salem County, announced Ralph Padilla, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the hospital. Dr. Torres served as interim Chief Executive Officer for the past several months. Ms. Torres recently served as the Chief Nursing Officer/Chief Operating Officer at…Read More…
MHSC Only Hospital in Region to Offer TIF Procedure for Heartburn
Posted OnOctober 30, 2018 byA Surgical Solution for Heartburn Without Incisions – Now Being Performed At The Memorial Hospital of Salem County TimmermanWhat may have seemed like science fiction, surgery without an incision, is now a reality that is giving back patients suffering from chronic acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) a normal life. Daniel Timmerman, DO, chairman,…Read More…
COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES, LLC. ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SALEM COUNTY
Posted OnMarch 16, 2018 bySALEM, N.J. (March 16, 2018) – The Memorial Hospital of Salem County announced today an agreement for the sale of substantially all of the assets of the 126-bed hospital and its related outpatient services to Community Healthcare Associates, LLC. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, including a certificate of need from the State of…Read More…