Jersey Shore Magazine

j e r s e y s h o r e • S p r i n g 2 0 1 6 69 K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital In Neptune Jersey Shore Children's Hospital, which was New Jersey's first chil- dren's hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties, was renamed the K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in 2006 after a history- making donation by Kevork and Emily Hovnanian. In 2009, a dedicated pediatric Emergency Department was added with a separate entrance and triage area. Riverview Medical Center In Red Bank Riverview Medical Center began in 1928 as Red Bank Hospital with only 29 beds, one operating room, one delivery room, and facilities for six newborns. Forty patients were admit- ted to the hospital during a two-week period in November 1928, and the total expenses for nursing salaries, groceries, gas, and electric were less than $500. A contest was held in 1929 to change the name of the facility, and Mrs. Joseph Asay chose the name of Riverview Hospital, which was approved by the board. Riverview was in a constant state of construction and expansion from the 1930s through the 1950s. The 1980s brought more changes, upgrades, and expansions, includ- ing the redesigned Women and Children's Pavilion, the Riverview Rehabilitation Center, the Women's Diagnostic Center, and the Booker Cancer Center. About ten years ago, the K. Hovnanian Pavilion, including the Alton A. Hovnanian Emergency Care Center and Critical Care Center, were added as new facilities and provided patients with more space, more phy- sicians, and new technology. Raritan Bay Medical Center In Old Bridge And Perth Amboy In January 2016, Meridian expand- ed its reach to Middlesex County with the addition of Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge and Perth Amboy. Since 1902, Raritan Bay Medical Center has been a provider of care to the men, women, and children in central New Jersey. Today, Raritan Bay offers a total of 501 beds at its Perth Amboy and Old Bridge facilities. continued on page 70 Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune is affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. The main entrance at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. Courtesy of Meridian Health Courtesy of Meridian Health Courtesy of Meridian Health

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