Mountainside Hospital is an 820,000 square foot full service hospital that has served New Jersey residents since 1891. Mountainside Hospital's greatest strength lies in the experience and loyalty of the doctors, nurses, and professional staff who provide patients with high quality health care, close to home.

Mountainside Hospital came under Merit Health Systems umbrella on May 31, 2007. What does this mean to patients? In the coming months several upgrades are planned, including the purchase of important new diagnostic equipment, such as a leading edge CT scanner that will dramatically improve cardiac disease diagnostic capability. Here are just a few of the exciting developments that Merit has in store for Mountainside Hospital:

• Invest in state of the art medical equipment
• Improve radiology services
• Retain Mountainside Hospital employees
• Support and retain Mountainside’s excellent medical practitioners
• Maintain and support the valued Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing

Patients will also continue to enjoy the highest level of patient care including the following highlights:

• One of only five New Jersey hospitals approved to provide emergency angioplasty in a community hospital setting
• Full-service cancer center
• Congestive heart failure center
• Chronic renal dialysis center
• Complete ambulatory care center
• Comprehensive gastroenterology
• Behavioral health and psychiatric services
• Center for Sleep Medicine

Mountainside Hospital is well on its way to again being the hospital of choice for the neighborhood it serves and is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. This accreditation is a mark of quality in medical and hospital service and is the symbol that shows our hospital measures up to strict national standards in every aspect of its operations.

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