To the Editor:

Despite an unpredictable and ever-changing healthcare climate, there is so much to be proud of at Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical Center. The past several years have been particularly exciting, with improvements to facilities and programs that are benefiting patients right here and in many locations throughout our community.

Our new Emergency Department sees more than 37,500 patients each year in a setting that reinforces comfort, privacy and compassion.

July 12, 2017