Gov. Phil Murphy announced earlier this month that elective surgeries may resume on Tuesday, May 26. Hackensack Meridian Health, which includes Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, is ready. According to officials, HMH had already assembled an interdisciplinary team team to review its hospitals in regard to medically necessary and time-sensitive procedures, as part of Executive Order 109, and the group then focused its efforts to prepare to recommence elective surgeries.
As the state explains on its COVID-19 information hub, at covid19.nj.gov, “All elective surgeries or invasive…
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