NJ hospital fight pits local officials against health executives: What they’re saying Dan Alexander Published: November 20, 2025 People line up to attend a state hearing about the move of Monmouth Medical Center to Tinton Falls Nov. 13,2025 (The Lakewood Scoop)

☑️ RWJ Barnabas defends plan to move Monmouth Medical Center to Tinton Falls

☑️ U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone has led opposition to the plan

☑️ Hospital leaders say the relocation expands emergency and maternal care

LONG BRANCH — A full-blown political and community firestorm has erupted along the Jersey Shore as RWJ Barnabas pushes ahead with its plan to uproot 136-year-old Monmouth Medical Center from Long Branch and rebuild it in Tinton Falls.

It's a move critics say will leave tens of thousands stranded in a “health care d

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