NJ health officials spar with Hudson County hospital system

State health officials and the owner of the former Christ Hospital in Jersey City are sparring over the owner’s claim that it wants to reopen the facility in some capacity.

By: Lilo H. Stainton

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 15, 2026

Words: 681

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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New Jersey health officials are waging a public battle with a Hudson County hospital system that they say improperly closed a Jersey City hospital that first opened in 1872.

The operators of Heights University Hospital, once known as Christ Hospital, claimed this week they want to reopen the facility or move services to another location in Jersey City, a move health officials said was an attempt to circumvent state regulations governing hospital …

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