Hackensack Meridian Southern Ocean Medical Center is a 176-bed nonprofit community hospital with annual revenue of $310 million. The hospital has been focused on growing from medical to advanced surgical programs, completing a $31.4 million surgery expansion that added two operating rooms to its existing four, a new pre- and post-care unit, and sterile processing, creating state-of-the-art surgical facilities for what was once a more seasonally-driven community. The medical center holds a CMS 4-star rating, earned Leapfrog “A” grades for both spring and fall 2025, and achieved Magnet designation for nursing excellence. In 2025, the medical center was granted elective percutaneous coronary intervention approval from the New Jersey Department of Health and invested in a new cardiac catheterization lab, while also earning the American College of Cardiology “HeartCARE” center national distinction of excellence and heart failure center accreditation. The hospital received the 2026 robotic center of excellence designation, and has completed more than 2,000 da Vinci Xi robotic surgical cases in the first two years following implementation. The hospital has been recognized by the American Heart Association with the “Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure Gold Plus” award with “Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll,” and has earned Joint Commission certification for health care equity and sustainable healthcare. The medical center is accredited by the American College of Surgeons as the most comprehensive, high-quality bariatric surgery program in the region.
