Newton Medical Center has served the tri-state area since 1932 and remains the only emergency department in Sussex County, caring for over 36,000 patients annually. The hospital, part of Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System, offers specialized services in behavioral health, cardiology, maternity and breast health, including Sussex County’s only center for breast health and a Baby-Friendly USA-designated maternity unit with all-private suites and a special care nursery. The medical center is a certified primary stroke center, providing rapid stroke care in collaboration with the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute through New Jersey’s first stroke telemedicine program, and offers percutaneous coronary intervention procedures via the Charles L. Tice Heart Center. It has been named one of Healthgrades’ “America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary and Critical Care” for 2024-25. In the community, Newton Medical Center has trained over 7,000 residents and distributed more than 1,000 automated external defibrillators through its longstanding defibrillator initiative, and supports disability inclusion via a partnership with Project SEARCH. In 2024, the hospital launched the “ARRIVE Together” program, an innovative collaboration with law enforcement to improve crisis responses and connect individuals to behavioral health support.
