Ocean Medical Center

Ocean University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health
Map
Geography
Location425 Jack Martin Boulevard
Brick Township, New Jersey, U.S.[1][2]
Organisation
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeShort term acute care
Affiliated universityRobert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds318
History
Former name(s)Point Pleasant Hospital, Ocean Medical Center
Opened1984
Links
WebsiteWebsite

Ocean University Medical Center (OUMC), formerly Ocean Medical Center,[3][4] is a 318-bed non-profit, short-term acute care teaching hospital located in Brick Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, providing tertiary and healthcare needs for the northern Jersey Shore and Central Jersey.

The university as of 2021 has 90 residents and five medical programs.[5][6]

OUMC is part of the Hackensack Meridian Health Health System and is affiliated with the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of Rutgers University.[7] Pediatric patients are under the care of doctors from K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital, and high-risk pediatric cases are transferred to the hospital.[8] In 2021 it was given a grade A by the Leapfrog patient safety organization.[9] In 2021 U.S. News ranked it among the 15 best maternity hospitals in New Jersey.[10]

  1. ^ "Ocean Medical Center, Brick Township | 1180951 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Ocean Medical Center | CMS". www.cms.gov. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Welcome To Medical Center of Ocean County". 22 December 2002. Archived from the original on 22 December 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Hackensack Meridian changes hospital's name to reflect its university status". www.beckershospitalreview.com. October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. ^ Ebenau, Vin (October 2021). "Ocean Medical Center in Brick is changing their name: what that means for you". 92.7 WOBM. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ^ Vosseller, Bob (1 October 2021). "Ocean Medical Center Adds "University" To Its Name". Jersey Shore Online. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Affiliated Hospitals". www.rwjms.rutgers.edu. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Pediatric Services". Ocean Medical Center. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center - NJ - Hospital Safety Grade". www.hospitalsafetygrade.org. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  10. ^ NJ.com, Elizabeth Llorente | NJ Advance Media for (7 December 2021). "Here are N.J.'s top 15 hospitals for maternity care, says U.S. News". nj. Retrieved 7 January 2022.