CarePoint and City of Hoboken reaffirm commitment to providing excellent patient care to the community

CarePoint Health, Hoboken Municipal Hospital Authority reach settlement agreement

HOBOKEN, NJ – CarePoint Health Systems and the Hoboken Municipal Hospital Authority, an independent board established by the City of Hoboken, have reached a settlement agreement that provides for future cooperation between the two entities in furthering quality, accessible healthcare in Hoboken and the region. The settlement agreement ends a lawsuit filed by CarePoint in February of last year.

“I am pleased to have come to an agreement with the Hoboken Municipal Hospital Authority so that we can return our focus to providing outstanding patient-centric care to residents of Hoboken and Hudson County ,” said President and CEO of CarePoint Health, Achintya Moulick, MD, MBA, M.Ch. “CarePoint healthcare workers provided yeoman service to the residents of Hoboken and Hudson County during the pandemic saving several thousand lives as well as vaccinating over 27,000 people. Our hospitals provide a critical level of care to underserved populations and lead the state in ease of access to charitable and affordable care, which is what we have remained focused on providing to the people of Hoboken. I am looking forward to working closely with Mayor Bhalla and his team for the benefit of our community.”

“Since saving the hospital in 2011 under Mayor Zimmer’s administration, Hoboken has been fully committed to ensuring that emergency healthcare is available for whenever residents are in need,” said Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla. “I am looking forward to improved care and service from CarePoint in the years ahead.”

CarePoint Health has made major strides in bringing quality healthcare to the people in Northern New Jersey. In the past two years CarePoint has gained national recognition as the No. 1 ranked hospital for equitable care in the US by the prestigious Lown Institute and 4th ranked safety net hospital by Washington Journal. It has also announced partnerships with national leaders in healthcare delivery like Columbia University and Rothman Orthopedics, which will bring some of the leading spine surgeons in the country to serve the community in the first quarter of 2023. CarePoint also expects to announce a new partnership soon with Saint Peter’s Children’s Hospital to improve pediatric care in Hoboken and Hudson County.

“After more than ten years of advocacy by the Hoboken community, CarePoint has finally achieved in-network status with many third party insurance companies, which will make the hospital and the outstanding affiliated doctors and staff more accessible,” said HMHA Chair Toni Tomarazzo. “In addition, CarePoint is congratulated for their commitments to achieving transparency in billing practices, the restoration of vital clinical programs and the development of new medical service lines to serve the residents of Hoboken and surrounding communities. The HMHA looks forward to supporting CarePoint’s renewed dedication to their mission.”

Hoboken University Medical Center has been in continuous operation since 1863 and was previously known as St. Mary Hospital. It was purchased by the City of Hoboken through the HMHA in 2007 and its ownership was later transferred to CarePoint Health.

“As a medical professional and the Councilman representing Hoboken University Medical Center and the surrounding community, I know how important it is to ensure that Hoboken residents will always have access to high quality medical care here in our City,” said Councilman Michael Russo. “Protecting this hospital and taking action to make sure it keeps serving our city means so much to me, and I am grateful that we will now be able to move forward together with CarePoint in the spirit of cooperation, and giving back to the people who need it.”

CarePoint is currently in the process of receiving state approval to change its ownership structure from a for profit status to a not for profit in order to be able to better meet the needs of the population it serves, which  is 80% African American and Hispanic. This transition to nonprofit control opens up a wide array of funding and grant opportunities to support Hudson County’s underserved patients that are not otherwise available under for profit status.

About CarePoint Health

CarePoint Health brings quality, patient-focused health care to Hudson County. Combining the resources of three area hospitals, Bayonne Medical Center, Christ Hospital in Jersey City, and Hoboken University Medical Center, CarePoint Health provides a new approach to deliver health care that puts the patient front and center. CarePoint Health leverages a network of top doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals whose expertise and attentiveness work together to provide complete coordination of care, from the doctor’s office to the hospital to the home. Patients benefit from the expertise and capabilities of a broad network of leading specialists and specialized technology. At CarePoint Health, all medical professionals emphasize preventive medicine and focus on educating patients to make healthy life choices. For more information on its facilities, partners and services, visit www.carepointhealth.org.