Pallone Says Murphy Administration, RWJBarnabas Ducking Long Branch Residents by Moving Hospital Hearing to Eatontown

LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today blasted Governor Murphy’s Department of Health and RWJBarnabas Health for once again manipulating the public hearing process on their plan to move Monmouth Medical Center’s hospital license out of Long Branch. The Administration has rescheduled the hearing for Thursday, November 13 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Eatontown instead of in Long Branch, the community losing its hospital.

“This is as underhanded as it gets,” Pallone said. “RWJBarnabas and the Murphy Administration already got caught breaking state notice laws to keep the public in the dark, and now they’ve doubled down by holding the hearing during the workday and miles away from the people most affected. They know this plan is indefensible, so they’re trying to bury it. But Long Branch residents see exactly what’s going on: the Murphy Administration is helping a corporate hospital system chase profits and abandon the very people who built this institution. It’s disgraceful.”

Pallone said moving the hearing to Eatontown, while still keeping it at an hour that excludes working people, is part of a pattern of secrecy and disregard for the community’s needs.

“Every New Jerseyan should pay attention to this,” Pallone said. “If they can do this here, they can do it anywhere, walk away from a community that needs care and pocket the profits elsewhere. We’re not going to let that happen without a fight.”

********NEW PUBLIC HEARING INFO******

Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025

Time: 4:00–6:00 p.m.

Location: Anne Vogel Family Care and Wellness Center, 200 Wyckoff Road, Eatontown (moved from Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch)

More info here.