Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health family, is a not-for-profit teaching university  and home to the K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital - the first children's hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Jersey Shore is the regional provider of cardiac surgery, a program that has been ranked among the best in the Northeast, and is home to the only trauma center and nationally designated stroke center in the region.

Jersey Shore University Medical Center specializes in cardiac care and surgery, orthopedics and rehabilitation, cancer care, and advanced women's and children's health services. For more information on Meridian's advanced services  or for a physician referral, call the Meridian Health Line at 1-800-560-9990 or visit www.meridianhealth.com.