St. Mary's Hospital (Passaic)
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St. Mary's Hospital is a hospital located in Passaic, New Jersey on Boulevard between Oak Street and Howe Avenue.
St. Mary's is owned by the Sisters of Charity, a Catholic nun's order in Convent Station, NJ. The order also owns St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in nearby Paterson, NJ. St. Mary's diverts all pediatric care to its sister facility.
On March 9, 2009 St. Mary's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Originally, the hospital was located at 211 Pennington Avenue in the Passaic Park section of the city. Upon the failure of nearby PBI Regional, and amidst issues maintaining its original, outdated facility, St. Mary's obtained a grant from the state for the purchase of the PBI Regional Medical Center complex on Boulevard. Many in the community still refer to the hospital, incorrectly, as Passaic General, though it has no connection to the former owner.
The facility on Pennington Avenue was maintained for psychiatric admissions and care for some time after the rest of the hospital moved. However,St. Mary's shut down its psychiatric unit on May 12, 2009, transferring admissions to Clara Maass. The Psychiatric Emergency Screening Unit moved to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson; this unit is the primary facility used for psychiatric emergency care in Passaic County.[1] This now leaves the original facility empty.
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Coordinates: 40°51′04″N 74°07′42″W / 40.8510°N 74.1283°W
