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Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Resolution Endorsing
Purpose: Support of University Hospital's Transformative Project
Additional Information:
RESOLUTION OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK SUPPORTING THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOB BUILDING PROJECT AND REQUESTNG THAT THE NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSIDER THE PROJECT TO BE A TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECT, PURSUANT TO THE ASPIRE PROGRAM.
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WHEREAS, University Hospital ("UH") is New Jersey's only public academic medical center and serves as a major healthcare anchor institution for Newark, Essex County, and the broader region; and
WHEREAS, UH is the principal teaching hospital for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, a regional referral center, a safety-net hospital, and a Level I Trauma Center; and
WHEREAS, through its clinical, academic, emergency, trauma, and community health functions, UH plays a central role in delivering care to some of New Jersey's most diverse, medically underserved, and economically vulnerable communities; and
WHEREAS, UH is proposing the development of a new Medical Office Building on its Newark campus as a major early phase of its long-term campus modernization and Master Plan. The project is expected to be a 100% commercial medical office/ambulatory healthcare facility of approximately 340,000 Gross Square Feet; and
WHEREAS, the MOB is anticipated to include multi-specialty outpatient clinics, ambulatory surgery center uses, academic medical and dental program space, administrative and support functions, and clinical training/workforce development space; and
WHEREAS, the project is intended to function as a major outpatient healthcare hub for University Hospital and its academic and clinical partners; and
WHEREAS, the MOB will also advance UH's broader Master Plan vision of "Community Care, Advan...
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