Capital Health Trenton Shuts Down Satellite Emergency Department over Structural Issues

Capital Health closes East Trenton emergency room

Capital Health - East Trenton served the immediate community around the former St. Francis Medical Center. Patients are being diverted to other hospitals in the network.

Capital Health Trenton shuts down Satellite Emergency Department over structural issues

Trenton’s only remaining hospital has been forced to consolidate services from its satellite facility at the former St. Francis Medical Center because of “structural issues.” The emergency services and the outpatient clinic on Bert Ave. are being closed because “Capital Health was advised by structural engineers, architects, and demolition experts that significant structural issues with another adjoining building pose a threat to the integrity a…

East Trenton's Capital Health emergency room shutting down due to structural concerns

The Capital Health satellite emergency room in East Trenton is shutting down after structural engineers determined the building to be unsafe to continue using, the company announced on Wednesday. According to Capital Health, the building on the old St. Francis campus has been determined to have “significant structural issues with another adjoining building” that “pose a threat to the integrity and safety” of the building. The outpatient clinic h…

Trenton’s lifeline cut: Capital Health shuts emergency service center in East Trenton

In a shocking and sudden blow to one of Trenton’s most vulnerable communities, Capital Health announced the immediate closure of its Satellite Emergency Department and outpatient clinic on Bert Avenue, citing structural dangers in an adjoining building, but city officials have not seemed to notice. The decision, made with no prior warning to the public,Continue reading "Trenton’s lifeline cut: Capital Health shuts emergency service center in Eas…

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