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President of Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center defends billing practices before N.J. Senate committee 

TRENTON — The president of Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus acknowledged Monday the hospital charges far more than its competitors to provide auto accident victims with outpatient care, but claimed auto insurers pay only a fraction of that.

N.J. looks to close fee loophole utilized by Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center 

SECAUCUS — New Jersey is set to clamp down on a North Jersey hospital that insurance companies claim is billing them as much as 3,000 percent more than its own outpatient surgery centers charge for the same treatment.

Part of the plan by Gov. Chris Christie’s administration to contain rising auto insurance rates targets the business practices of Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, bought in December by the owners of three surgery centers in Bergen and Essex counties.

Meadowlands Hospital Skipped Tests, Did Not Ensure Enough Nurses Were on Duty, Report Says 

Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center skipped pre-admission tests for several patients undergoing anesthesia, failed to provide pediatric outpatient services for low-income families, and did not ensure enough nurses were on duty, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Health and Senior Services.

The state inspected the Secaucus hospital last month after an employee union complained about how the facility has been run and "threats to patient and worker safety" since a for-profit company bought it last year.

Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center skipped tests, did not ensure enough nurses were on duty, report says 

SECAUCUS — Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center skipped pre-admission tests for several patients undergoing anesthesia, failed to provide pediatric outpatient services for low-income families, and did not ensure enough nurses were on duty, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Health and Senior Services.

The state inspected the Secaucus hospital last month after an employee union complained about how the facility has been run and "threats to patient and worker safety" since a for-profit company bought it last year.

Good buy, health care 

Within the span of 19 months, Hudson County residents have witnessed the sale of one of the local hospitals – Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus – and the pending sales of two others, Hoboken University Medical Center and Christ Hospital in Jersey City. In all three instances, the hospitals switched, or will switch, from nonprofit ownership to become for-profit entities.