AMENDED MEDIA ADVISORY: Public Hearing on Certificate of Need Application for Closure of Heights University Hospital Has Been Cancelled

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AMENDED MEDIA ADVISORY: Public Hearing on Certificate of Need Application for Closure of Heights University Hospital Has Been Cancelled

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Trenton, NJ 08625-0360

For Release:
April 15, 2026

Raynard E. Washington
Acting Commissioner

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AMENDED MEDIA ADVISORY: Public Hearing on Certificate of Need Application for Closure of Heights University Hospital Has Been Cancelled

*** NOTICE OF CANCELLATION ***

Due to a temporary restraining order that has been filed with the Hudson County Superior Court on behalf of Heights University Hospital, the State Health Planning Board public hearing scheduled for today, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at William L. Dickinson High School in Jersey City has been cancelled.

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