St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center opened the $120 million Critical Care Building in October of 2011 in Paterson, N.J. The four-story facility includes:
· 88 treatment areas in separate pediatric, geriatric, and adult emergency departments, including trauma, fast-track, triage rooms, and treatment bays
· 12 advanced systems-integrated operating theaters, pre-operative and post-operative areas, and a dedicated surgical waiting area
· 56 new private patient critical care rooms in critical care units including: Cardiac Care Unit/Open Heart Cardiac Care Unit, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Medical Intensive Care Unit
· Rooftop Heliport capable of accepting the larger medical helicopters
· Ambulance and mobile intensive care vestibule capable of handling multiple vehicles simultaneously
