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Psychiatric Treatment Facility Coming To Bergen County As Part Of Unique Hospital Merger Psychiatric Treatment Facility Coming To Bergen County As Part Of Unique Hospital Merger
Psychiatric Treatment Facility Coming To Bergen County As Part Of Unique Hospital Merger New Jersey's largest health network and mental health facility officially joined forces Thursday finalizing plans for several new addiction centers -- including an inpatient treatment facility in Bergen County. The Hackensack Meridian Health and Carrier Clinic merger will establish New Jersey's first behavioral health urgent care centers as early as next year. About half the increase in emergency room visits in New Jersey were related to patients’ behavioral health issues. The state is facing an opioid epidemic that is on target to claim 3,000 lives this year, up from 2,200 lives in 2016. B…

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NJ Family Sues Wawa After Toddler Suffers Horrific Hot Water Burns NJ Family Sues Wawa After Toddler Suffers Horrific Hot Water Burns
NJ Family Sues Wawa After Toddler Suffers Horrific Hot Water Burns A New Jersey family filed a federal lawsuit against Wawa after the company's hot water spilled on a three-year-old girl, leaving her with burns so bad they looked like they could have been caused by chemical weapons, attorney David Mazie said in a NJ.com article. Wawa has Bergen County locations in Garfield, Hackensack, Lodi and soon Oakland. Carl and Roya Konzman of Neptune claim in the suit that a Wawa clerk spilled the hot water on their daughter last month, burning her so badly that her skin fused to her clothing, NJ.com says. Paramedics apparently wanted to airlift the toddler, identi…

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