What Mountainside Hospital does

Mountainside Hospital is a 365-bed community hospital founded in 1891 and located at 1 Bay Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey. It operates as a single integrated acute-care facility delivering a comprehensive suite of patient services organized around specialty centers, including the Cancer Center (breast, colorectal, lung, melanoma, prostate), the ASBS-designated Bariatric Surgery Program, Cardiovascular Services (one of five NJ hospitals approved for emergency angioplasty in a community setting), the Maternal/Fetal program, Women's Health, the Wound Care Center, and a 17,000-square-foot Emergency Department operating 24/7/365 with pediatric triage capability. The hospital is clinically affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School and partners with the Cancer Institute of New Jersey for oncology clinical trial access, and it sponsors three ACGME residency programs (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Dentistry) plus an on-campus School of Nursing.

The underlying technology stack is conventional acute-care medical technology rather than proprietary software: diagnostic imaging (PET/CT, MRI with breast coil, digital mammography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine), image-guided procedures (Mammotome breast biopsy, MRI-guided breast biopsy), radiation oncology (IMRT, MammoSite), and minimally invasive surgical techniques (video-assisted laparoscopic lung surgery, radiofrequency ablation, total mesorectal excision). Supporting assets include two libraries (Frank A. Assmann Health Sciences Library and Louise A. Mershon Library) offering 20+ online databases and 270+ periodicals, plus the CHARM consumer health information service for patients and families.

Revenue is generated through patient care services billed across emergency, inpatient, outpatient, surgical, maternity, and ancillary lines, distributed across a geographic catchment spanning Montclair and surrounding NJ communities. Distribution is direct, via physician referrals (1-888-973-4MSH), emergency admissions, a Verona-based Family Practice Center, and Home Care & Hospice. The hospital has been owned by Merit Health Systems, LLC since a June 2007 acquisition; Merit Health Systems is described as a community-committed operator. The facility carries Joint Commission accreditation, Commission on Cancer accreditation, American College of Radiology accreditation, and College of American Pathologists accreditation, and the Transitional Care Unit operates as one of only six deficiency-free short-term rehabilitation units in New Jersey.

Name

Mountainside Hospital

Legal name

Mountainside Hospital

Website

https://mountainsidenow.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1891

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Mountainside Hospital is a 365-bed community hospital founded in 1891 in Montclair, NJ, owned by Merit Health Systems since 2007. It serves Montclair-area residents with comprehensive acute care including cancer, cardiac, bariatric, maternal-fetal, and emergency services, plus graduate medical education across three residency programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ambulatory Oncology Centers (Outpatient Chemo/Radiation) (HLAFABAI), Ambulatory Cardiology Diagnostic & Procedure Centers (Non-hospital-based) (HLAFABAK)

Keywords

• Community hospital services
• Cancer treatment center
• Cardiac care services
• Bariatric surgery program
• Emergency medical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montclair

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Mountainside Hospital generates revenue through comprehensive healthcare services including emergency care, surgical procedures, diagnostic services, maternity services, cancer treatment, and various medical specialty services. As a community hospital, it accepts patients through emergency departments, physician referrals, and direct admissions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mountainside Hospital is a 365-bed community hospital founded in 1891 in Montclair, New Jersey, providing comprehensive patient-focused inpatient and outpatient healthcare services. Its core offerings span emergency care available 24/7/365, cancer treatment (including breast, colorectal, lung, melanoma, and prostate cancers), cardiovascular services including emergency angioplasty, bariatric surgery (ASBS Center of Excellence), maternal/fetal medicine, women's health, wound care, behavioral health, and orthopedic services. The hospital also operates medical residency programs in dentistry, family medicine, and internal medicine, and an on-campus School of Nursing.

Product overview

Mountainside Hospital is a 365-bed community hospital founded in 1891 offering a comprehensive suite of patient-focused healthcare services. The hospital operates as a single integrated healthcare facility rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, delivering services through specialized departments and centers including the Bariatric Surgery Program (nationally-recognized Center of Excellence), Cancer Center (with breast, colorectal, lung, melanoma, and prostate subspecialties), Cardiovascular Services (one of five NJ hospitals approved for emergency angioplasty), Maternal/Fetal Services, Women's Health, Wound Care Center, Emergency Department, and residency programs in Dentistry, Family Medicine, and Internal Medicine. Supporting services include Medical & Nursing Libraries with the CHARM consumer health information service, and a School of Nursing. The hospital is clinically affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey — New Jersey Medical School and partners with the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mountainside Family Practice Associates: Family practice residency program and primary care services at Mountainside Hospital
• The Program for Advanced Bariatric Surgery
• Mountainside Hospital Cancer Center
• Cardiac Center
• CHARM (Consumer Health Awareness Resources at Mountainside)
• Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing

Products and services

• Bariatric Surgery Program Nationally-recognized weight-loss surgery program designed to meet Center of Excellence criteria established by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS), providing surgical obesity intervention with comprehensive pre- and post-operative care for morbidly obese patients.
• Cancer Center Comprehensive outpatient cancer treatment facility offering innovative therapies, advanced diagnostics (PET/CT, MRI, digital mammography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, Mammotome breast biopsy), minimally invasive surgery, and radiation therapy for breast, colorectal, lung, melanoma, and prostate cancers.
• Cardiovascular Services Full range of cardiac care including Chest Pain Center, emergency angioplasty, stenting, congestive heart failure center, cardiac rehabilitation, catheterization, telemetry, critical care unit, and pacemaker implantation. One of five New Jersey hospitals approved to provide emergency angioplasty in a community hospital setting.
• Maternal/Fetal Services Comprehensive maternity care with private labor, delivery, and recovery accommodations, 24-hour anesthesiology and neonatology, maternal-fetal transport program, maternal-fetal medicine specialists for high-risk pregnancies, pregnancy and parent education classes, and diagnostic evaluations including ultrasound, nonstress testing, amniocentesis, and chorionic villus sampling.
• Women's Health Comprehensive women's health services covering gynecology, women's imaging, menopausal care, gynecological oncology, breast cancer care, osteoporosis, and behavioral health, staffed by board-certified gynecologists specializing in infertility, abnormal bleeding treatment, gynecological surgery, and menopause management.
• Wound Care Center Specialized center for treating chronic non-healing wounds staffed by physicians with advanced wound management training and skilled nurses, providing treatment plans focused on recovery, hospitalization prevention, disability prevention, and limb amputation prevention.
• Emergency Department Modern, 17,000 square foot Emergency Department including specialized services for pediatric emergencies, available 24/7/365. One of few hospital emergency rooms in New Jersey to offer physician triage.
• Melanoma Center Specialized melanoma treatment center offering advanced surgical treatment options and the latest research in surgical and non-surgical treatments including immunotherapy clinical trials.
• Transitional Care Unit Deficiency-free short-term rehabilitation unit, one of only six in New Jersey, serving patients from Mountainside Hospital and surrounding county hospitals with over 85% of patients returning home.
• Dental Residency Program Dental residency program providing general practice dental education and comprehensive emergency dental services through a six-operator modern facility with digital radiography and rotary endodontic instrumentation.
• Family Medicine Residency Three-year family medicine residency program affiliated with University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey — New Jersey Medical School, offering training in family medicine with community involvement and practice management skills.
• Internal Medicine Residency Three-year Internal Medicine residency program with full accreditation from RRC-IM of ACGME, achieving 100% ABIM pass rate on first attempt for the past four years, located at the Alan E. Matook MD, MSc Residents' Learning Center.
• Medical & Nursing Libraries (CHARM) Two full-service libraries (Frank A. Assmann Health Science Library and Louise A. Mershon Library) providing CHARM (Consumer Health Awareness Resources at Mountainside), a free health information service for patients, families, caregivers, and the public with 20+ online databases including Harrison's Online and MD Consult.
• Home Care & Hospice Services Home healthcare and hospice services for patients unable to visit the hospital facility, providing care directly in patient homes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 85% of Transitional Care Unit patients return home after rehabilitation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• The Beryl CompaniesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 August 2007Mountainside Hospital partnered with The Beryl Companies to launch a new hotline service in August 2007, improving patient communication and access to hospital services.
• Merit Health Systems, LLCflagshipOthers · 1 June 2007Merit Health Systems, LLC acquired Mountainside Hospital in June 2007. The parent company is described as 'committed to communities' and provides organizational support for the hospital's continued operation as a community hospital.
• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMountainside Hospital is a clinical affiliate of UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. This partnership provides academic connections, medical student training opportunities, and enhances the hospital's teaching capabilities. Residents receive training through this affiliation and the hospital benefits from academic medical school resources.
• Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMountainside Hospital Cancer Center is affiliated with the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. This partnership provides patients access to clinical trials, cutting-edge treatments, and coordinated cancer care. The partnership enables genetic counseling services and research collaboration.
• St. George's UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMountainside Hospital is listed as a US Major Affiliated Hospital for St. George's University medical students, providing clinical training opportunities.
• Overlook HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMountainside Family Practice residents spend pediatric floor rotations at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ, working with pediatricians and pediatric residents.
• University of Medicine and Dentistry HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily Practice residents rotate at UMDNJ Hospital in Newark for pediatric emergency medicine training, gaining exposure to high-volume inner city Level III pediatric emergency care.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Holy Name Medical Center: Independent community hospital in Teaneck, NJ offering similar scale and broad service mix including cancer, cardiac, maternity, and emergency care; comparable community hospital positioning in northern NJ.
• Englewood Hospital and Medical Center: Independent community teaching hospital in Englewood, NJ with comparable comprehensive services including cancer, cardiac, and maternity; similar physician training programs and community positioning.
• Overlook Medical Center: Atlantic Health System hospital in Summit, NJ providing tertiary-level services including cardiac, cancer, and emergency care; already a rotation partner for Mountainside Family Practice residents and a directly comparable northern NJ community teaching hospital.
• Clara Maass Medical Center: RWJBarnabas Health community hospital in Belleville, NJ offering similar scale and service mix (cardiac, cancer, maternity, emergency) in adjacent Essex County market; direct competitor for community patient flow.
• Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside Medical Center: Despite the historical name overlap, the successor facility operated by Hackensack Meridian Health in Montclair, NJ; the closest direct peer given shared campus history and same local market.
• Saint Barnabas Medical Center: Large NJ acute care hospital in Livingston (RWJBarnabas Health) offering similar comprehensive services including cancer, cardiac, maternity, and emergency care; most directly comparable to Mountainside in terms of community-hospital positioning and service breadth in northern NJ.
• Saint Joseph's University Medical Center: Community teaching hospital in Paterson, NJ providing comprehensive services including cardiac, cancer, and emergency care with residency programs; comparable community-hospital scale and NJ market.
• Chilton Medical Center: Atlantic Health System community hospital in Pequannock Township, NJ offering similar full-service acute care, cardiac, and emergency services in northwest NJ; comparable scale and community hospital profile.
• Valley Hospital: Community hospital in Ridgewood, NJ providing comparable acute care, cardiac, cancer, and women's services; comparable bed count and community positioning in northern NJ.

Broad incumbents

• Morristown Medical Center: Atlantic Health System flagship tertiary hospital in Morristown, NJ; broader incumbent in same northern NJ region with overlapping cardiac, cancer, and emergency services but at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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