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| name = The Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Corporation
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| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
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| location_city = {{Unbulleted list|[[Neptune City, New Jersey]]|[[Roselle, New Jersey]]}}
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| area_served = [[New Jersey]]
| key_people = Jeffery Behm, President & CEO
| industry = [[Ambulance]] service
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| services = {{Unbulleted list|[[Advanced Life Support]]|Specialty Critical Care Transport|Special Events Medical Staffing|Air Medical Unit}}
| revenue = $61M (2010)
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The '''Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Corporation''' ('''MONOC''') was a non-profit [[hospital]] services company which provided emergency and non-emergency medical transport services in [[New Jersey]].
MONOC was formed in 1978 as a cooperative by member hospitals  It ceased operations in 2020.
'''Former MONOC Member Hospitals:'''
* Saint Barnabas Medical Center
* Clara Maass Medical Center
* Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
* Bayshore Community Hospital
* Riverview Medical Center
* University Medical Center at Princeton
* Monmouth Medical Center
* CentraState Medical Center
* Jersey Shore University Medical Center
* Ocean Medical Center
* Kimball Medical Center
* Saint Mary's Hospital at Passaic
* Community Medical Center
* Southern Ocean County Hospital
* Deborah Heart and Lung Center
* Saint Michael's Medical Center
One of MONOC's programs was the operation of paramedic services through a state-granted geographic exclusivity in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]] and [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] counties, as well as portions of several other counties in northern New Jersey, under a Certificate of Need (CN) issued from the [[New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services]].
As of April 1, 2020 MONOC ceased all MICU & SCTU operations throughout the state. On this date, [[RWJBarnabas Health|RWJ Barnabas Health]] (SBHCS) and [[Hackensack Meridian Health]] assumed these MICU and SCTU services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brick.shorebeat.com/2020/01/hospital-chains-will-take-over-from-monoc-paramedics-in-april/|title=Hospital Chains Will Take Over From MONOC Paramedics in April|last=Nee|first=Daniel|date=2020-01-28|website=Brick, NJ Shorebeat -- News, Real Estate, Events, Community, Sports, Business|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref>
==Services & Divisions==
'''Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic Service'''
MONOC's Advanced Life Support Division (ALS) was started in 1985 to provide a higher level of [[Emergency medical services|emergency medical service]] with municipal volunteer first aid squads throughout [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]] and Northern [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]]. This service grew slowly to a system in which seven Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICU) were stationed throughout the two counties to provide rapid response to all life-threatening emergencies. Early on, these units were dispatched by the dispatch centers in the respective counties served. This was ultimately changed to allow the MONOC Dispatch Center to perform the service.
In 2003, through an agreement with SBHCS, MONOC acquired five additional MICUs, encompassing the remainder of Ocean County. In 2004, through yet another merger with the remaining SBHCS hospitals, MONOC acquired their remaining six MICUs in Northern New Jersey. This increased MONOC's ALS coverage area to [[Union County, New Jersey|Union County]], [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]], and [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County.]] In 2005, Passaic Beth Israel Medical Center became a member of MONOC, adding two additional MICUs and coverage in [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]], and Bergen County.
'''Basic Life Support'''
MONOC's Basic Life Support Division (BLS) was started in 1995 to provide emergency medical service to the residents of [[Jackson Township, New Jersey|Jackson Township]]. The division grew over the years to service all of the transportation needs for Southern Ocean County Hospital, Atlantic City Medical Center; City and Mainland Divisions, Bayshore Community Hospital, [[CentraState Medical Center|Centrastate Medical Center]], and [[University Medical Center at Princeton]].
In 2003, MONOC entered into contracts with SBHCS' southern hospitals; acquiring EMTAC EMS and the responsibility of all transportation for [[Kimball Medical Center]], Community Medical Center and [[Monmouth Medical Center]]. In 2004, MONOC assumed responsibility of SBHCS northern facilities and the remainder of EMTAC, servicing SBHCS, Irvington General Hospital, Union Hospital, and [[Newark Beth Israel Medical Center|Newark Beth Israel]]. Ultimately, MONOC began to provide service to both Passaic Beth Israel, and [[Deborah Heart and Lung Center]].
As of mid 2019, the Basic Life Support Division was eliminated from MONOC.<ref>Anonymous Staff member, currently employed by MONOC (2019)</ref>
'''Specialty Care Transport Services'''
MONOC's Specialty Care Transport Division (SCT) was started in 1995 to provide care to critically ill or injured patients in need of transport from one hospital to another.  MONOC provided primary SCT services to Community Medical Center, Saint Barnabas Medical Center and Burn Unit, Clara Maas Medical Center, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Bayshore Community Hospital, University Medical Center at Princeton, Monmouth Medical Center, CentraState Medical Center, Kimball Medical Center, Deborah Heart and Lung Center and Southern Ocean County Hospital.
'''Bariatric Transport Services'''
The Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Services Corporation (MONOC Emergency Medical Services) developed a “[[Bariatrics|Bariatric]] Transport Unit” equipped with specially trained personnel and equipment designed to transport patients weighing up to 1,600 pounds.
'''Tactical EMS'''
This team was specially trained to provide medical support to [[Tactical Law Enforcement Badge|tactical law enforcement]] officials for missions that may be of a high-risk nature.
'''Communications'''
The MONOC Communications Center (commonly referred to as "Control") was a [[dispatch center]] responsible for answering 9-1-1 calls for contracted municipalities and taking requests for emergency services from six counties.
==Flight Program==
On April 6, 2006, the Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) of the [[New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services]] issued an Air Medical Unit License to MONOC.  This program ended on August 8, 2019.
==Controversies==
MONOC's billing practices have been controversial and have been investigated by the media and legislators.<ref>Staff. [https://archive.today/20130411155727/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1811685101.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+6,+2004&author=JOSEPH+PICARD "Legislator calls on state to probe MONOC billing."], ''[[The Asbury Park Press]]'', May 6, 2004. Accessed March 16, 2013.</ref>
<ref>David Willis. [https://www.app.com/story/money/business/consumer/press-on-your-side/2017/03/24/monoc-paramedics-bills/99505154 "I have to pay what? Shock of MONOC paramedic bills"], ''[[The Asbury Park Press]]'', March 24, 2017</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Air ambulance services in the United States]]
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