Matheny Medical and Educational Center

Specialties and care areas^[4][5][6][7]

• Long-term care special hospital for medically complex developmental disabilities
• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy
• Respiratory therapy
• Clinical nutrition
• Seating and mobility clinic
• Rehabilitation technology
• Recreation therapy
• Music therapy
• Dentistry
• Audiology
• Developmental pediatrics
• Gastroenterology
• Gynecology
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Orthopedics
• Podiatry
• Psychiatry
• Pulmonology
• Urology
• Women's health care
• Wound and ostomy care

Conditions treated^[5][6][8][9]

• Medically complex developmental disabilities
• Cerebral palsy
• Spina bifida
• Lesch-Nyhan disease
• Rare diseases
• Speech and language disorders
• Dysphagia
• Cardio-pulmonary conditions

Treatments^[5][6][7]

• Speech therapy
• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Gait, balance and mobility training
• Respiratory therapy (oxygen administration, medication delivery)
• Nutrition counseling
• Wound and ostomy treatment
• Recreation therapy
• Music therapy
• Dental restorative care

Procedures^[5][6]

• Wheelchair and custom seating assessment
• Durable medical equipment and complex rehab technology fitting and customization
• Dysphagia diagnostics
• Dental cleanings, X-rays and fluoride treatments
• Oral cancer screening
• Root canal therapy
• Tooth extractions
• Fillings and crowns

Programs and centers^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

• Special Hospital
• Life Enrichment Therapies
• Center of Medicine and Dentistry (outpatient clinic)
• Special Hospital (long-term inpatient care)
• Adult Services (patient activities program)
• Community Connections
• Seating and Mobility Clinic
• Direct Support Professionals care team

Nearest emergency rooms

Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).

• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset…10 mi · Somerville, NJ · Acute Care Hospital
• Ahs Hospital Corp13 mi · Hackettstown, NJ · Acute Care Hospital
• Overlook Medical Center16 mi · Summit, NJ · Acute Care Hospital
• University Behavioral Health Care16 mi · Piscataway, NJ · Psychiatric Hospital
• Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus16 mi · Denville, NJ · Acute Care Hospital

Other hospitals nearby

• Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital11 mi · Morris Plains, NJ · Psychiatric Hospital
• Mountainview Behavioral Hospital12 mi · Berkeley Heights, NJ · Psychiatric Hospital
• Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute13 mi · Madison, NJ · Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital
• Kindred Hospital New Jersey - Morris County13 mi · Dover, NJ · Long-Term Acute Care Hospital

Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby

Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.

Nursing homes

• Skilled Nursing at Fellowship Village5.4 mi · Basking Ridge, NJ · 5 of 5 stars
• Holly Manor Center7.3 mi · Mendham, NJ · 2 of 5 stars
• Complete Care at Green Knoll8.3 mi · Bridgewater, NJ · 4 of 5 stars

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Hospice providers

• Fellowship Village Inc5.5 mi · Basking Ridge, NJ
• Archangels Services LLC8.6 mi · Somerville, NJ
• Community Care Hospice8.6 mi · Somerville, NJ

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Home health agencies

• Community Visiting Nurse Service8.6 mi · Somerville, NJ · 4 of 5 stars
• Atlantic Visiting Nurse9.1 mi · Morristown, NJ
• Visiting Nurse Assoc of Northern New Jersey, Inc9.1 mi · Morristown, NJ · 4 of 5 stars

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Dialysis facilities

• FKC Somerville8.6 mi · Somerville, NJ · 3 of 5 stars
• DaVita Renal Center of Morristown9.1 mi · Morristown, NJ · 5 of 5 stars
• FMC East Morris9.1 mi · Morristown, NJ · 5 of 5 stars

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Outpatient surgery centers nearby

Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.

• New Jersey Plastic Surgery Center LLC5.1 mi · Chester, NJ
• Franklin Surgical Center5.5 mi · Basking Ridge, NJ
• Liberty Corner Surgical Center, LLC5.5 mi · Basking Ridge, NJ

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Community care nearby

Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.

Community health centers

• Zufall Health Center Bridgewater8.8 mi · Bridgewater, NJ · Community health center
• Zufall Health Center - Morristown11 mi · Morristown, NJ · Community health center
• Zufall Health Center Somerville11 mi · Somerville, NJ · Community health center

Clinics and urgent care

• Summit Medical Group PA3.3 mi · Bernardsville, NJ · Urgent care center
• Kyrquen LLC8.6 mi · Branchburg, NJ · Urgent care center
• Ontrivex LLC8.6 mi · Branchburg, NJ · Urgent care center

Pharmacies

• Walgreen Co3.3 mi · Bernardsville, NJ · Pharmacy
• Bedminster Specialty Pharmacy Inc.4.1 mi · Bedminster, NJ · Community/retail pharmacy
• I&I Pharma LLC4.1 mi · Bedminster, NJ · Community/retail pharmacy

ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby

How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.

Hospital information

Sources

1. Long-Term Care Hospital - General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-08-12, retrieved 2026-10-29
2. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare tool to look up and compare this type of hospital
3. U.S. Census Bureau ZIP code areas (Gazetteer) — approximate position (center of the ZIP code area) used for distances

From the hospital’s website

Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-10-30.

1. Hospital - Matheny | Special Needs Hospital & School in New Jersey — matheny.org
2. Special Hospital - Matheny | Special Needs Hospital & School in New Jersey — matheny.org
3. Center of Medicine & Dentistry - Matheny | Special Needs Hospital & School in New Jersey — matheny.org
4. Life Enrichment Therapies - Matheny | Special Needs Hospital & School in New Jersey — matheny.org
5. Hospital - Matheny | Special Needs Hospital & School in New Jersey — matheny.org
6. About Us - Matheny | Special Needs Hospital & School in New Jersey — matheny.org