Southern Ocean Medical Center is a community hospital in Manahawkin, New Jersey, and part of Hackensack Meridian Health. For more than 40 years, its physicians, nurses, staff, and volunteers have focused on compassionate care and a positive patient experience. The hospital is open around the clock and provides emergency services, with convenient online access to appointments, test results, medical records, and prescription refills through MyChart.

Its services span surgical care, cancer treatment, cardiovascular care, orthopedics, and weight loss, alongside imaging, laboratory testing, rehabilitation, maternity care, diabetes services, and wound care. Surgical specialties include robotic, general, orthopedic, urologic, and cancer surgery. The cancer center offers multidisciplinary treatment, including medical oncology, clinical trials, and radiation therapy. Heart services include emergency and elective cardiac care, heart failure treatment, catheterization, and minimally invasive procedures. The Center for Weight Loss provides bariatric services and is recognized by national surgical organizations. Southern Ocean Medical Center also offers stroke care and a broad range of specialty programs, serving patients with access to nearby hospital care and support.