Why Was The New Jersey City Medical Center Put in Flood Zone?

Here's is another good question Hurricane Sandy brought to light. Why Was The New Jersey City Medical Center Put in Flood Zone? The New Jersey City Medical Center opened up a few years ago after the old hospital was deemed a hazard. The good thing about the old location was that it sat on top of one of the highest points in Jersey City, on the corner of Baldwin Ave, and Montgomery St. This also placed it in the heart of the city. The importance of the Jersey Medical Center is essential to the county as well being that it is a Level 2 Trauma center, and the nearest Level 1 Trauma center is in Newark. So being that the JCMC is so important why would they put it in an area that is surely prone to flooding in a natural catastrophe. Anyone that knows the city could see this coming a mile away. Poor planning by the city and developers on this one. During the storm and weeks after the hospital had to divert patients to other area hospitals that can't really handle the emergencies the JCMC can. So basically Christ Hospital became the main hub of all medical emergencies in the county. All the other hospitals in the county are unfortunately in flood zones as well. Palisades General Hospital, Meadowlands Hospital, and Hoboken Medical Center are all near masses of water. Hopefully this was a lesson learned and we don't have to go through another crisis like this for a very long time. But or local governments need to do better disaster planing. I know that it cost $115,000,000 to build, but something needs to be done to avoid this from happening again.

Temporary ER at the NEW JCMC