mergers and acquisitions Hackensack Meridian Health Hunterdon Healthcare System nonprofit hospitals. Hackensack Meridian Health has signed a definitive agreement to pick up Central New Jersey’s Hunterdon Health, a $230 million deal that would grow the state’s largest health system to 19 total hospitals. The agreement does outline a $200 million capital investment on behalf of Hackensack Meridian, which the nonprofits said would go toward facilities, programs and Central New Jersey communities Hunterdon serves. The smaller system is headlined by Hunterdon Medical Center, a 184-bed teaching hospital, as well as ambulatory sites such as its more than 30 medical practices, its Hunterdon Medical Group and other participating independent physicians. The organizations said that Hunterdon will maintain local board oversight for at least six years, with a representative of the smaller organization also joining Hackensack Meridian’s Board of Trustees and serving other appointments. mergers and acquisitions Hackensack Meridian Health Hunterdon Healthcare System nonprofit hospitals Providers.