Most of the more than 100 passengers who sought medical help after the Hoboken train crash have been treated and released, though two remain in intensive care
HOBOKEN - Of the more than 100 people injured in the NJ Transit train crash in Hoboken, 16 remained hospitalized Friday with at least two in intensive care, hospital officials said.
Those two people in intensive care are being treated at Jersey City Medical Center, which handled 66 patients from the Thursday morning rush-hour crash. They are in guarded condition, which is a one-step improvement over critical condition, said spokesman Mark Rabson.
Another 11 patients remain at Jersey City Medical Center in stable condition, he said.
Five hospitals were involved in treating patients from the crash, which killed a 34-year-old Hoboken woman who was hit by debris while standing on the train platform. The National Transportation Safety Board is continuing to investigate the cause.
At Hoboken University Medical Center, two of the 23 patients treated there required overnight admission, according to Jarrod Bernstein, spokesman for Carepoint Health.
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The patient seen at Christ Hospital in Bayonne was transferred to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson for specialized care, Bernstein said.
Hackensack University Medical Center saw 13 patients Thursday, most of them walk-ins, said spokeswoman Sheri Hensley. All were treated and released.
At Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, five passengers sought treatment on the day of the crash, while a sixth showed up Friday for evaluation. All have been treated without requiring hospitalization, said hospital spokeswoman Stephanie Christopolous.
At Jersey City Medical Center, which handled the majority of the crash victims, Rabson said most of the 11 patients who were in stable condition would probably be released Friday, pending doctors' evaluations and test results.
Rabson noted the hospital participated in an emergency drill about a year ago based on the scenario of a nearby train crash. The ambulance staging area used in that drill - the parking lot of a local Target store - was the one they used Thursday, he noted.
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