Two patients that required overnight care at Hoboken University Medical Center are expected to be released Saturday.
HOBOKEN - One person remains in intensive care and at least six others remained hospitalized Saturday after a fatal train crash in Hoboken on Thursday injured more than 100 people.
The person who remains in intensive care is in guarded condition at Jersey City Medical Center, a step up from critical, said hospital Spokesman Mark Rabson.
The three remaining patients are in stable condition and are expected to be released in the next 24 hours, Rabson said.
Jersey City Medical Center handle the majority of the people injured in the crash who required attention at a hospital.
"Many of the injuries were minor and required only an examination and the patients were released that day," Rabson said of the initial 66 patients treated at the hospital.
NTSB waiting to interview engineer
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 of the crash.
At Hoboken University Medical Center, two of the 23 patients treated there who required overnight admission are expected to be released Saturday, said Jarrod Bernstein, spokesman for Carepoint Health.
A patient seen at Christ Hospital in Bayonne was transferred to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson for specialized care and remains there in fair condition, said hospital spokesperson Liz Asani.
Rabson said Friday that 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 used Thursday, he said.Dave Hutchinson may be reached at dhutchinson@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @DHutch_SL. Find NJ.com on Facebook.