 One of the last remaining independent hospitals in the garden state is set to merge with one of the largest healthcare systems in New Jersey. For 130 years, Anglewood Health, the Anglewood Hospital has served Bergen County as an independent facility. Now, however, it will merge with Hackensack Meridian Health. The merger agreement includes a $400 million commitment by Hackensack Meridian to invest in new operating rooms at the hospital, expanded cardiac facilities and outpatient sites for physicians. Hackensack Meridian has also agreed to take on Anglewood's outstanding debt of 182 million dollars. Anglewood Health's CEO says the deal is all about serving the community. We're going to push access to care out into the communities that we serve. Our friends, our neighbors, our families are going to receive the highest level of care close to home. The hospital's merger with Meridian Health was unanimously approved by Anglewood's Board of Trustees. The agreement must now be reviewed by the State Attorney General's Office as well as the Federal Trade Commission. The process is expected to take about a year.