CHEMED has officially announced plans to develop a 60-acre outpatient healthcare campus in Lakewood, in what the organization is billing as an unprecedented shift in how coordinated medical care is delivered to families in Ocean and Monmouth Counties.

The project, called The Medical Village, will bring more than 50 specialties under one roof in a purpose-built, outpatient-first facility designed to eliminate the fragmentation that typically forces patients to navigate multiple providers across multiple locations. Planned services include primary care, dental, mental health, pediatric specialties, women’s health, a standalone emergency department, an ambulatory surgery center, and a state-of-the-art diagnostic radiology center.

“We’re reimagining the very experience of care in a way that’s never really been done before,” said CHEMED CEO Dr. Dovid Friedman. “Our goal is full-spectrum, whole-family healthcare, seamlessly delivered through a single, integrated system where every provider is in sync and every family feels seen, supported, and prioritized.”

The campus model is designed around communication between care teams, allowing providers across specialties to coordinate directly rather than relying on patients to bridge the gap themselves. While the facility will be exclusively outpatient and non-hospital, CHEMED said it is in active discussions with potential hospital partners to ensure patients have access to all levels of care when needed.

The project is currently in the due diligence phase, with CHEMED working to satisfy regulatory and licensing requirements before moving forward.

CHEMED, which stands for Center for Health Education, Medicine and Dentistry, is the largest Federally Qualified Health Center in New Jersey. Founded in 2008, it has served Lakewood and surrounding communities for nearly two decades.