Masonic Service Association
Hospital Visitation Program
One of the most important projects of the Grand Lodge is the MSA Hospital Visitation Program, where
lodges meet at one of 5 Veterans facilities throughout the State on each Sunday to assist the infirm
Veterans to Sunday services.  From time to time, they also provide other assistance as needed or
required.

endeavor with three lodges from the 12th District, i.e. St. Stephen's, Philo and Milltown.  Cesarea and
Matawan Lodges from the 17th District also support this home.
VETERANS MEMORIAL HOME - MENLO PARK
132 Evergreen Road, P.O. Box 3013, Edison 08818-3013
732-452-4272 (Social Services)
732-452-4133 (Volunteer Coordinator)
(RW Michael Holt - MSA Rep.)

This facility was rebuilt in 1999 on 109-acres in Middlesex County. It is the most modern, core
with resident living areas located around the perimeter. The home is adjacent to Roosevelt
Hospital, and is easily accessible from Routes 1 and 287, the Garden State Parkway and the
New Jersey Turnpike.

This is the state’s oldest operating veterans home, having opened in 1899. It has provided War
facility has a large, shaded outdoor recreation area that features a wheelchair accessible, 9-hole
miniature golf course. The home is conveniently located off Route 47 (Delsea Drive) in
Cumberland County.
1 Veterans Drive, Paramus 07653-0608
201-634-8435 (Social Services)

This facility, located on 23-acres in northeastern Bergen County, opened on August 4, 1986. It
has two modern residential buildings, able to accommodate 336 residents, and two fenced-in
garden areas. In the courtyard, near the main entrance, a monument stands in memory of those
who served in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The facility is conveniently located
off the Garden State Parkway at Exit 165 and is across the street from Bergen Regional Medical
Center.
VETERANS HOSPITAL - EAST ORANGE
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07018
Phone: (973) 676-1000
Fax: (973) 395-7062

The Director of the VA New Jersey Health Care System may be contacted at (973) 676-1000
x1211.  The Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System (VANJHCS) is a
consolidated facility comprised of two main campuses, one in East Orange, the corporate office
located in Northeastern New Jersey within the greater New York metropolitan area, and one in
Phone: (908) 647-0180
Fax: (908) 647-3452


The Director of the VA New Jersey Health Care System may be contacted at (973) 676-1000
x1211.  The FAX number for job inquiries is (973) 395-7148.