Imus Ranch - Facilities

Facilities

The ranch consists of a village of eight buildings constructed to emulate an Old West town, including a general store, a "marshal's office", and a "saloon" (in reality, an infirmary where the young guests receive their medications at the saloon's "bar"). The main ranch house is a 14,000 sq ft (1,300 m2) adobe hacienda with American Indian rugs and rustic chandeliers in the great room. It has five bedrooms for the ten children who attend each week in the summer, a library, and a dining hall serving all vegetarian meals. The design was largely under the direction of Deirdre Imus at a cost of construction placed at more than $25 million.

There are bunk houses for doctors, other medical staff and ranch hands. The Hackensack University Medical Center provides physicians, nurses, and guidance counselors who attend the ranch sessions.