The Record
Friday, June 26, 2009
BY LINDY WASHBURN

The next step in the state’s review of Hackensack University Medical Center’s proposal to reopen the bankrupt Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood will take place on July 23, when the State Health Planning Board meets to decide whether to recommend its approval. (more…)

The Record
Saturday, June 20, 2009
BY LINDY WASHBURN

In the latest challenge to Hackensack University Medical Center’s bid to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood, two Bergen County hospitals have demanded that the state health commissioner dismiss the application on legal grounds. (more…)

New Jersey Hospital Association — News Brief
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The State Health Planning Board heard testimony last night on the transfer of ownership of Pascack Valley Hospital to Hackensack University Medical Center, which hopes to reopen the closed facility as a 127-bed acute care facility. The marathon meeting was dominated by local residents with strong opinions on the hospital’s reopening. State and local elected officials also expressed their varied positions. (more…)

The Record
Monday, June 8, 2009
BY LINDY WASHBURN

The people who live near the former Pascack Valley Hospital say their health will be jeopardized if it doesn’t reopen. But some North Jersey hospitals say it is the region’s health care system that will be thrown into disarray if Pascack is revived. (more…)

The Washington Post
Monday, JUNE 1, 2009
By JORDAN RAU, Kaiser Health News

Westwood, N.J. — The last thing New Jersey needs is more hospitals, given that there aren’t enough patients to fill all the existing beds, a prestigious state commission declared last year. So why is there now a campaign to build a new one just a few miles from others? (more…)

The Wall Street Journal
Sunday, APRIL 12, 2009
By AVERY JOHNSON and KELLY EVANS

Employment in health care, the only major industry outside the federal government still adding jobs, is succumbing to the recession.

In the latest sign, the president of New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. wrote Friday to community organizations as well as employees and unions at its 11 hospitals and four nursing homes, saying the agency will lay off more workers even after slashing 400 jobs last month. (more…)

The Record
Tuesday, April 1, 2009
BY PETER J. SAMPSON

The spotlight shifted to Senate President Richard Codey on Tuesday as the defense in the federal corruption trial of Joseph Coniglio sought to show that the former acting governor was more of a sugar daddy to Hackensack University Medical Center than the man prosecutors portray as the hospital’s bought and-paid-for legislator. (more…)

The Record
Monday, March 31, 2009
BY MARY JO LAYTON and PETER J. SAMPSON

The star witness in the corruption trial of a former state senator pointed the finger at Hackensack University Medical Center’s leaders today, testifying they made him hire Joseph Coniglio for what prosecutors called a no-show consulting job that netted the hospital millions in state grants. (more…)

The Record
Monday, March 30, 2009
BY MARY JO LAYTON and PETER J. SAMPSON

Hackensack University Medical Center is used to news stories touting its top rankings and stellar care. Now, the state’s busiest hospital is making all the wrong headlines. (more…)

Mayor and Council of the Borough of Tenafly pass resolution supporting Englewood Hospital and Medical Center’s fight to maintain financial strength and high quality care. (Download full PDF, 42K)