Ongoing legal battle over hospital license postponedThe Ridgewood News A hearing to determine whether the legal battle to extend Pascack Valley Hospital’s license should be considered in the Law Division of the Superior Court of Bergen County or the Appellate Division in Trenton, originally scheduled for Jan. 22, has been postponed until Feb. 5 at the request of Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC). (more…) More legal wrangling over plans to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital in WestwoodThe Record The state Department of Health has joined opponents of the reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital in arguing that the legal effort to extend the hospital’s license belongs not in state Superior Court in Bergen County but in the Appellate Division in Trenton. (more…) New Jersey hospitals continue to suffer financiallyThe Record Nearly half the state’s hospitals have laid off workers, many have reduced services and most are treating growing ranks of patients who can’t or won’t pay, according to a survey by the New Jersey Hospital Association. (more…) Editorial: Expanding ER is best choice nowNorthern Valley Suburbanite With the former Pascack Valley Hospital license expired, Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) should expand the services offered at its satellite emergency department in Westwood. Using a model popularized in northern Virginia of having freestanding emergency centers with the ability to treat some life-threatening conditions along with additional outpatient services is more beneficial to residents than a for-profit hospital. (more…) Judge: HUMC will need to press hospital bid before appeals panelThe Record Hackensack University Medical Center’s efforts to keep the former Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood temporarily open will have to be done before an appeals panel, a judge ruled. (more…) N.J. health commissioner denies a request to extend the license of Pascack Valley Hospital past Dec. 28The Record State Health Commissioner Heather Howard has denied a request from Hackensack University Medical Center to extend the license for a hospital at the former Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood. That license is due to expire on Monday. (more…) State DOH denies HUMC’s request for PVH license extensionSTATEMENT This week, we received word that New Jersey Commissioner of Health and Senior Services Heather Howard has notified Hackensack University Medical Center that its recent request to extend Pascack Valley Hospital’s license beyond its expiration date of December 28, 2009, has been denied. (more…) Hackensack hospital seeks extension of Pascack licenseThe Record The state Health Department is reviewing a request from Hackensack University Medical Center to extend the Dec. 28 expiration date for the license of Pascack Valley Hospital. (more…) 2008 worst year of decade financially for N.J. hospitalsThe Record New Jersey hospitals recorded their worst financial performance of the decade last year, a new report said. The $18 billion-a-year industry barely broke even, with 23 of 54 hospitals and hospital systems showing operating losses, according to the New Jersey Hospital Association’s annual report, “Financial Status of New Jersey Hospitals,” issued Wednesday. (more…) Hospital taking steps to control expensesNorthern Valley Suburbanite Englewood Hospital and Medical Center has decided to cut 46 employees. The news is all too common, but hospital officials say the decision to restructure was necessary to stabilize their financial health during these tough economic times. (more…) |
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