March 11, 2010

Dear Fellow Community Member,

Better Healthcare for Bergen County
As you know, healthcare is what policymakers at all levels of government are talking about these days.  Here in Bergen County, we know that the best healthcare is available when our community hospitals are strong and healthy. (more…)

The Record
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
BY LINDY WASHBURN

The next stop in the fight over whether Hackensack University Medical Center should be allowed to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital will be the Appellate Division of Superior Court, after a ruling Monday from state Superior Court Judge Peter E. Doyne. (more…)

The Record
Monday, February 22, 2010
BY LINDY WASHBURN

Bergen County’s chief assignment judge ruled today that Hackensack University Medical Center must go to the state Appellate Division in Trenton with its effort to apply the Permit Extension Act to the hospital license at the former Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood [download PDF of ruling from http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/decisions/]. (more…)

Monday, February 22, 2010

The Valley Hospital and Englewood Hospital and Medical Center: Statements about Permit Extension Act Opinion

VALLEY HOSPITAL: We are pleased that Judge Doyne reinforced the findings of the former Commissioner of the Department of Health and Senior Services, and that he agreed with our position that any future proceedings on this matter are more appropriately handled by the Appellate Division. (more…)

The Ridgewood News
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
BY MEGAN BURROW

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…)

The Record
Saturday, January 16, 2010
BY LINDY WASHBURN

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…)

The Record
Thursday, January 14, 2010
BY MARY JO LAYTON

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…)

Northern Valley Suburbanite
Thursday, January 7, 2010
EDITORIAL

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…)

The Record
Wednesday, December 24, 2009
BY SCOTT FALLON

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…)

The Record
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
BY LINDY WASHBURN

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…)