NewsState 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…) Duchak and Meyers: Meaningful hospital collaboration should be localThe Record FOR THOSE of us in hospital administration in Bergen County, it is hard to understand the current rationale that Hackensack University Medical Center is using to justify its stance on a new, for-profit hospital on the current Pascack Valley Hospital site. (more…) Hospital battle heats upThe Record Englewood Hospital and Medical Center’s admissions surged by 2,000 and the hospital turned a profit after a string of losses, as Pascack Valley Hospital sank into bankruptcy and closed. But the gains were short-lived. Admissions are declining again and the hospital recently laid off employees. “This only strengthens the argument” that Pascack Valley should not reopen, said Michael Pietrowicz, Englewood’s senior vice president of planning. (more…) Will HUMC plan expire on Dec. 28?The Record Will Hackensack University Medical Center’s plan to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood die when the hospital’s license expires on Dec. 28? The state license to operate Pascack Valley Hospital expires on Dec. 28 — and it’s unclear if Hackensack University Medical Center’s application to reopen the hospital dies with it. (more…) Health care a hot topic in race for governorThe Record [Independent gubernatorial candidate Chris] Daggett said “you probably don’t need to have Pascack Valley Hospital as an acute-care facility,” because of the other hospitals in the area. He suggested that other possibilities, such as assisted living or long-term care, should be explored for the site. – ARTICLE EXCERPT. Read the complete article at northjersey.com The Record: Playing doctor, politicsThe Record — Editorial Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney wants to build some consensus. He wants the two hospitals that are opposed to the reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital to sit down with the hospital that wants to reopen it, so the opponents can be persuaded to sign on to the plan. (more…) |
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