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BACKGROUND ========== HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (THE "MEDICAL CENTER" OR "HACKENSACKUMC") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT NEW JERSEY CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). HACKENSACKUMC OWNS AND OPERATES A 775 LICENSED BED ACUTE CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL LOCATED AT 30 PROSPECT AVENUE IN THE CITY OF HACKENSACK, BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. BERGEN COUNTY IS THE LARGEST COUNTY BY POPULATION IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY (THE "STATE"), WITH A 2009 POPULATION OF 895,250. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU 2009 POPULATION ESTIMATES, IT HAS THE SIXTEENTH HIGHEST PER CAPITA INCOME IN THE UNITED STATES. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY, INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80, THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE, THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, STATE ROUTES 4, 17, AND 46 AND IS APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES FROM NEW YORK CITY. HACKENSACKUMC WAS FOUNDED IN 1888 AS A 12-BED HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE ACUTE CARE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK. IN THE LAST 25 YEARS, THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS EVOLVED FROM A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OFFERING PATIENTS A SECONDARY LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO A TEACHING HOSPITAL AFFILIATED WITH THE NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY ("UMDNJ") OFFERING AN INCREASING ARRAY OF TERTIARY AND QUATERNARY PATIENT SERVICES. HACKENSACKUMC PROVIDES THESE SERVICES PRIMARILY TO RESIDENTS OF BERGEN, HUDSON AND PASSAIC COUNTIES, BUT ALSO TO PATIENTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. HACKENSACKUMC IS A REGIONAL LEADER IN MANY SERVICE PROGRAMS AND ITS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT PATIENTS WHOSE PRIMARY PHYSICIANS ARE NOT ON THE HACKENSACKUMC MEDICAL STAFF ARE REFERRED TO HACKENSACKUMC BECAUSE OF ITS REPUTATION FOR HIGH QUALITY CARE AND ITS ARRAY OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES, SUCH AS CARDIAC SERVICES; ONCOLOGY (WHICH INCLUDES ONE OF THE LARGEST BONE MARROW/STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY); TRANSPLANTATION SERVICES; AND WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES. SINCE 1999, THE MEDICAL CENTER'S BED COMPLEMENT HAS INCREASED FROM 579 LICENSED BEDS TO THE PRESENT LICENSED COMPLEMENT OF 775 BEDS. ADULT AND PEDIATRIC OCCUPANCY HAS CONSISTENTLY APPROXIMATED 90% SOON AFTER EACH BED CAPACITY EXPANSION OF 30 BEDS IN 2000, 68 BEDS IN 2001, AND 98 BEDS IN 2006, WHICH FURTHER SUPPORTS THE NECESSITY OF THE MEDICAL CENTER WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY. HACKENSACKUMC IS BERGEN COUNTY'S LARGEST EMPLOYER WITH A WORK FORCE OF MORE THAN 7,700 EMPLOYEES AND ANNUAL NET REVENUE OF $1.3 BILLION. THE MORE THAN 1,580 PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS ON THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL STAFF REPRESENT THE FULL SPECTRUM OF SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES. HACKENSACKUMC HAS A VOLUNTEER POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,922 MEN, WOMEN, AND TEENAGERS, WHO DONATE APPROXIMATELY 274,500 HOURS TO HACKENSACKUMC EACH YEAR. HACKENSACKUMC OFFERS ONE OF THE REGION'S MOST MODERN CAMPUSES, WHICH IS CONTINUALLY UPDATED AND EXPANDED TO INCORPORATE EMERGING CLINICAL APPROACHES, MEDICINE, AND TECHNOLOGIES. THE MEDICAL CENTER CONSISTS OF SEVENTEEN BUILDINGS AND FIVE FREESTANDING PARKING GARAGES, LOCATED ON ITS MAIN CAMPUS IN THE CITY OF HACKENSACK. SEVEN OF THE BUILDINGS ARE USED FOR INPATIENT SERVICES AND SIX ARE USED FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES. ON THIS CAMPUS, HUNDREDS OF SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE DELIVERED. THE HACKENSACKUMC CAMPUS INCLUDES ONE OF THE LARGEST AMBULATORY FACILITIES IN THE COUNTRY: THE HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PLAZA. THIS NINE-STORY 276,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY HOUSES PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND HACKENSACKUMC PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, HACKENSACKUMC'S MAIN FACILITIES INCLUDE: - DON IMUS//WFAN PEDIATRIC CENTER FOR TOMORROWS CHILDREN - SARKIS AND SIRAN GABRELLIAN WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S PAVILION - JOSEPH M. SANZARI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - DAVID JOSEPH JURIST RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOMORROW'S CHILDREN - JEFFREY M. CREAMER TRAUMA CENTER - DONNA A. SANZARI WOMEN'S HOSPITAL - SARKIS & SIRAN GABRELLIAN CHILD CARE AND LEARNING CENTER - AUDREY HEPBURN CHILDREN'S HOUSE - HEKEMIAN CONFERENCE CENTER - JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER - HEART & VASCULAR HOSPITAL SINCE HACKENSACKUMC IS ONE OF THE REGION'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE MEDICAL CENTERS, IT ATTRACTS MANY OF THE AREA'S LEADING PHYSICIANS. THESE PHYSICIANS, MANY OF WHOM ARE ON THE CUTTING-EDGE IN THEIR FIELDS AND HAVE RECEIVED THEIR TRAINING AT THE NATION'S MOST PROMINENT INSTITUTIONS, HAVE SELECTED HACKENSACKUMC AS THEIR PLACE TO PRACTICE. THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS A SEPARATE CAMPUS IN WESTWOOD, NEW JERSEY KNOWN AS HACKENSACKUMC AT PASCACK VALLEY HOSPITAL. APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM THE HACKENSACK CAMPUS, THE SITE CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 181,910 GROSS SQ. FT. THE SITE CURRENTLY PROVIDES WESTWOOD AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WITH A SATELLITE EMERGENCY ROOM FACILITY, WHICH INCLUDES LAB AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES. HACKENSACKUMC PURPOSE AND BELIEFS ================================= PURPOSE ------- HACKENSACKUMC IS A TEAM COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT EXPERIENCE THROUGH QUALITY PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. GOAL ---- QUALITY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AS THE NUMBER ONE, NON-NEGOTIABLE VALUE THAT DRIVES HACKENSACKUMC'S MISSION AND ACTIONS. HACKENSACKUMC INCORPORATES EMERGING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS TO REFLECT A VISION THAT PUTS PATIENTS IN CHARGE. HACKENSACKUMC STRIVES TO CREATE CONTINUOUS HEALING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ITS PATIENTS. HACKENSACKUMC CUSTOMIZES CARE ACCORDING TO PATIENTS' NEEDS AND VALUES, NOT HACKENSACKUMC'S. HACKENSACKUMC CONTINUES TO INITIATE AND PARTICIPATE IN UNPRECEDENTED DATA COLLABORATION. BENCHMARKING HACKENSACKUMC'S OUTCOMES PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR MORE INFORMED MEDICAL CARE JUDGMENTS. IT ALSO GIVES PATIENTS OBJECTIVE DECISION-MAKING DATA AND SERVES AS A RECRUITMENT TOOL FOR RECRUITING AND RETAINING TOP-QUALITY PHYSICIANS TO HACKENSACKUMC'S TEAM. BELIEFS ------- HACKENSACKUMC IS GUIDED BY THE FOLLOWING BELIEFS: - QUALITY - ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT-CENTERED CARE AND SERVICE. - SERVICE - COMMITTING TO ANTICIPATE AND FULFILL THE NEEDS, REQUESTS, AND WISHES OF THE CUSTOMERS. - PATIENT - CENTERED CARE - PROVIDING CARE THAT IS COMPASSIONATE, EMPATHIC, AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS, VALUES, AND PREFERENCE OF INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS AND THE FAMILIES OF PATIENTS. - INNOVATION - ADVANCING THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE THROUGH THE USE OF CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PROCESSES THAT ACHIEVE DESIRED OUTCOMES. - COMPASSION - SHOWING CONCERN FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS BY LISTENING TO, AND EMPATHIZING WITH, THEIR FEELINGS, ANXIETIES, AND EXPECTATIONS. - COMMUNICATION - PROVIDING TIMELY, RELIABLE INFORMATION WHICH RESULTS IN UNDERSTANDING. - INTEGRITY - ACTING IN A RESPONSIBLE AND ETHICAL MANNER. - PROFESSIONALISM - ACCEPTING INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN OUR ROLES, AS DEFINED BY THE STANDARDS OF THE PROFESSION. - RESPECT - LISTENING TO, AND VALUING, DIVERSE OPINIONS. - SATISFACTION - CREATING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND HEALING ENVIRONMENT THAT INSPIRES US TO EXCEED THE NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF PATIENTS, THE FAMILIES OF PATIENTS, PHYSICIANS, AND EMPLOYEES. OUTLOOK ------- THE MEDICAL CENTER'S GOAL IS COMMITTED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES DESPITE THE EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES AND COMPLEXITIES IN TODAY'S HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT. HACKENSACKUMC AT PASCACK VALLEY IS A SATELLITE, FREE-STANDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATED IN WESTWOOD, NEW JERSEY, AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER PASCACK VALLEY HOSPITAL. OWNED BY HACKENSACKUMC, HACKENSACKUMC AT PASCACK VALLEY SERVES THE PASCACK AND NORTHERN VALLEY COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. ON OCTOBER 1, 2008, THE MEDICAL CENTER OPENED A FREESTANDING SATELLITE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT THE PASCACK VALLEY SITE. IN ADDITION TO EMERGENCY SERVICES, THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO PROVIDES SEVERAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND LABORATORY SERVICES AT THAT SITE. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO SEPARATELY ACQUIRED A LICENSE FOR MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT SERVICES IN THE PASCACK VALLEY AREA, WHICH SERVES TO CONNECT THE IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY TO THIS NEWLY RE-OPENED FACILITY. |
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THE OPENING OF A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WHICH EXPANDS FROM PROVIDING JUST EMERGENCY SERVICES TO PROVIDING INPATIENT CARE AT THE FORMER PASCACK VALLEY HOSPITAL SITE CONTINUED TO BE A PRIORITY OF THE MEDICAL CENTER. IN EARLY 2012, THE MEDICAL CENTER, WITH SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, PUBLIC AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, LOCAL PHYSICIANS, AND THE GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY, RECEIVED THE FINAL APPROVAL TO RE-OPEN HACKENSACKUMC AT PASCACK VALLEY INTO A FULL SERVICE HOSPITAL. THE NEWLY RENOVATED AND RE-OPENED HOSPITAL WILL OFFER THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: 128 ALL-PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS, INCLUDING INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, MEDICAL / SURGICAL, STATE-OF-THE-ART OBSTETRICAL UNITS, FIVE FULL SERVICE OPERATING ROOMS, ONE SPECIAL PROCEDURE ROOM, CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, RADIOLOGY AND LABORATORY. THIS INPATIENT HOSPITAL WILL ACT AS AN ANCHOR TO MANY IN-DEMAND, OUTPATIENT SERVICES SUCH AS RADIOLOGY, WOMEN'S HEALTH AND SAME-DAY SURGERY. IN JANUARY 2011 THE MEDICAL CENTER SIGNED AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH HACKETTSTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, A 111-BED HOSPITAL, ESTABLISHING THE MEDICAL CENTER'S PRESENCE IN WARREN COUNTY. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PHYSICIANS AND TO SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL SPECIALTY CARE PROGRAMS, BEGINNING WITH OBSTETRICS AND ONCOLOGY. HACKENSACKUMC HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH SAINT CLARE'S HEALTH SYSTEM, PROVIDING HIGHER LEVELS OF CANCER DIAGNOSTICS, TREATMENT, CLINICAL TRIALS, AND CANCER MANAGEMENT TO THEIR PATIENTS THROUGH THE MEDICAL CENTER'S JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER. SAINT CLARE'S HAS LOCATIONS IN MORRIS AND SUSSEX COUNTIES. 2011 ALSO SAW THE EXPANSION OF HACKENSACKUMC'S UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AS A RESULT OF AN AGREEMENT SIGNED IN 2010 WITH ST. GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN GRENADA. FORTY-EIGHT THIRD-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS CAME TO HACKENSACKUMC TO COMPLETE THEIR REQUIRED FIVE CORE ROTATIONS: INTERNAL MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, PEDIATRICS AND SURGERY. THEY JOIN STUDENTS TRAINING HERE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY. AS PART OF THIS RELATIONSHIP, HACKENSACKUMC AWARDED THE FIRST CHAIRMAN'S SCHOLARSHIP TO ST. GEORGE'S. THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS DESIGNATED FOR HACKENSACKUMC MEDICAL AND DENTAL STAFF, EMPLOYEES AND FAMILY MEMBERS. IN 2012, HACKENSACKUMC WILL STRENGTHEN ITS CORE BY FOCUSING ON THE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE SUCH AS THE NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE AND THE ORTHOPAEDICS INSTITUTE. ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN THESE TWO AREAS IS ESSENTIAL AS THE POPULATION AGES AND THE INCIDENCE OF CONDITIONS LIKE PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND ARTHRITIS INCREASES. AT THE END OF 2011, HACKENSACKUMC BECAME THE FIRST HOSPITAL ON THE EAST COAST TO USE THE CLEARPOINT NEURO INTERVENTION SYSTEM TO TREAT SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE. IT ALLOWS NEUROLOGICAL PROCEDURES TO BE PERFORMED WITHIN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) SCANNER, PROVIDING SURGEONS WITH A REAL-TIME VIEW OF THE BRAIN AS THEY OPERATE. IN EARLY 2012, HACKENSACKUMC PLANS TO OPEN A GAMMA KNIFE CENTER. THE GAMMA KNIFE IS USED TO ABLATE TUMORS BY FOCUSING RADIATION WITH EXTREME PRECISION ON THE TARGETED AREA OF THE BRAIN. EMERGENCY CARE IS ANOTHER AREA IN WHICH HACKENSACKUMC PLANS TO BUILD CAPACITY. IN 2011 HACKENSACKUMC RECEIVED APPROVAL TO ALMOST DOUBLE THE SIZE OF ITS EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE EXPANSION PLANS WILL NOT ONLY UPGRADE THE EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CENTER, BUT WILL ALSO CONSTRUCT A NEW BUILDING THAT WILL ALLOW HACKENSACKUMC TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF THE EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CENTER, INCLUDING SHELL SPACE FOR FUTURE EXPANSION AND REDESIGNING THE EXISTING AMBULANCE DROP-OFF. THE PLANS CALL FOR THE MEDICAL CENTER TO CONVERT THE EXISTING SEMIPRIVATE CURTAINED CUBICLES INTO PRIVATE TREATMENT SUITES THAT ARE 120 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE AND ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND EQUIPMENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A TOTAL OF 75 TREATMENT BEDS, FIVE OF WHICH WILL BE DESIGNATED FOR TRAUMA. WHILE THERE WILL BE NO INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF TREATMENT BAYS AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT, THE EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CENTER WILL BE MUCH LARGER AND WILL HAVE SPECIALTY CARE AREAS FOR CARDIAC, CANCER, GERIATRICS AND TRAUMA PATIENTS. THREE TRIAGE STATIONS WILL ALSO BE CREATED. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS ALSO TAKING A NUMBER OF STEPS TO RAISE ITS PRESENCE IN SURROUNDING AREAS. THE MEDICAL CENTER WILL REINFORCE ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH SMALLER HOSPITALS IN THE REGION BY INSTITUTING MEDICAL AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES. THE NEW HELICOPTER, PUT INTO SERVICE DURING THE SPRING OF 2012, WILL ENABLE PATIENTS TO BE BROUGHT TO HACKENSACKUMC TO RECEIVE MORE SOPHISTICATED TREATMENT THAN THEY COULD RECEIVE ELSEWHERE. IN ADDITION, THE MEDICAL CENTER WILL BE EXPANDING ITS SERVICES INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A NEW $22 MILLION WELLNESS CENTER SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN MID-2013 IN MAYWOOD, NEW JERSEY. THE 100,000-SQUARE-FOOT SPACE WILL OFFER EVERYTHING FROM A FULL-SERVICE GYM TO MAMMOGRAMS. IT WILL FEATURE AN INDOOR POOL, THERAPY AND REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT, AND A KITCHEN FOR DEMONSTRATING HEALTHY EATING OPTIONS. IT WILL BE THE LARGEST FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN NEW JERSEY. TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION ----------------------- HACKENSACKUMC IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C) (3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, HACKENSACKUMC PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, HACKENSACKUMC OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. HACKENSACKUMC PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. HACKENSACKUMC OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL PERSONS, WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. HACKENSACKUMC MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF HACKENSACKUMC RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF GOVERNORS WHICH IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES, AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. HACKENSACKUMC'S STANDING AS ONE OF NEW JERSEY'S AND THE NATION'S HEALTHCARE LEADERS IS DRIVEN BY A COMMITMENT TO QUALITY. AT HACKENSACKUMC, QUALITY MEANS ALWAYS STRIVING TO DELIVER THE BEST MEDICINE TO ITS PATIENTS. IT MEANS ALWAYS RE-EVALUATING THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE TO ENSURE THAT HIGH STANDARDS ARE ACHIEVED. IT MEANS NEVER TURNING AWAY FROM A COMMUNITY NEED, BUT INSTEAD REDOUBLING EFFORTS AND COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO THOSE NEEDS. TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES, FREE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT ----------------------------------------------------- CONSISTENT WITH REVENUE RULING 69-545 AND PROVIDING MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AS OUTLINED ABOVE AND IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES, HACKENSACKUMC PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING VARIOUS COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS, SUCH AS FREE CLINICS, HEALTH SCREENINGS, TRAUMA SERVICES, TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL, SOCIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT COUNSELING FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, PASTORAL CARE, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM HUMC. ADDITIONALLY, A LARGE NUMBER OF HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING HEALTH ENHANCEMENTS AND WELLNESS, CLASSES ON SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, MEDICAL EDUCATION, TELEPHONE INFORMATION SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL STANDARDS OF THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. HACKENSACKUMC ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT REDUCED COSTS TO RESIDENTS OF ITS COMMUNITY WHO MEET THE CRITERIA UNDER THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY PUBLIC LAW 1992 (CHAPTER 160) SYSTEM FOR CHARITY CARE AND ALSO INCURS BAD DEBTS. INCLUDED IN HACKENSACKUMC'S DEFINITION OF CHARITY CARE ARE THE FOLLOWING: (A) SERVICES PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED AND (B) SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS EXPRESSING WILLINGNESS TO PAY BUT WHO ARE DETERMINED TO BE UNABLE TO PAY BECAUSE OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS. HACKENSACKUMC MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE IT PROVIDES. SUCH FORGONE CHARGES AMOUNTED TO APPROXIMATELY $294,000,000 IN 2011. |
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THE NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 1992 PROVIDED FOR CERTAIN SUBSIDY PAYMENTS FROM THE STATE TO QUALIFIED HOSPITALS TO PARTIALLY FUND UNCOMPENSATED CARE AND CERTAIN OTHER COSTS. SUBSIDY PAYMENTS RECOGNIZED AS REVENUE AMOUNTED TO APPROXIMATELY $9,775,000 IN 2011; HOWEVER AS MORE FULLY OUTLINED BELOW ESTIMATED COSTS RELATING TO PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE TO INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT INSURANCE TOTALED APPROXIMATELY $69,407,474; FOR A NET DEFICIT OF APPROXIMATELY $59,632,474. BASED UPON THESE STATISTICS HACKENSACKUMC HAD APPROXIMATELY THE 11TH LARGEST CHARITY CARE PROGRAM IN THE STATE IN TERMS OF CHARITY CARE DOLLARS STATED AT MEDICAID RATES AND THE LARGEST NET LOSS OF ALL NEW JERSEY HOSPITALS FROM THE CHARITY PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. IN ADDITION HACKENSACKUMC PAID THE HIGHEST HOSPITAL PROVIDER TAXES TO THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY FOR THE FUNDING OF CHARITY CARE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE; IN 2011 HUMC'S PAYMENTS TOTALED $7,226,834. DURING 2011 HACKENSACKUMC, THROUGH ITS AFFILIATION WITH UMDNJ, ALSO HAD THE ONE OF THE LARGEST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY WITH 129 MEDICAL AND DENTAL RESIDENTS IN VARIOUS MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. COMMUNITY BENEFIT ----------------- HACKENSACKUMC'S OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO BENEFIT A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH NO INSURANCE OR ABILITY TO PAY FOR THE NECESSARY MEDICAL SERVICES AND TREATMENT. DURING 2008 HACKENSACKUMC IMPLEMENTED A NEW PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH NO INSURANCE WHICH LIMITS THE AMOUNTS TO BE BILLED TO NO MORE THAN THE MEDICARE FEE SCHEDULE FOR INPATIENT SERVICES AND TWO TIMES THE MEDICARE FEE SCHEDULE FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THIS DISCOUNT PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH NO INSURANCE. THERE IS NO APPLICATION OR MEANS TESTING. FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THESE FEES THERE ARE MEANS TESTED DISCOUNTS WHICH CAN REDUCE BILLS TO ZERO. COMMUNITY BENEFIT - COSTS ------------------------- FOR PURPOSES OF FORM 990, SCHEDULE H REPORTING AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT IRS RULES AND REGULATIONS, HACKENSACKUMC UTILIZED THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION ("CHA") MODEL WHEN QUANTIFYING COMMUNITY BENEFIT COSTS. UNDER THE CHA METHODOLOGY FOR QUANTIFYING COMMUNITY BENEFIT COSTS HACKENSACKUMC'S 2011 NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT COSTS WERE APPROXIMATELY $90,934,797 OR APPROXIMATELY 8.47% OF ITS TOTAL 2011 EXPENSES. THE CHA METHODOLOGY DOES NOT INCLUDE MEDICARE SHORTFALLS AND CERTAIN COSTS RELATED TO BAD DEBT. UTILIZING THE MODEL ADOPTED BY THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ("AHA"), WHICH HACKENSACKUMC BELIEVES MORE CLEARLY REPRESENTS ACTUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT, WHEN QUANTIFYING ITS ESTIMATED TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT COSTS FOR THE 2011 YEAR WOULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER COMMUNITY BENEFIT PERCENTAGE. UNDER THE AHA MODEL, A HOSPITAL MAY INCLUDE BOTH MEDICARE SHORTFALLS (THE AMOUNT BY WHICH YOUR COSTS EXCEED REIMBURSEMENTS) AND COSTS RELATED TO BAD DEBT. UNDER THE AHA MODEL DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2011, HACKENSACKUMC INCURRED NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT COSTS OF APPROXIMATELY $148,140,045; WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 14% OF ITS TOTAL 2011 EXPENSES. NET COSTS MEANS COSTS AFTER ALL ASSOCIATED REIMBURSEMENTS. HACKENSACKUMC ALSO PAID DIRECTLY $6,136,244 IN REAL ESTATE TAXES DURING 2011 INCLUDING $1,650,215 OF REAL ESTATE TAXES PAID TO THE BOROUGH OF WESTWOOD FOR HACKENSACKUMC AT PASCACK VALLEY. THESE PAYMENTS CLEARLY BENEFITED THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS ========================== BUILDING A STRONG COMMUNITY --------------------------- HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HELPS TO BUILD A STRONG, SAFE COMMUNITY BY INVESTING IN A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS TO IMPROVE HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT, DEVELOP BUSINESSES, SUPPORT COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENTS, MENTOR CHILDREN, BUILD COALITIONS, AND INCREASE THE WORKFORCE. THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS -------------------------------- HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER BELIEVES WE ARE ALL PART OF ONE LARGER COMMUNITY - ONE DEDICATED TO PROGRESSING EVEN FURTHER IN OUR MISSIONS OF HEALTHCARE, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND RESEARCH, ONE THAT BRINGS HEALTHCARE DIRECTLY INTO THE COMMUNITY IF NEEDED. BOARD OF HEALTH CONTRACTS ------------------------- HACKENSACKUMC'S HEALTH AWARENESS REGIONAL PROGRAM ("HARP") ADMINISTRATES FREE PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES TO 29 BERGEN COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH BOARD OF HEALTH CONTRACTS. TOWNS SERVED INCLUDE: BERGENFIELD, BOGOTA, CARLSTADT, HACKENSACK, CLOSTER, DUMONT, EAST RUTHERFORD, ELMWOOD PARK, EMERSON, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, FAIRVIEW, FORT LEE, GARFIELD, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, LEONIA, MAHWAH, MONTVALE, NEW MILFORD, PALISADES PARK, RAMSEY, RIDGEFIELD, RIDGEFIELD PARK, RIVER EDGE, ROCHELLE PARK, SADDLE BROOK, SOUTH HACKENSACK, TENAFLY, TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, AND WALLINGTON. IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY, HARP DEVELOPS PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE: BERGEN COUNTY HEALTH OFFICERS, HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOLS, THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - BERGEN COUNTY CHAPTER, BERGEN COUNTY OFFICE ON AGING, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP, ACCESS TO CARE TASK FORCE, NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL FITNESS TASK FORCE, BERGEN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, BERGEN COUNTY CANCER COALITION, BERGEN COUNTY MUNICIPAL NURSES ASSOCIATION AND NEW JERSEY STATE SCHOOL NURSES ASSOCIATION, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CONSORTIUM, PASSAIC-BERGEN LEAD COALITION, NEW JERSEY PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION, NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF CANCER CONTROL AND PREVENTION: MELANOMA CANCER TASKFORCE WORK GROUP, NEW JERSEY IMMUNIZATION NETWORK. PROMOTING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY ============================= - MELANOMA AWARENESS PREVENTION CAMPAIGN SKIN CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER, THE PROMISE FOUNDATION OF RIDGEWOOD, NJ, PHYSICIANS AND HARP, A SKIN CANCER SCREENING WAS PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY SERVING MORE THAN 100 PARTICIPANTS. HARP WORKED WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STAFF IN RIDGEWOOD TO PRESENT A THREE-DAY SKIN CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAM THAT EDUCATED 1,400 STUDENTS ON SUN SAFE BEHAVIORS. - HAVE F.U.N. IN GARFIELD THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF GARFIELD, HARP WAS ABLE TO COLLABORATE ON THE INITIATIVE TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN THE CITY OF GARFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN DIRECTED AT CHILDREN IN ORDER TO FORM A FOUNDATION OF HEALTHFUL HABITS, COMBAT THE RISING EPIDEMIC OF CHILD OBESITY AND ENSURE THAT FUTURE NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS WILL BE A MORE VITAL AND ENERGETIC POPULATION. - TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH, CHRONIC DISEASE SELF MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, PATIENT EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTER AND THE CITY OF HACKENSACK, HARP PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF HACKENSACK'S HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO DELIVER A SIX-WEEK PROGRAM DESIGNED TO GIVE PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND/OR THEIR CAREGIVERS THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR HEALTHCARE. THERE WERE THREE WORKSHOPS PROVIDED IN 2011 WITH ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS PLANNED FOR 2012. - FLU IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE INFLUENZA VIRUS IN THE COMMUNITY, HARP PARTNERED WITH MUNICIPALITIES TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND VACCINATIONS. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO AT-RISK POPULATIONS. HARP WORKED WITH HEALTH OFFICERS, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES, HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, MUNICIPALITIES, CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CARE, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL CORPORATIONS. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, HARP ASSISTED IN VACCINATING MORE THAN 3,000 INDIVIDUALS AND CONTINUES TO WORK TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM IMMUNIZATION RATES. - HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS IN 2011, HARP PRESENTED 112 HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS TO 2,538 PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT BERGEN COUNTY. HARP ALSO PROVIDED 311 ADULT HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAMS WITH 1,786 VISITS THAT INCLUDED EDUCATION ON BLOOD PRESSURE, STROKE RISK ASSESSMENT, CHOLESTEROL, PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN, DIABETES RISK ASSESSMENT, OSTEOPOROSIS, SUN SAFETY, AND BODY FAT/BMI ASSESSMENT. HARP ADMINISTERED 70 CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION CLINICS THAT PROVIDED FREE IMMUNIZATIONS THROUGH THE VACCINE FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM. - HEALTHCARE FOR CORPORATIONS HARP PROVIDED LECTURES, SCREENINGS AND HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS FOR CORPORATIONS TO ASSIST THEM IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH INFORMATION ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDED HEALTH FAIRS, EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS, FLU IMMUNIZATION, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S CPR AND FIRST AID CLASSES, BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN TRAINING, HEPATITIS B AND TDAP IMMUNIZATIONS, TUBERCULOSIS HEALTH EDUCATION AND TESTING. HARP PROVIDES THESE SERVICES TO CORPORATIONS THROUGHOUT BERGEN COUNTY. |
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- OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS HACKENSACKUMC PROVIDES INCLUDE: FREE SCREENINGS WITH HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER'S AIR EXPRESS MOBILE ASTHMA CARE UNIT FOR UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED FAMILIES IN HACKENSACK - SCREENINGS HELD AT SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES. FREE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS EVERY YEAR FOR A WEEK THROUGHOUT NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, HARLEM, AND MANHATTAN. THE TESTS ARE OFFERED AS A RESULT OF A LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PROSTATE CANCER. 2,443 TESTS WERE ADMINISTERED IN 2011. FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION IS PROVIDED THROUGH HACKENSACKUMC'S SPEAKERS BUREAU. CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ======================================== HACKENSACKUMC CONTRIBUTES IN MANY WAYS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: - CONTRIBUTIONS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS/COMMUNITY GROUPS, INCLUDING BERGEN COUNTY'S THE RECORD NEWSPAPER'S "IN EDUCATION" PROGRAM. - DONATIONS OF EQUIPMENT AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO BERGEN COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICINE SQUADS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. - HACKENSACKUMC'S DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND FOOD MANAGEMENT DONATED 5,956 POUNDS OF PREPARED FOOD TO "TABLE TO TABLE", A COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES THE HUNGRY IN BERGEN, PASSAIC, ESSEX, AND HUDSON COUNTIES. - DONATIONS OF FOOD, CLOTHING AND BLANKETS TO HACKENSACK SHELTERS, CHURCHES, AND FAMILIES. - THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO TOOK PART IN NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP'S ANNUAL "ACTION AGAINST HUNGER FOOD DRIVE". HACKENSACKUMC ENCOURAGED ALL EMPLOYEES AND THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE TO DONATE NON-PERISHABLE GOODS FOR THIS IMPORTANT CAUSE. - HACKENSACKUMC IS A MEMBER OF THE GATEWAY-NORTHWEST MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CONSORTIUM. "GATEWAY'S STRATEGIC DIRECTIVES ARE TO IMPROVE NON-HOSPITAL BASED PROVIDER SERVICES PARTICULARLY FOR CHILDREN, AND BECOME AN ADVOCATE FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN THROUGH POLITICAL AND OTHER AVENUES OF INFLUENCE. GATEWAY ALSO SEEKS TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCES TO ENABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW OR EXPANDED SERVICES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN." SPEAKER'S BUREAU EVENTS: - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: SIVYA TWERSKY SPEAKS ON GENETICS AND CANCER AT GILDA'S CLUB OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: SUSAN KRAUS, REGISTERED DIETITIAN, SPEAKS ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY AT THE BERGEN COUNTY COUNCIL OF PTA, NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING AT AT&T, AND NUTRITION FOR SENIORS AT THE CAREGIVER COALITION OF BERGEN COUNTY. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: SHEILA SCOLLO SPEAKS ON STRESS MANAGEMENT AT THE BERGEN COUNTY CAP ADULT ESL. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: JIM MIASTOWSKI SPEAKS ON FITNESS AND EXERCISE AT THE PALISADES PARK LIBRARY FOR AN ADULT ESL CLASS. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: RANDI KAPLAN SPEAKS ABOUT CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE AT THE FORT LEE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER DAY. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: DR. GARY MUNK SPEAKS ON TOPICS FOR THE SCIENCE FAIR COMPETITION AT THE HACKENSACK MIDDLE SCHOOLS, MICROBIOLOGY FOR THE NJ SECTION OF AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES, AND THE NORO-VIRUS FOR THE CLASSIC RESIDENCE IN TEANECK. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: DR. SUSAN ZAFARLOTFI SPEAKS ON SLEEP DISORDERS FOR COLLEGE KIDS AT THE FDU HEALTH EVENT AND SLEEP-WAKE/BREATH AND LUNG FOR THE NJM INSURANCE GROUP. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: NADINE BENOIT SPEAKS ON HELP ELDER LIFE PROGRAM FOR THE FELICIAN COLLEGE HEALTH FAIR. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: DR. LISA TANK SPEAKS ON DEMENTIA AND THE AGING PROCESS FOR THE RETIRED UNITED AUTOWORKERS UNION. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: SEVERAL HACKENSACKUMC DEPARTMENT MEMBERS SPEAK ON UROLOGY/SLEEP-WAKE FOR THE MAYWOOD HEALTH FAIR. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: CARYN LOFFMAN SPEAKS ON THE TAKE A BREAK VOLUNTEER PROGRAM FOR REAP - JCC OF TENAFLY. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: REV. TOM DEVANEY SPEAKS ON CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER WITH THE VISITING HEALTH SERVICES OF NJ. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: KARYNA MIRANDA SPEAKS ON THE INSTITUTE FOR SLEEP WAKE/BREATH & LUNG FOR THE PARAMUS HEALTH DAY. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: DR. PARULEKAR SPEAKS ON AGING AND IMPROVING MEMORY FOR CAREONE AT PINE REST. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: DR. ZANGER SPEAKS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH FOR HADASSAH YJCC WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. - SPEAKER'S BUREAU: DR. WATSON SPEAKS ON INCONTINENCE FOR THE BERGEN FAMILY CENTER. - AIR EXPRESS BUS - A MOBILE ASTHMA CARE UNIT THAT HELPS SCREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR ASTHMA - PARTICIPATED IN "KICK BUTTS DAY", AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION WHERE KIDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY REBEL AGAINST TOBACCO USE AND TOBACCO COMPANIES. - 20TH ANNUAL EMS EXCELLENCE AWARDS - HACKENSACKUMC RECOGNIZED THE WORK OF THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO RESPOND TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. - HACKENSACKUMC SUCCESSFULLY HOSTED ITS LARGEST ANNUAL STROKE CONFERENCE, "ACUTE STROKE MANAGEMENT 2011 EVALUATION AND TREATMENT". THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO PROVIDE NEUROLOGISTS, NEURORADIOLOGISTS, NEUROSURGEONS, EMERGENCY TRAUMA PHYSICIANS, INTERNISTS, NURSES AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WITH TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR STROKE PATIENTS BASED ON CURRENT GUIDELINES. - MANTLE CELL SYMPOSIUM - HOSTED BY THE LYMPHOMA DIVISION OF THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER AT HACKENSACKUMC WITH PARTICIPATION FROM THE FACEBOOK GROUPS "HOPE FOR LYMPHOMA" AND "OUR MCL FAMILY". THE EVENT WAS OPEN TO BOTH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND TO MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS COPING WITH THIS CHALLENGING DIAGNOSIS. THE PROGRAM FEATURED AN INTERNATIONAL FACULTY OF LEADING MCL EXPERTS WHO REVIEWED THE LATEST ADVANCES IN RESEARCH, STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR NEW AND RELAPSED DISEASE, AND NEW AND NOVEL THERAPIES FOR MCL. - NEW FRONTIERS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SOLID AND LIQUID TUMORS CONFERENCE - A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE HOSTED BY THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER AT HACKENSACKUMC. THIS COMPLIMENTARY CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FEATURED INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ONCOLOGISTS AND HEMATOLOGISTS WHO PROVIDED THE LATEST UPDATES ON STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT MODALITIES INCLUDING NOVEL THERAPIES AND NEW PROGNOSTIC MODELS IN HEMATOLOGICAL AND SOLID TUMORS. - NEURO-ONCOLOGY SYMPOSIUM - HOSTED BY THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER AT HACKENSACKUMC. THIS CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE PRESENTED THE LATEST NEURO-ONCOLOGY TRENDS BY LEADERS IN THE FIELD. - CLINICAL INSIGHTS PATIENT SYMPOSIUM - HOSTED BY THE MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER AT HACKENSACKUMC FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS WHO WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA. LEADING MULTIPLE MYELOMA EXPERTS HIGHLIGHTED THE LATEST INFORMATION IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT OPTIONS, CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH. - NORTHERN NEW JERSEY BREAST CANCER CONFERENCE - HOSTED BY THE DIVISION OF BREAST ONCOLOGY AT THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER AT HACKENSACKUMC. THIS EVENT PRESENTED HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 34TH ANNUAL SAN ANTONIO BREAST CANCER SYMPOSIUM, AN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM FOR BREAST CANCER BASIC SCIENTISTS AND CLINICIANS, TO TRI-STATE AREA ONCOLOGISTS, HEMATOLOGISTS, OTHER PHYSICIANS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. - 'PINK PARTY' HOSTED BY THE BETTY TORRICELLI INSTITUTE FOR BREAST CARE AT HACKENSACKUMC FOR THE MEMBERS OF ITS BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS. THE EVENING CONSISTED OF A LIGHT DINNER, BAND AND THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF THE 2011 QUILT CREATED BY SURVIVORS, A TRADITION THE GROUP HAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. - PROSTATE SCREENING INTREPID - APPROXIMATELY 2,400 TESTS WERE GIVEN AT THE FREE PROSTATE SCREENING TESTS AT THE INTREPID SEA, AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM IN NEW YORK CITY. - ANNUAL CANCER SURVIVOR'S DAY "CELEBRATING LIFE AND LIBERTY" - MORE THAN 2,200 ATTENDED THE THIRD ANNUAL EVENT HOSTED BY THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER ON THE LAWN AT LIBERTY STATE PARK IN JERSEY CITY. THE EVENT SERVED AS A REMINDER THAT NEARLY 12 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE SURVIVED A LONG AND DIFFICULT JOURNEY - CANCER. ATTENDEES ENJOYED LIVE MUSIC AND A LUNCH OF COLD CUTS, SALADS AND CAKE IN A FOOTBALL-FIELD-SIZED BALLROOM UNDER A TENT WITH A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY. - NATIONAL "SAFE KIDS WALK THIS WAY" PROGRAM - A TRAUMA PREVENTION PROGRAM WHICH TEACHES SAFE BEHAVIOR TO MOTORISTS AND CHILD PEDESTRIANS AND CREATES SAFER, MORE WALK-ABLE COMMUNITIES. - "GET IT TOGETHER" SEATBELT CHALLENGE AWARDS CEREMONY LUNCHEON FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE SEATBELT USAGE AMONGST TEENAGERS THROUGH PREVENTATIVE EDUCATION. |
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- HACKENSACK HIGH SCHOOL DWI REENACTMENT - IN AN EFFORT TO SERVICE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, HACKENSACKUMC PARAMEDICS, HACKENSACKUMC EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, HACKENSACKUMC'S EMERGENCY TRAUMA DEPARTMENT, TRAUMA/SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE AND INJURY PREVENTION AT HACKENSACKUMC, NORTHERN NJ MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE COMMUNICATIONS, HACKENSACK VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS, HACKENSACK FIRE DEPARTMENT, HACKENSACK POLICE DEPARTMENT, HACKENSACK HIGH SCHOOL, BERGEN COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE AND BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE WORKED TOGETHER TO REENACT A DRUNK-DRIVING SCENE FOR HACKENSACK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE SIMULATION DETAILED THE MANY OUTCOMES THAT CAN RESULT FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN DRINKING AND DECIDES TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A VEHICLE. THE GOAL WAS TO PROFOUNDLY IMPACT STUDENTS' DECISIONS TO NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE. - "AMERICA'S NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME" - HACKENSACKUMC'S DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY PARTICIPATED IN THIS ANNUAL EVENT HOSTED BY THE HACKENSACK POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HEIGHTEN CRIME AND DRUG PREVENTION AWARENESS, AND TO STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOOD SPIRIT AND POLICE-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. - AMERICAN GIRL FASHION SHOW BENEFITING THE JOSEPH M. SANZARI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT THE MEDICAL CENTER. THE FASHION SHOW ALLOWED YOUNG GIRLS TO CONFIDENTLY WALK DOWN A RUNWAY DRESSED TO MATCH THEIR FAVORITE AMERICAN GIRL DOLL OUTFITS. AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS LOOKED ON, THE GIRLS TOOK THE AUDIENCE THROUGH VARIOUS PERIODS OF U.S. HISTORY AS THEY REPRESENTED EACH DOLL. - BERGEN BIKE TOUR - COMMUNITY PARTICIPATES IN A BIKE RIDE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR TOMORROWS CHILDREN'S FUND (TCF) AND THE VOLUNTEER CENTER OF BERGEN COUNTY. - 3RD ANNUAL CJ STRIDES FOR BABIES WALK - HELD ON OCTOBER 9, 2011 AT LIBERTY STATE PARK IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY AND HOSTED BY THE CJ FOUNDATION FOR SIDS HELPED FAMILIES TO BOTH REMEMBER LIVES OF THOSE BABIES WHO DIED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, AS WELL AS CELEBRATE THE LIVES OF ALL CHILDREN. - MARCH OF DIMES SEMINAR - FOR OBSTETRICIANS-GYNECOLOGISTS, PERINATALOGISTS, NEONATOLOGISTS, PEDIATRICIANS, MIDWIVES, NURSES AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS TO DISCUSS TOPICS SUCH AS NEW JERSEY BIRTH TRENDS, NEONATAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRETERM BIRTH, OBSTETRICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRETERM BIRTH AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LAST WEEKS OF PREGNANCY. - BIOMEDICAL ETHICS COMMITTEE SYMPOSIUM. - ANNUAL "WALK TO REMEMBER" - A SPECIAL SERVICE HOSTED BY HACKENSACKUMC TO HONOR THE MEMORIES OF BABIES WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF MISCARRIAGE, ECTOPIC PREGNANCY, GENETIC DISORDERS, STILLBIRTH, OR NEWBORN DEATH. A MEMORIAL SERVICE PRECEDING THE WALK CONSISTED OF SONGS AND READINGS BY FAMILY AND STAFF MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE, AS WELL AS A BANNER DISPLAY OF DECORATED FABRIC SQUARES CREATED IN MEMORY OF LOVED ONES. - DIABETES PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY - ANNUAL SEMINAR HOSTED BY THE MOLLY DIABETES EDUCATION/MANAGEMENT CENTER FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN AT HACKENSACKUMC THAT IS DIRECTED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES AND THEIR FAMILIES. - MOLLY AND LINDSEY GOLF OUTING - HOSTED BY THE MOLLY AND LINDSEY DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION AT HACKENSACKUMC BENEFITED THE MEDICAL CENTER AND THE DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE. THIS YEAR'S OUTING HONORED MOLLY MINICUCCI-PHILLIPS AND LINDSEY INSERRA, THE INDIVIDUALS FOR WHICH THE FOUNDATION IS NAMED, WHO ARE STILL ENDURING TREATMENT AND ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FINDING A CURE. EACH YEAR THE FOUNDATION PLANS THIS OUTING AS ITS MAJOR FUNDRAISER IN HOPES OF ONE DAY ENDING THIS DISEASE. - TCI PARTY FOR TEEN CANCER AWARENESS WEEK WITH ALICIA ROSE VICTORIOUS FOUNDATION - THE JOSEPH M. SANZARI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT HACKENSACKUMC AND ADOLESCENT PATIENTS OF THE TOMORROWS CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE CELEBRATE NEW JERSEY'S ANNUAL TEEN CANCER AWARENESS WEEK TO HONOR THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER. - PEDIATRIC BMT REUNION - THE PEDIATRIC BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANT PROGRAM, A SECTION OF THE JOSEPH M. SANZARI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT HACKENSACKUMC HOSTED THE SECOND PEDIATRIC BONE MARROW AND STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENT AND FAMILY REUNION. THIS CELEBRATION OF LIFE HONORED THOSE WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY UNDERGONE BONE MARROW OR STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION AT THE MEDICAL CENTER. - TCI'S BONE MARROW DRIVE - HOSTED BY THE TOMORROWS CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE AND THE PEDIATRIC BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANT PROGRAM, DIVISIONS OF THE JOSEPH M. SANZARI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT HACKENSACKUMC AND THE TOMORROWS CHILDREN'S FUND. IN A TWO-HOUR TIME SPAN MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE CAME OUT TO REGISTER TO DONATE THEIR STEM CELLS TO A PATIENT IN NEED OF A LIFESAVING BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT. - MLS STARLIGHT FOUNDATION FUN CENTER DONATION TO JMSCH - MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK RED BULLS AND MLS W.O.R.K.S. TEAMED UP WITH THE STARLIGHT CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION TO UNVEIL A NEW STARLIGHT FUN CENTER MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT UNIT AT HACKENSACKUMC. STARLIGHT FUN CENTERS PROVIDE A COMFORTING BREAK FOR CHILDREN WHO MAY BE FACING SURGERY, ENDURING LONG OUTPATIENT TREATMENTS, OR FIGHTING LONELINESS. EACH FUN CENTER FEATURES AN LCD TV, DVD PLAYER, AND GAMING SYSTEM TO PROVIDE HOURS OF FUN AND DISTRACTION. - ATHLETE VISITATIONS - DURING 2011 NEW YORK RANGERS HOCKEY GREAT ADAM GRAVES, THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BASKETBALL TEAM, RED BULL STARS DEFENDER JAN GUNNAR SOLLI AND MIDFIELDER MEHDI BALLOUCHY, JOHAN PETRO OF THE NJ NETS, THE WNBA'S NEW YORK LIBERTY BASKETBALL TEAM, KRIS HUMPHRIES OF THE NJ NETS, KERRY KITTLES AND SLY FOX OF THE NJ NETS, NJ NETS COACH AVERY JOHNSON, THE NJ DEVILS MASCOT AND THE NEW YORK GIANTS ROOKIES ALL PAID VISITS TO PATIENTS AT THE JOSEPH M. SANZARI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT HACKENSACKUMC. - "MAYOR'S 5K RUN/WALK TO BREAK THE SILENCE OF OVARIAN CANCER" - THE MAUREEN FUND FOR OVARIAN CANCER, A DIVISION OF THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER AT HACKENSACKUMC, PARTICIPATED IN THIS WALK ORIGINATED BY FORMER WEST ORANGE MAYOR JOHN F. MCKEON TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND RESEARCH FOR OVARIAN CANCER. - "ONE FORCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE" - 2ND ANNUAL OVARIAN CANCER SYMPOSIUM - MAUREEN FUND FOR THE PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION OF OVARIAN CANCER HELD A "GIRLS' NIGHT OUT" FUNDRAISING EVENT WITH OVARIAN CANCER SURVIVOR, SHANNON MILLER, THE MOST DECORATED GYMNAST IN U.S. HISTORY, AS THE FEATURED SPEAKER. - HEAD AND NECK CONFERENCE - THE DIVISION OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY AT THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER AT HACKENSACKUMC HOSTED THE FOURTH ANNUAL HEAD AND NECK CANCER FORUM. THIS SPECIAL CELEBRATION IS FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCER SURVIVORS AND THEIR LOVED ONES TO COME TOGETHER FOR SUPPORT, NETWORKING, INFORMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT. - PRESTIGE MINI ROAD RALLY - PRESTIGE MINI COOPER OF MAHWAH HELD ITS ANNUAL TOY DRIVE TO BENEFIT THE PATIENTS AT THE AUDREY HEPBURN CHILDREN'S HOUSE, A DIVISION OF THE JOSEPH M. SANZARI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT HACKENSACKUMC. SCORES OF MINI COOPERS PACKED WITH TOYS ARRIVED IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT. - 9/11 TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL CEREMONY - THE COMMUNITY CAME OUT FOR A MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD ON THE MEDICAL CENTER'S CAMPUS. - "GIANT STEPS FOR 9/11" WALK - RETIRED NFL STAR GEORGE MARTIN LED AN ASSEMBLY OF FORMER NEW YORK GIANTS AND OTHER NFL ALUMNI, 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS, AND OTHERS. PROCEEDS SUPPORTED A JOURNEY FOR 9/11 FOUNDATION AS IT HELPS 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS OBTAIN MEDICAL CARE AT HACKENSACKUMC AND OTHER NEARBY HOSPITALS. - 15TH BIOMEDICAL ETHICS SYMPOSIUM - HOSTED BY THE BIOMEDICAL ETHICS COMMITTEE AT HACKENSACKUMC FOCUSED ON "THE MORAL RESPONSE TO HEALTHCARE REFORM". THIS PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, ALL LEVELS OF HOSPITAL STAFF, PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE ETHICAL ISSUES RAISED BY HEALTHCARE REFORM, INCLUDING THE RESPONSE OF POLICY MAKERS, LEGISLATORS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT LEADERS, AND CITIZENS TO THE MORAL IMPERATIVES OF PROVIDING, REGULATING AND PAYING FOR HEALTHCARE. - YOUTH WORLD AIDS DAY CONFERENCE - SPONSORED BY HACKENSACKUMC AND ATTENDED BY NEARLY 450 STUDENTS FROM 14 SCHOOLS IN THREE COUNTIES. PRENATAL CLASSES ---------------- - PREPARED CHILDBIRTH - PREPARATION FOR BREASTFEEDING - INFANT CARE - SIBLING PROGRAM PEDIATRIC --------- - YOUR CHILD'S SURGERY / PROCEDURE - THE MOLLY CENTER FOR CHILDREN WITH DIABETES AND ENDOCRINE DISORDERS - DIABETES EDUCATION CLASSES FOR PATIENT AND CAREGIVERS - THE JUDY CENTER FOR DOWN SYNDROME - PEDIATRIC AUDIOLOGY - PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY - PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION - NEPHROLOGY - TOMORROWS CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS - SIDS CENTER OF NEW JERSEY INFANT AND CHILD BEREAVEMENT SERVICES - THE AUDREY HEPBURN CHILDREN'S HOUSE - THE DAVID CENTER FOR PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE - THE STEVEN AND RICHARD BADER IMMUNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE MOTHER BABY UNIT AND BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE ---------------------------------------- - NEW MOTHER'S SUPPORT GROUP - CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP - GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX SUPPORT GROUP OTHER CLASSES ------------- - PARENTING SKILLS FOR PARENTS OF ADOLESCENTS - PARENTING BI-POLAR CHILDREN - CHANGING FAMILIES - NUTRITION FOR YOUR CHILD - EATING RIGHT - INDIVIDUAL NUTRITION CONSULTATIONS |
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LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING CENTER ---------------------------- THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND HACKENSACKUMC ENCOURAGE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY LEARNING BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AND KNOWING THE CHAIN OF SURVIVAL. HACKENSACKUMC'S LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING CENTER OFFERS A VARIETY OF COURSES GEARED TO DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING: - CPR FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS - HEARTSAVER CPR PROGRAM - HEARTSAVER FIRST AID COURSES THE DAVE WINFIELD NUTRITION CENTER ---------------------------------- PROGRAMS OFFERED AT THE NUTRITION CENTER INCLUDE: -NUTRITION FOR YOUR CHILD: EATING RIGHT -HEALTHY START: GEARED TOWARDS OLDER INFANTS AND TODDLERS -NEXT STEP: GEARED TOWARDS PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN -CHALLENGES OF ADOLESCENCE: GEARED TOWARDS PRE-TEENS AND TEENS - INDIVIDUAL NUTRITION CONSULTATIONS INCLUDING WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, PREGNANCY, GASTROINTESTINAL ISSUES, AND VEGETARIAN DIETS -THINKING THIN: WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS ======================= HACKENSACKUMC CONTINUES TO RECEIVE RECOGNITIONS THAT TANGIBLY REAFFIRM OUR DETERMINATION TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE TO ALL PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THESE HONORS ILLUSTRATE AN UNWAVERING PLEDGE TO OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT QUALITY AND VALUE ARE NEVER COMPROMISED. HEALTHGRADES, THE NATION'S LEADING INDEPENDENT HEALTHCARE RATINGS ORGANIZATION, HAS NAMED HACKENSACKUMC A DISTINGUISHED HOSPITAL FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE FOR THE TENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. THIS PRESTIGIOUS DISTINCTION PLACES HACKENSACKUMC AMONG THE TOP FIVE PERCENT OF HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE FOR CLINICAL PERFORMANCE. HACKENSACKUMC IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND TO RECEIVE THIS DISTINCTION 10 YEARS IN A ROW. HEALTHGRADES HOSPITAL QUALITY AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE STUDY IDENTIFIES THOSE HOSPITALS WITH THE BEST OVERALL CLINICAL PERFORMANCE ACROSS 26 MEDICAL DIAGNOSES AND PROCEDURES THAT THE ORGANIZATION RATES. THESE 263 TOP-PERFORMING HOSPITALS REPRESENT ONLY FIVE PERCENT OF THE NATION'S HOSPITALS AND EACH IS DESIGNATED AS A HEALTHGRADES DISTINGUISHED HOSPITAL FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. HEALTHGRADES EVALUATES HOSPITALS SOLELY ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES: RISK-ADJUSTED MORTALITY AND IN-HOSPITAL COMPLICATIONS. HEALTHGRADES ANALYSIS IS BASED ON APPROXIMATELY 40 MILLION MEDICARE DISCHARGES FOR THE YEARS 2008, 2009 AND 2010. USING THESE TOP-PERFORMING HOSPITALS AS A BENCHMARK IN THIS YEAR'S HEALTHGRADES STUDY, HEALTHGRADES THEN QUANTIFIES THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENCES IN HOSPITAL QUALITY IN TERMS OF LIVES LOST AND UNEXPECTED COMPLICATIONS. IN HEALTHGRADES 2012 ASSESSMENT OF HOSPITAL QUALITY, HACKENSACKUMC RANKS NUMBER ONE IN NEW JERSEY FOR: - OVERALL ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES HIP FRACTURE TREATMENT, JOINT AND SPINE SURGERY - JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY SUCH AS KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENTS - NEUROSURGERY, INCLUDING OPERATIONS SUCH AS CRANIOTOMIES AND ANEURYSM REPAIRS - NEUROSCIENCES, WHICH INCLUDES THE CARE OF STROKE PATIENTS - PULMONARY CARE, WHICH INCLUDES THE CARE OF PNEUMONIA AND COPD PATIENTS - CRITICAL CARE WHICH INCLUDES TREATING HIGH ACUITY PATIENTS WITH DIAGNOSES SUCH AS SEPSIS (INFECTION OF THE BLOOD) AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE - OVERALL GASTROINTESTINAL CARE - MEDICAL TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL ISSUES SUCH AS BOWEL OBSTRUCTION - PROSTATECTOMY - BARIATRIC SURGERY ALSO ACCORDING TO HEALTHGRADES HACKENSACKUMC IS FIVE-STAR RATED (OUT OF A POSSIBLE FIVE-STARS) IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: - OVERALL CARDIAC SERVICES FOR 2 YEARS IN A ROW (2011 - 2012) - CARDIOLOGY SERVICES FOR 4 YEARS IN A ROW (2009 - 2012) - CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY FOR 2 YEARS IN A ROW (2011 - 2012) - CORONARY INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES FOR 4 YEARS IN A ROW (2009 - 2012) - TREATMENT OF HEART ATTACK FOR 10 YEARS IN A ROW (2003 - 2012) - TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE FOR 10 YEARS IN A ROW (2003 - 2012) - OVERALL ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES IN 2012 - JOINT REPLACEMENT FOR 4 YEARS IN A ROW (2009 - 2012) - TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT FOR 4 YEARS IN A ROW (2009 - 2012) - TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT FOR 7 YEARS IN A ROW (2006 - 2012) - HIP FRACTURE TREATMENT IN 2012 - BACK AND NECK SURGERY (SPINAL FUSION) FOR 2 YEARS IN A ROW (2011 - 2012) - NEUROSCIENCES IN 2012 - NEUROSURGERY IN 2012 - TREATMENT OF STROKE FOR 10 YEARS IN A ROW (2003 - 2012) - OVERALL PULMONARY SERVICES FOR 3 YEARS IN A ROW (2010 - 2012) - TREATMENT OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE FOR 2 YEARS IN A ROW (2011 - 2012) - TREATMENT OF PNEUMONIA FOR 7 YEARS IN A ROW (2006 - 2012) - PROSTATECTOMY FOR 7 YEARS IN A ROW (2006 - 2012) - OVERALL GI SERVICES FOR 4 YEARS IN A ROW (2009 - 2012) - GENERAL SURGERY FOR 7 YEARS IN A ROW (2006 - 2012) - GI MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR 2 YEARS IN A ROW (2011 - 2012) - GI PROCEDURES AND SURGERIES FOR 3 YEARS IN A ROW (2010 - 2012) - TREATMENT OF GI BLEED FOR 7 YEARS IN A ROW (2006 - 2012) - TREATMENT OF BOWEL OBSTRUCTION FOR 8 YEARS IN A ROW (2005 - 2012) - OVERALL CRITICAL CARE FOR 2 YEARS IN A ROW (2011 - 2012) - TREATMENT OF SEPSIS FOR 4 YEARS IN A ROW (2009 - 2012) - TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE FOR 5 YEARS IN A ROW (2008 - 2012) - OVERALL BARIATRIC SURGERY FOR 6 YEARS IN A ROW (2006/2007 - 2011) - WOMEN'S HEALTH FOR 8 YEARS IN A ROW (2004 - 2011) - EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOR 2 YEARS IN A ROW (2011 - 2012) HACKENSACKUMC IS ONE OF AMERICA'S 50 BEST HOSPITALS FOR SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS WHICH PLACES IT AMONG THE TOP 1% OF HOSPITALS IN THE NATION. TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH THIS DISTINCTION, HOSPITALS MUST HAVE HAD RISK-ADJUSTED MORTALITY AND COMPLICATION RATES THAT WERE IN THE TOP FIVE PERCENT IN THE NATION FOR THE MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS. HACKENSACKUMC IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN NJ, NY AND NEW ENGLAND TO BE NAMED ONE OF AMERICA'S 50 BEST HOSPITALS 6-YEARS IN A ROW. ACCORDING TO HEALTHGRADES, HACKENSACKUMC RANKED AMONG THE 100 BEST HOSPITALS IN AMERICA IN NINE SPECIALTY AREAS, THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN AMERICA TO ACHIEVE SUCH A DISTINCTION: - CARDIAC CARE - TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2003 - 2012) - CORONARY INTERVENTION - PULMONARY CARE - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - JOINT REPLACEMENT - FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2009 - 2012) - STROKE CARE - SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2007 - 2012) - PROSTATECTOMY - THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2010 - 2012) - GASTROINTESTINAL CARE- EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2005 - 2012) - GENERAL SURGERY- SEVEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2006 - 2012) BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW, A LEADING INDUSTRY MAGAZINE FEATURING UP-TO-DATE BUSINESS AND LEGAL NEWS AND ANALYSIS RELATING TO HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, PLACED HACKENSACKUMC ON ITS "50 BEST HOSPITALS IN AMERICA" AND "100 BEST PLACES TO WORK IN HEALTHCARE" LISTS. IT ALSO RECOGNIZED HACKENSACKUMC ON ITS "70 HOSPITALS WITH GREAT CARDIOLOGY PROGRAMS" LIST AND ITS LIST OF "70 HOSPITALS WITH GREAT ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS." HACKENSACK UMC HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE NATION'S 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITALS BY THOMSON REUTERS FOR THE EIGHTH TIME. THE STUDY EXAMINED THE PERFORMANCE OF MORE THAN 1,000 HOSPITALS BY ANALYZING OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE AND HEART ATTACKS AND FOR THOSE WHO RECEIVED CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY AND PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS ANGIOPLASTIES. THIS IS THE EIGHTH TIME HACKENSACKUMC HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH THIS HONOR. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, ONE OF THE LEADING CONSUMER-BASED RANKING AND RATING SYSTEM OF U.S. HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS, SCOURS THROUGH NEARLY 5,000 HOSPITALS. HACKENSACKUMC IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY TO RECEIVE THREE RANKINGS FOR THE 2011-12 BEST HOSPITALS LIST, AND IS RANKED NATIONALLY IN THREE ADULT SPECIALTIES: CANCER, CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY, AND GERIATRICS. IT WAS ALSO HIGH-PERFORMING IN EIGHT ADULT SPECIALTIES: EAR, NOSE & THROAT, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GYNECOLOGY, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, PULMONOLOGY AND UROLOGY. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKED HACKENSACKUMC'S JOSEPH M. SANZARI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AS ONE OF THE TOP 50 HOSPITALS IN THE SPECIALTY OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSUSRGERY. IT IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY TO EVER RECEIVE SUCH A DESIGNATION. 2010-11 PUBLICATION OF "AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS" RANKED THE MEDICAL CENTER NATIONALLY IN TWO SPECIALTIES: GERIATRICS AND HEART AND HEART SURGERY. HACKENSACKUMC IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY TO RECEIVE TWO RANKINGS IN THE 2010 PUBLICATION AND ONE OF ONLY 152 STANDOUTS NATIONWIDE TO BE INCLUDED. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS NATIONAL SURGICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (ACS NSQIP) RECOGNIZED HACKENSACKUMC AS ONE OF 26 ACS NSQIP PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE ACHIEVED EXEMPLARY OUTCOMES FOR SURGICAL PATIENT CARE. AS A PARTICIPANT IN ACS NSQIP, HACKENSACKUMC IS REQUIRED TO TRACK THE OUTCOMES OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND COLLECT DATA THAT DIRECTS PATIENT SAFETY AND THE QUALITY OF SURGICAL CARE IMPROVEMENTS. |
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THE NON-INVASIVE VASCULAR LABORATORY ACHIEVED A THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION BY THE INTERSOCIETAL COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF VASCULAR LABORATORIES. THE COMMISSION ON CANCER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS GRANTED A THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION WITH COMMENDATION TO THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER. THE CLINICAL VIROLOGY LABORATORY RECEIVED ACCREDITATION BY THE ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE OF THE COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS. FOR THE 16TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND SINCE THE AWARD'S INCEPTION, HACKENSACKUMC RECEIVED THE 2011/2012 NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION (NRC) CONSUMER CHOICE AWARD, AS CHOSEN BY THE PEOPLE HACKENSACKUMC SERVES IN THE COMMUNITY. HACKENSACKUMC HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY CONSUMERS AS PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF SERVICE AND HAVING THE BEST IMAGE. MAGNET STATUS HACKENSACKUMC RECEIVED ITS FOURTH MAGNET DESIGNATION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE (AN AWARD GIVEN EVERY FOUR YEARS) IN APRIL 2009. IN 1995, HACKENSACKUMC WAS FIRST IN NEW JERSEY TO RECEIVE MAGNET RECOGNITION FOR NURSING. EVERY ORGANIZATION HAS ITS HONORS AND AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD, THE PURSUIT OF THE HIGHEST VALUES, AND THE ATTAINMENT OF GOALS TO WHICH ALL OTHERS ASPIRE. IN NURSING, THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION THAT A HOSPITAL OR HACKENSACKUMC CAN ATTAIN IS THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER'S MAGNET AWARD - AN AFFIRMATION THAT AN INSTITUTION ATTRACTS AND RETAINS WELL-QUALIFIED NURSES, UPHOLDS STRINGENT STANDARDS FOR NURSING PRACTICE, AND PROMOTES EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE. TO BE A MAGNET HOSPITAL MEANS THAT A NEVER-ENDING CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE EXISTS AT HACKENSACKUMC. IT IS EVIDENT IN THE WAY WE CARE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, RECOGNIZING THAT EACH PATIENT HAS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, CONCERNS, AND WAYS OF COPING WITH ILLNESS. TO BE A MAGNET HOSPITAL MEANS THAT HACKENSACKUMC VALUES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITS NURSES AND SEEKS THEIR INPUT IN ALL ADMINISTRATIVE AND PATIENT CARE DECISIONS. TO BE A MAGNET HOSPITAL MEANS THAT OTHER LEADING HOSPITALS - SUCH AS MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC, AND JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL - TURN TO THEM FOR EXTENSIVE MENTORING. HACKENSACKUMC IS PROUD OF ITS MANY INNOVATIONS, TECHNOLOGIES, RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND MEDICAL EXPERTISE. BUT AT THE TOP OF THE LIST IS THE ENTITY THAT OFTEN MEANS THE MOST TO THE PATIENTS - UNPARALLELED NURSING EXCELLENCE THAT MAKES HACKENSACKUMC STAND TALL OVER ALL OTHERS. JOINT COMMISSION THE JOINT COMMISSION, AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ACCREDITS AND CERTIFIES MORE THAN 19,000 HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS IN THE U.S., AWARDED HACKENSACKUMC WITH 17 GOLD SEALS OF APPROVAL. THE SEALS RECOGNIZE HACKENSACKUMC'S PERFORMANCE IN: ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, ASTHMA, BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, DEPRESSION PROGRAM, END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE, HEART FAILURE, HIP REPLACEMENT, INPATIENT DIABETES PROGRAM, KNEE REPLACEMENT, PEDIATRIC ASTHMA, PNEUMONIA DISEASE, PRIMARY STROKE CENTER, TRAUMA, BREAST CANCER, AND GERIATRIC DELIRIUM. OTHER AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS ============================= HACKENSACKUMC RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS: - THE LEAPFROG GROUP, A GROUP OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PURCHASERS OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH COVERAGE DEDICATED TO IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTHCARE SAFETY, QUALITY AND AFFORDABILITY, NAMED HACKENSACKUMC AS ONE OF ITS TOP HOSPITALS FOR 2011. HACKENSACKUMC IS ONE OF 65 HOSPITALS FROM A FIELD OF NEARLY 1,200, AND IS THE ONLY NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE THIS HONOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW. - RECEIVED THE CEO CANCER GOLD STANDARD ACCREDITATION IN RECOGNITION OF HACKENSACKUMC'S EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO THE HEALTH OF ITS EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS GOLD STANDARD CALLS FOR COMPANIES TO EVALUATE THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS AND CORPORATE CULTURE AND TAKE EXTENSIVE, CONCRETE ACTIONS IN FIVE KEY AREAS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO FIGHT CANCER IN THE WORKPLACE. - EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR ITS BREAST CANCER PROGRAM AND GERIATRICS DELIRIUM PROGRAM BY DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THE JOINT COMMISSION'S NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND SAFETY IN DISEASE-SPECIFIC CARE. THE CERTIFICATION AWARD RECOGNIZES THE MEDICAL CENTER'S DEDICATION TO CONTINUOUS COMPLIANCE WITH THE JOINT COMMISSION'S STATE-OF-THE-ART STANDARDS. THIS IS THE FIRST CERTIFICATION FOR BREAST CANCER AND THE FIRST CERTIFICATION FOR GERIATRICS DELIRIUM, AND IS HACKENSACKUMC'S 16TH AND 17TH GOLD SEALS OF APPROVAL FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION - THE MOST NUMBER OF CERTIFICATIONS FOR ANY HOSPITAL IN THE NATION. - HACKENSACKUMC'S DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY WAS NAMED ONE OF IMAGING ECONOMICS' BEST RADIOLOGY FACILITIES FOR 2011. THIS RECOGNITION APPLAUDS INCLUSION IN IMAGING ECONOMICS' NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF IMAGING CENTERS AND RADIOLOGY PRACTICES COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE. - SEVERAL NURSES WERE RECIPIENTS OF THE TEAMWORK AWARD AT THE NATIONAL NURSING PATIENT SAFETY AWARDS AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, DC FOR THEIR POSTER PRESENTATION, "UNITING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM WITH A COMMON GOAL: DECREASING CA-BSI'S." - THE MOLLY DIABETES EDUCATION CENTER FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN RECEIVED ITS SEVENTH RECERTIFICATION FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION FOR BEING A CERTIFIED SELF-MANAGEMENT DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM. - HACKENSACKUMC PHYSICIANS HAVE ONCE AGAIN BEEN NAMED TO AN ESTEEMED LIST AMONGST THE BEST PHYSICIANS IN NEW JERSEY. THE NOVEMBER 2011 ISSUE OF NEW JERSEY MONTHLY MAGAZINE PUBLISHED ITS ANNUAL LIST OF "TOP DOCTORS." THE LIST CONSISTED OF 785 OF THE FINEST PHYSICIANS IN 64 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PHYSICIANS FROM THE HACKENSACKUMC. - PHYSICIANS AT THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER AND TOMORROWS CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE AT HACKENSACKUMC WERE CHOSEN AMONG THE BEST IN THEIR FIELDS IN THE 7TH EDITION OF THE CASTLE CONNOLLY GUIDE "AMERICA'S TOP DOCTORS FOR CANCER". RECENTLY RELEASED, THE 2011 EDITION FEATURES THE NATION'S FOREMOST PHYSICIANS OF VARIOUS SPECIALTIES FOCUSED ON THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CANCERS IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN. THE PHYSICIANS SELECTED FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR ARE DISTINGUISHED, LEADING ONCOLOGISTS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER. - FIRST-EVER MARCH OF DIMES PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR PREMATURITY PREVENTION LEADERSHIP FOR REDUCING EARLY ELECTIVE C-SECTIONS WAS AWARDED TO THE OB-GYN CHAIRMAN OF HACKENSACKUMC. - 2011 PHARMACIST PRACTITIONER AWARD FROM THE NEW JERSEY SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACISTS WAS AWARDED TO A CLINICAL PHARMACIST AT HACKENSACKUMC. THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A PHARMACIST WHO EMBODIES THE FOLLOWING CORE VALUES AND CONCEPTS: PERFORMANCE ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR NORMAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN A HEALTH SYSTEM SETTING; LEADERSHIP; PLANNING; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY PROCESS/PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT; AND, POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN PHARMACY PRACTICE. - AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS "HOSPITAL OF CHOICE" AWARD. - RANKED #7 IN THE 2011 NJBIZ NJ'S TOP RESEARCH CENTERS. - RECEIVED NJ TOP HOSPITALS AWARDS PLAQUE FROM NJ TOP HOSPITALS, AN EXCLUSIVE HEALTHCARE RESOURCE PROFILING THE TOP SPECIALTY HOSPITALS IN NEW JERSEY AND A DIVISION OF NJ TOP DOCS. THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN OVERALL TOP HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. - RANKED BY CHILD MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE TOP-RANKED CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE TOP-RANKED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY. - "TOP QUALITY PERFORMER" IN A CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, PREMIER HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE VALUE-BASED PURCHASING (VBP) PROJECT THAT REWARDS HOSPITALS FOR DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY CARE IN SIX CLINICAL AREAS. HACKENSACKUMC RECEIVED THREE AWARDS FOR TOP PERFORMANCE IN THE CLINICAL AREAS OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT, AND PNEUMONIA; AND ATTAINMENT IN THE CLINICAL AREAS OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT, HEART FAILURE, PNEUMONIA, HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT, AND SURGICAL CARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS A UNIQUE ORGANIZATION THAT COMBINES UNCOMPROMISING DEDICATION TO QUALITY WITH STRONG FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE TO DELIVER THE BEST MEDICINE TO OUR PATIENTS. THESE AWARDS ARE PROOF TO THOSE SUCCESSES FOR HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. MEDICAL SPECIALTIES/SERVICES ============================ IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF SECONDARY LEVEL PATIENT CARE, THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES TERTIARY AND QUATERNARY SERVICES TO A WIDE REFERRAL AREA. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE: |
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CARDIAC CARE ------------ THE MEDICAL CENTER IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE PROVIDERS OF CARDIAC CARE IN THE STATE OFFERING A FULL-RANGE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART INVASIVE AND NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES INCLUDING PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY WITH ULTRA FAST COMPUTERIZED ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY, NON-INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY LABORATORY, PACEMAKER CENTER, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION PROGRAM, CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PROGRAM, CARDIAC SURGERY, AND CARDIAC REHABILITATION. HACKENSACKUMC'S EIGHT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORIES ARE USING RADIO-FREQUENCY FOR TOTALLY BLOCKED ARTERIES, INTRACORONARY ULTRASOUND, AND NEURO-INTRAVASCULAR PROCEDURES. RECENTLY THE ABILITY TO TEMPORARILY PLACE A CATHETER-BASED HEART ASSIST DEVICE ALLOWS THE PERFORMANCE OF INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES EVEN IN THE HIGHEST-RISK PATIENTS. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY INCLUDES ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATIONS, LEAD EXTRACTIONS, AND ELECTRO ANATOMICAL MAPPING WITH CARDIOMERGE TECHNOLOGY. THE HEART CENTER IS AN OUTPATIENT CARDIAC DEPARTMENT THAT OFFERS STRESS TESTING, ECHOCARDIOGRAMS, HALTER MONITOR SERVICES, A PACEMAKER CENTER, ELECTRON-BEAM TOMOGRAPHY, ENHANCED EXTERNAL COUNTER PULSATION, AND OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES. A NEW PICTURE ARCHIVING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND REPORT-GENERATING SYSTEM HAS BEEN RECENTLY INSTALLED. THE NEW HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL IS CHARTING THE FUTURE OF CARDIOVASCULAR CARE IN NEW JERSEY. HACKENSACKUMC HAS EMBARKED ON A MISSION TO RECRUIT THE VERY BEST CARDIOLOGISTS IN THE COMMUNITY TO ENHANCE THE STATE-OF-THE-ART DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES OFFERED AT THE NEW, CUTTING-EDGE HEART & VASCULAR HOSPITAL. THIS "HOSPITAL WITHIN A HOSPITAL" PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SPACE, SUPERIOR PATIENT CARE, AND ACCESS TO LEADING TECHNOLOGY. CANCER CARE ----------- THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER AT HACKENSACKUMC ("THE CANCER CENTER") IS NEW JERSEY'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE CENTER DEDICATED TO THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH, SCREENINGS AND PREVENTIVE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH ALL TYPES OF CANCER, AND IS AMONG THE NATION'S TOP 10 IN PATIENT VOLUME. THE CANCER CENTER HAS RECORDED APPROXIMATELY 53,000 ACTIVE TREATMENTS DURING 2011. EACH WEEK, APPROXIMATELY 150 NEW PATIENTS SEEK OUT HUMC'S SERVICES. ITS ADULT BLOOD AND MARROW STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM, NOW ONE OF THE TOP 10 IN THE UNITED STATES, TREATS MORE THAN 200 PATIENTS A YEAR. HOUSED WITHIN HACKENSACKUMC, THE CANCER CENTER PROVIDES STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES, COMPASSIONATE CARE, RESEARCH INNOVATIONS, MEDICAL EXPERTISE, AND A FULL RANGE OF AFTER CARE SERVICES THAT DISTINGUISH THE CANCER CENTER FROM OTHER FACILITIES. THE CANCER CENTER IS COMPOSED OF 14 SPECIALIZED ON-SITE TEAMS FULLY ENGAGED IN THE MEDICAL AND EMOTIONAL CARE OF THEIR PATIENTS AND LOVED ONES. EACH OF THE 14 DIVISIONS FEATURES TEAMS OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES, TECHNOLOGISTS, AND SUPPORT STAFF WITH CLINICAL AND RESEARCH EXPERTISE IN A SPECIFIC TYPE OF CANCER (SUCH AS LEUKEMIA OR BREAST CANCER) OR SPECIFIC SERVICE (SUCH AS SUPPORTIVE CARE AND PAIN MANAGEMENT). THIS APPROACH, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER A CLOSE-KNIT TEAM OF MEDICAL, RESEARCH, NURSING, AND SUPPORT STAFF WITH SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE, TRANSLATES INTO MORE ADVANCED, FOCUSED CARE FOR PATIENTS. THE CANCER CENTER HAS EXPERIENCED STEADY GROWTH IN ITS CANCER CARE PROGRAMS. IT OFFERS PATIENTS ACCESS TO ONE OF FOURTEEN SPECIALIZED DIVISIONS: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, BREAST, GASTROINTESTINAL, GENITOURINARY, GYNECOLOGICAL, HEAD AND NECK, LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE, MULTIPLE MYELOMA, NEURO-ONCOLOGY, SKIN AND SARCOMA, SUPPLEMENTARY CARE AND PAIN MANAGEMENT, THORACIC, AND RESEARCH. IN ADDITION, IT IS ONE OF ONLY 50 PROGRAMS IN THE NATION DESIGNATED AS A COMMUNITY CLINICAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM (CCOP) BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI) OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. A CCOP IS A GROUP OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS FUNDED BY A PEER-REVIEWED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN NCI-SPONSORED CANCER TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS. THE CANCER CENTER ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE RANGE OF ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CAPABILITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLY AT MAJOR HOSPITALS SUCH AS HACKENSACKUMC. THESE INCLUDE ALL TYPES OF IMAGING STUDIES, INCLUDING PET SCANNING, MRI, CT SCANNING, AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ADVANCED MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL DIAGNOSTICS, SUCH AS STEREOTACTIC BIOPSIES AND SENTINEL LYMPH NODE MAPPING; ROBOTIC AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STATE-OF-THE-ART RADIATION THERAPY, INCLUDING INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT), TOMOTHERAPY, IMPLANT AND HIGH-DOSE-RATE BRACHYTHERAPY, AND STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; NON-SURGICAL TREATMENTS, INCLUDING RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; ADVANCED CHEMOTHERAPY USING NEW MEDICATIONS AND COMBINATIONS; HORMONAL THERAPY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; AND HIGHLY PROMISING IMMUNOTHERAPY USING VACCINES TO DESTROY CANCER CELLS. HOWEVER, AT THE CANCER CENTER, HACKENSACKUMC IS NOT SATISFIED TO PROVIDE THE MOST ADVANCED, STATE-OF-THE-ART SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TODAY. NOR IS IT SATISFIED TO PROVIDE CUTTING-EDGE BASIC RESEARCH, CLINICAL TRIALS, AND INNOVATIVE TREATMENT METHODS THAT ARE NOT FOUND ANYWHERE ELSE IN NEW JERSEY. WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING PEOPLE FACE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF THEIR LIVES - A DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER - HACKENSACKUMC REACHES BEYOND ITS FACILITIES, ITS EQUIPMENT, AND ITS TREATMENTS AND OFFERS PATIENTS THE BEST OF HACKENSACKUMC, THE CANCER CARE TEAM OF DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS. NO TREATMENT CAN WORK WITHOUT THE SKILLS, EXPERTISE, AND COMPASSION OF HACKENSACKUMC'S EXTRAORDINARY TEAM OF CANCER CARE EXPERTS. ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY CARE STARTS WITH EACH MEMBER OF ITS TEAM. HACKENSACKUMC PLEDGES TO PARTNER WITH PATIENTS IN THE FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES, AND TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO SUPPORT THEM DURING THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH HACKENSACKUMC. PATIENTS ARE NOT A NUMBER TO HACKENSACKUMC, BUT A MOTHER, FATHER, SISTER, BROTHER, AUNT, OR UNCLE. HACKENSACKUMC CARES FOR PATIENTS WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AS HACKENSACKUMC MAKES THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER WITH PATIENTS. THE CANCER CENTER WORKS CLOSELY WITH SEVERAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE THAT OFFER DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CAPABILITIES THAT ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE AT OTHER CANCER FACILITIES IN NEW JERSEY. THESE INCLUDE THE WORLD-RENOWNED ADULT BLOOD AND MARROW STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM; THE PROSTATE CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY; THE BETTY TORRICELLI INSTITUTE FOR BREAST CARE; THE INSTITUTE FOR RADIOSURGERY; THE COLON CANCER PREVENTION CENTER; AND THE DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY. THE CANCER CENTER IS THE FIRST CANCER CENTER IN NEW JERSEY TO ACQUIRE A NEW, CUTTING EDGE RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM THAT ENABLES A RADICALLY DIFFERENT APPROACH TO TREATING CANCER WITH IMAGE-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY (IGRT) KNOWN AS THE TRUEBEAM SYSTEM. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM ALLOWS THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER TO OFFER EVEN FASTER TREATMENTS, ENHANCED ACCURACY, AND QUICKER IMAGING AT LOWER DOSES. BASIC RESEARCH -------------- BASIC RESEARCH STUDIES AT THE CANCER CENTER AND HACKENSACKUMC'S ON-SITE DAVID JOSEPH JURIST RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOMORROWS CHILDREN ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO THE ORIGINS OF CANCER AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL, HOW AND WHY CELLS PROGRESS INTO CANCER, AND THE BASIC BIOLOGY OF GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE, A COMMON AND POTENTIALLY FATAL SIDE EFFECT OF STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION. STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION IS USED TO TREAT HEMATOLOGICAL (BLOOD) CANCERS, SUCH AS LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA; CANCERS THAT INVOLVE SOLID TUMORS, SUCH AS BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER; SERIOUS BLOOD DISORDERS; AND IMMUNE SYSTEM DEFICIENCIES. CLINICAL TRIALS OFFER INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS ------------------------------------------- AS A WORLD-CLASS FACILITY AND ACADEMIC HOSPITAL, THE CANCER CENTER IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN CLINICAL TRIALS THAT BRING RESEARCH ADVANCES DIRECTLY TO PATIENTS. THE CANCER CENTER PARTICIPATES IN MORE THAN 100 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS THAT GIVE PATIENTS ACCESS TO PROMISING INVESTIGATIONAL MEDICATIONS, TREATMENT PROTOCOLS, AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUES THAT ARE OFTEN NOT AVAILABLE AT OTHER FACILITIES IN NEW JERSEY. KEY AREAS OF CANCER RESEARCH THAT ARE CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE INCLUDE TARGETED THERAPIES THAT PINPOINT CANCER CELLS AND SPARE NORMAL CELLS, GENE THERAPY TO MUTATE CANCER, ADVANCES IN STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION, NEW COMBINATIONS OF CHEMOTHERAPY, NEW RADIATION ONCOLOGY CANCER CELLS AND SAFE VIRUSES TO MAKE VACCINES THAT COMBAT CANCER. |
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BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM ----------------------------------- THE ADULT BLOOD AND MARROW STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM PROVIDES AUTOLOGOUS AND ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION IN THE TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT AND NON-MALIGNANT DISEASES INCLUDING USE OF BONE MARROW, PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELLS, AND UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD STEM CELLS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO SERVES AS A COLLECTION FACILITY FOR NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM DONOR CENTERS. THE ADULT BLOOD AND MARROW STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM, WAS THE FIRST CENTER IN THE COUNTRY TO RECEIVE A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT DISEASE SPECIFIC RECOGNITION BY THE JOINT COMMISSION (FORMERLY THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, THE "JOINT COMMISSION") A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ACCREDITS AND CERTIFIES OVER 15,000 HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES. AN AFFILIATION HAS BEEN FORMED WITH THE TRANSPLANT PROGRAM AT THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, WHICH ENABLES SHARING OF PROTOCOLS. THIS PROGRAM HAS OVER TWENTY-ONE OPEN TRANSPLANT PROTOCOLS IN USE AT THIS TIME AND EIGHT MORE AWAIT APPROVAL. THE INSTITUTE FOR BREAST CARE ----------------------------- STAFFED BY RADIOLOGISTS, PATHOLOGISTS, NURSES AND TECHNOLOGISTS SPECIALLY TRAINED IN BREAST CARE, THE INSTITUTE FOR BREAST CARE OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE BREAST DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY, BREAST ULTRASOUND, BREAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING ("MRI"), STEREOTACTIC GUIDED CORE BIOPSIES, ULTRASOUND GUIDED PROCEDURES (FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION AND CORE BIOPSY), NEEDLE LOCALIZATIONS FOR EXCISIONAL BIOPSIES, AND RADIOLOGIC SECOND OPINIONS. THE ONSITE PATHOLOGY LABORATORY PERMITS IMMEDIATE EVALUATION OF THE SPECIMENS WHEN NEEDED. THE INSTITUTE FOR BREAST CARE ALSO CONDUCTS BREAST CANCER RESEARCH, INCLUDING PREVENTION, AND PROVIDES PATIENT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC CARE -------------------------- THE MEDICAL CENTER IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN ITS SERVICE AREA THAT OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY AND SUBSPECIALTY SERVICES AT ONE LOCATION. AS A RESULT OF ITS EXTENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES, THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AN INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AS A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES (NJDHSS), AS A REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER BY NJDHSS AND AS A REGIONAL DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER FOR ABUSED CHILDREN BY THE LEGISLATURE OF NEW JERSEY. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S PEDIATRIC SERVICES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NEONATOLOGY AND PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCES, RHEUMATOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, RENAL TRANSPLANTATION, NEPHROLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, CHILD DEVELOPMENT (AUTISM), AND THE ONLY BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT PROGRAM IN NEW JERSEY. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN BERGEN COUNTY THAT IS DESIGNATED AS A REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER. A REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER PROVIDES ALL LEVELS OF PRE- AND POST-NATAL MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND SUBSPECIALTY SERVICES FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS EQUIPPED AND STAFFED TO HANDLE HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES AND COMPLICATIONS OF FULL-TERM AND PREMATURE NEWBORNS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 24-HOUR, SEVEN-DAY-A-WEEK COVERAGE BY PERINATOLOGISTS, NEONATOLOGISTS, AND PEDIATRICIANS. THE MEDICAL CENTER OPERATES A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) WHICH PROVIDES 24-HOUR COVERAGE BY BOARD-CERTIFIED NEONATOLOGISTS. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO OPERATES A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (PICU), WHICH PROVIDES CARE FOR CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE CRITICAL MONITORING AND INTENSIVE MEDICAL INTERVENTION. TRANSPORT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN FROM OUTLYING HOSPITALS WHO ARE REFERRED TO BOTH THE PICU AND THE NICU. AN ADJACENT PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT TO THE PICU IS THE ONLY LEVEL 4 (THE HIGHEST LEVEL) EPILEPSY CENTER IN THE STATE ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EPILEPSY CENTERS. THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH ACUTE ILLNESSES AND TRAUMATIC INJURIES. IT IS PHYSICALLY SEPARATE FROM THE ADULT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND IS STAFFED BY TRAINED PEDIATRIC PHYSICIANS AND NURSES. IN 2011, THERE WERE 33,867 VISITS TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM. THE TOMORROW'S CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS PROVIDES SPECIALIZED CARE TO CHILDREN WITH HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY DISORDERS. THE TOMORROW'S CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE RECORDED 17,248 VISITS/CONSULTS IN 2011. THE INSTITUTE FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. THIS INSTITUTE HAS THE LARGEST PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN THE NEW JERSEY-NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA, WITH 28,299 VISITS IN 2011. IT IS ALSO A STATE-FUNDED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. THE PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. THE PROGRAM PRIMARILY RECEIVES REFERRALS FROM PHYSICIANS IN BERGEN, HUDSON, AND PASSAIC COUNTIES BUT ALSO ATTRACTS PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS A REGIONAL DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER FOR ABUSED CHILDREN, AND IS ONE OF THREE SUCH CENTERS IN THE STATE. THIS CENTER IS HOUSED IN ITS OWN FACILITY, KNOWN AS AUDREY HEPBURN CHILDREN'S HOUSE, LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE MEDICAL CENTER. WHILE AT AUDREY HEPBURN CHILDREN'S HOUSE, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE SUSPECTED VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, AND UNDERGO EVALUATION BY A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT RATHER THAN UNDERGOING A TRAUMATIC PROCESS OF MULTIPLE EVALUATIONS IN A HOSPITAL SETTING. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S OTHER ASSOCIATED/SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN INCLUDE THE CJ FOUNDATION FOR SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ("SIDA") AND THE NEW JERSEY SIDS CENTER, DEDICATED TO FUNDING RESEARCH INTO AND COUNSELING FAMILIES STRICKEN BY SIDS; THE MOLLY FOUNDATION FOR DIABETES RESEARCH, WHICH FUNDS RESEARCH IN THE TREATMENT AND POSSIBLE CURE FOR JUVENILE DIABETES; THE STEVEN AND RICHARD BADER IMMUNOLOGICAL CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SUSPECTED OR PROVEN DIFFICULTIES IN FIGHTING INFECTION BECAUSE OF IMMUNE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS; AND THE JUDY CENTER FOR DOWN'S SYNDROME, WHICH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH THIS GENETIC DISORDER GERIATRIC CARE -------------- ALMOST 40 PERCENT OF THE BED-DAYS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER ARE COVERED BY MEDICARE. GIVEN THE NEED TO PROVIDE PERSON-SPECIFIC RATHER THAN SITE-SPECIFIC CARE, THE GERIATRIC SERVICE CARES FOR ELDERS AT THE GERIATRIC CENTER, IN THE HOSPITAL, IN POST-ACUTE CARE AND LONG TERM CARE SETTINGS AND AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION --------------------- THE MEDICAL CENTER PERFORMS ADULT KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS, PEDIATRIC KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANTS (IN CONJUNCTION WITH KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS). THE KIDNEY AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER ARE THE ONLY SUCH PROGRAMS IN BERGEN, PASSAIC OR HUDSON COUNTY. IN 2011 THE MEDICAL CENTER PERFORMED 40 KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS AND ONE COMBINED KIDNEY/PANCREAS TRANSPLANT. THE CENTER FOR ALLERGY, ASTHMA AND IMMUNE DISEASES --------------------------------------------------- THE CENTER OFFERS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF DISORDERS AND ILLNESSES OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. STAFFED BY A TEAM OF BOARD-CERTIFIED ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY SPECIALISTS, THE CENTER PROVIDES EXPERT CARE IN RESPIRATORY ALLERGIES, FOOD AND DRUG ALLERGIES, ASTHMA, PERSISTENT SINUSITIS AND OTHER RECURRENT INFECTIONS IN ONE LOCATION. SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE PATIENT EDUCATION PROVIDED BY CLINICAL NURSE EDUCATORS AND LICENSED NUTRITIONISTS; THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS; DOUBLE BLIND ORAL FOOD CHALLENGES, ASPIRIN CHALLENGES AND DESENSITIZATION; AND ASSESSMENT OF MEDICATION REACTIONS. THE CENTER RECEIVED 5,964 VISITS IN 2011. |
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UROLOGY AND UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY ----------------------------- THE DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC, THERAPEUTIC AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR PATIENTS WITH BOTH MALIGNANT AND NONMALIGNANT GENITOURINARY DISORDERS. CENTERS FOR BLADDER, PROSTATE AND PELVIC FLOOR HEALTH, MALE REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE AND HUMAN SEXUALITY, ENDOUROLOGY AND STONE DISEASE, CRYOSURGERY, PEDIATRIC UROLOGY AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE UROLOGIC SURGERY ARE ESTABLISHED TO TREAT BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT POPULATIONS. THE DAVINCI ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM IS USED FOR UROLOGIC SURGERY AND FOR TRAINING OF SURGEONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROSTATE HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND AND FLUORESCENCE BASED CYSTOSCOPY FOR BLADDER CANCER. THE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN CLINICAL TRIALS WITH PROVENGE, A NEWLY APPROVED DRUG FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER, AND IS USING NEW RADIATION BASED TECHNOLOGY WITH TRUE BEAM SOFTWARE AND WIRELESS RADIATION SENSORS KNOWN AS DVS. DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES --------------------------- THE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A FULL SPECTRUM OF IMAGING SERVICES. THESE INCLUDE 3T (MAGNET STRENGTH) MRI, 64-SLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ("CT"), POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY ("PET/CT"), BREAST MRI, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, ULTRASOUND, AND DIGITAL X-RAY. THE DEPARTMENT OPERATES IN A FULLY INTEGRATED PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ("PACS"), A FILM-LESS ENVIRONMENT. PHYSICIANS CAN LOG INTO THE PACS REMOTELY TO VIEW IMAGING STUDIES ANYWHERE THERE IS INTERNET ACCESS. THE STAFF PERFORMS COMPLEX ADVANCED PROCEDURES SUCH AS CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY, CARDIAC MRI, AND ADVANCED PET/CT APPLICATIONS. ALL RADIOLOGISTS ARE FELLOWSHIP TRAINED IN VARIOUS SUBSPECIALTIES AND AN ATTENDING RADIOLOGIST (NOT A RESIDENT IN TRAINING) IS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES FOR INTERPRETATION AND CONSULTATION, PRODUCING VERY RAPID REPORT TURN-AROUND TIMES. EMERGENCY SERVICES / TRAUMA --------------------------- THE JEFFREY M. CREAMER EMERGENCY/TRAUMA DEPARTMENT ("ETD") IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND TREATS ALL AGES AND ALL MEDICAL CONDITIONS. IN 2011, 76,818 PATIENTS VISITED THE ETD WHICH RESULTED IN 19,649 ADMISSIONS. THERE IS ALSO A SEPARATE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM THAT SAW 33,666 VISITS IN 2011, WHICH RESULTED IN 2,767 ADMISSIONS. THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM IS STAFFED BY PHYSICIANS AND NURSES SPECIALTY-TRAINED IN PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE. THE TAKE-A-BREAK PROGRAM NOW SEEMS LIKE AN OBVIOUS IDEA. THE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ACCOMPANY THEIR LOVED ONES TO EMERGENCY ROOMS CAN ALMOST ALWAYS BENEFIT FROM A SHORT BREAK - WHETHER TO PICK KIDS UP AT SCHOOL, MAKE A FEW PHONE CALLS OR JUST GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE. WHEN THE PROPOSAL WAS FIRST MADE TO SET UP A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS WHO COULD SUPPORT FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND REPRESENT THEM IN THEIR ABSENCE, THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE IT ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. TODAY 50 VOLUNTEERS COVER EACH OF THE EMERGENCY TRAUMA DEPARTMENT'S THREE SHIFTS, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. EMERGENCY SERVICES OPENED A SATELLITE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT HACKENSACKUMC NORTH IN OCTOBER 2008. SEE "HACKENSACKUMC AT PASCACK VALLEY" HEREIN. IN 2011, THIS SITE HAD 10,668 VISITS, WITH 369 ADMISSIONS SENT TO THE MEDICAL CENTER. THE EMERGENCY TRAUMA DEPARTMENT (ETD) IS DESIGNATED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER. THE ETD IS ALSO CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND IS AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER AS PER THE SOCIETY OF CHEST PAIN CENTERS. SINCE 2006, THE ETD HAS RECEIVED $14.6 MILLION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT WILL ENHANCE THE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. THE MOBILE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROTOTYPE PRODUCED ENCOMPASSES TWO 7-BED MOBILE EMERGENCY TRAUMA UNITS, A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLE AND A BIOLOGICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, IN THE THIRD PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT, A MOBILE OPERATING ROOM IS BEING DESIGNED AND BUILT AND THE DEPARTMENT WILL UNDERTAKE TRAUMA-RELATED RESEARCH DESIGNED FOR TRANSITION TO A MILITARY APPLICATION. AMBULATORY SURGERY ------------------ THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES SAME DAY SURGERY SERVICES ON ITS MAIN CAMPUS IN THREE DISTINCT LOCATIONS; THE CENTER FOR AMBULATORY SURGERY, THE PEDIATRIC SURGICAL SUITE, AND THE CENTER FOR PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. SPECIALTIES INCLUDE DENTAL, GENERAL, PLASTIC, ORTHOPEDIC, PEDIATRIC, VASCULAR, GYNECOLOGICAL, UROLOGICAL AND PODIATRIC SURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; AND OPHTHALMOLOGY. THE MEDICAL CENTER PERFORMED 16,218 SAME DAY SURGERIES IN 2011. RENAL DIALYSIS -------------- THE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENTS, OUTPATIENT HOME PERITONEAL DIALYSIS TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT, AND INPATIENT/OUTPATIENT PHERESIS TREATMENTS TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES. THE UNIT ALSO HAD A NINE-PATIENT NOCTURNAL HEMODIALYSIS PROGRAM WHERE THE PATIENTS RECEIVED LONGER TREATMENTS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER THREE NIGHTS A WEEK WHILE THEY SLEPT. THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS WERE FROM BERGEN COUNTY, WITH A PORTION FROM PASSAIC AND HUDSON COUNTIES. THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDED 37,880 HEMODIALYSIS OUTPATIENT TREATMENTS, 4,365 INPATIENT TREATMENTS, 119 PHERESIS TREATMENTS AND 3,208 PERITONEAL TREATMENTS IN 2011. RESEARCH -------- RESEARCH IS WHAT DISTINGUISHES HACKENSACKUMC FROM OTHER AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. RESEARCH GIVES HACKENSACKUMC'S STAFF THE ABILITY TO EXPLORE THE NEWEST AND MOST PROMISING MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THIS PURSUIT GIVES HACKENSACKUMC AND OTHER ALLIED STAFF THE EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY TO EXPLORE NEW AND BETTER APPROACHES TO MEDICINE - TO UNCOVER AND DELIVER NOVEL TREATMENT BREAKTHROUGHS. RESEARCH CENTERS ATTRACT GIFTED PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS WHO COLLABORATE WITH LEADING INVESTIGATORS IN THEIR FIELD. THIS IS TRUE OF RESEARCHERS AT HACKENSACKUMC. THE DAVID JOSEPH JURIST RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOMORROW'S CHILDREN IS A FIVE-STORY, 55,000-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING WHICH HOUSES THE DAVID AND ALICE JURIST INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH. THE RESEARCH CENTER CONSOLIDATES ALL OF HACKENSACKUMC'S ONGOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INTO ONE LOCATION. THE FACILITY ENHANCES THE TIRELESS WORK THAT THE HACKENSACKUMC'S SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIAN-INVESTIGATORS ARE PURSUING AS PARTNERS IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MULTI-CENTER TRIALS. HACKENSACKUMC PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING CENTERS FOR RESEARCH ON THE DISEASE. HACKENSACKUMC PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1, OR JUVENILE DIABETES WILL TAKE PART IN A TRIAL IN WHICH INSULIN-PRODUCING ISLET CELLS ARE TRANSPLANTED TO THEIR ABDOMENS. THIS TRIAL HAS THE PROMISE OF BEING AN IMPORTANT STEP ON THE WAY TO A CURE FOR THIS DISEASE. THE RESEARCH CENTER IS ALSO HOME TO THE DEIRDRE IMUS ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY. THE JURIST INSTITUTE IS NAMED FOR DAVID JOSEPH JURIST, CO-PRESIDENT OF THE TOMORROWS CHILDREN'S FUND FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER AND THE FATHER OF EILEEN JURIST, WHO WAS TREATED FOR HODGKIN'S DISEASE AT HACKENSACKUMC'S TOMORROW'S CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS. MR. JURIST AND HIS WIFE, ALICE, ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN ALL OF THE TOMORROWS CHILDREN'S FUND INITIATIVES. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAVID JOSEPH JURIST RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOMORROWS CHILDREN INCLUDE LABORATORIES FOR BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH; ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES; A "VIVARIUM"; STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERATING ROOMS; AND A LECTURE HALL EQUIPPED WITH AUDIO-VISUAL TECHNOLOGY AND A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS AT HACKENSACKUMC FREQUENTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DISEASES, MEDICAL CONDITIONS, TREATMENT ADVANCES, TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS, QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUES, AND OTHER PERTINENT RESEARCH ISSUES THROUGH PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS, ABSTRACTS, BOOK CHAPTERS, AND OTHER WRITTEN MATERIALS. SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE HACKENSACKUMC'S MISSION AND A VITAL COMPONENT OF THE WORLD-CLASS CARE AVAILABLE AT HACKENSACKUMC. HACKENSACKUMC'S CLINICAL, TRANSLATIONAL, AND BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAMS HAVE GROWN TREMENDOUSLY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE OPENING IN 2000 OF THE DAVID JOSEPH JURIST RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOMORROWS CHILDREN. RESEARCH STUDIES GREW FROM 75 IN 1987 TO TODAY'S 475 OPEN PROTOCOLS. HACKENSACKUMC PROTOCOLS ARE SUPPORTED BY SOME OF THE NATION'S TOP FUNDING SOURCES, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, AND THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, AND FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS SUCH AS PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES. IN 2011, $2,569,314 WAS RECEIVED FOR RESEARCH STUDIES. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT (CONTINUED) |
CORE FORM, PART III |
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION ----------------------- THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH CONSOLIDATES ALL BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH THAT IS UNDER WAY AT HACKENSACKUMC. THE DEPARTMENT CENTRALIZES THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF RESEARCH, INCLUDING FINANCIAL, LEGAL, AND PROFESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, AND GUIDES THE INVESTIGATOR THROUGH THE MAZE OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REGULATION. RESEARCH PARTNERS ----------------- SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY THROUGH RESEARCH IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF HACKENSACKUMC'S MISSION. RESEARCH AT HACKENSACKUMC IS CONDUCTED IN NEARLY EVERY FIELD, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PEDIATRIC AND ADULT CANCERS, CHILDHOOD DISEASES, CARDIOLOGY, ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, UROLOGY, PULMONARY MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES. INVESTIGATORS AT HACKENSACKUMC COLLABORATE WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS AT OTHER HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK ("CUNY") MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER, AND ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY. OUTSTANDING RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS ALSO ARISE FROM HACKENSACKUMC'S ROLE AS A MAJOR TEACHING AFFILIATE OF UMDNJ-NJMS. HACKENSACKUMC IS DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AS A COMMUNITY CLINICAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM SITE, ONE OF ONLY 50 IN THE NATION AND THE ONLY SUCH PROGRAM IN NEW JERSEY. CLINICAL TRIALS, PROTOCOL STUDIES, AND CANCER CONTROL GROUP RESEARCH ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH THE EASTERN COOPERATIVE ONCOLOGY GROUP, THE SOUTHWEST ONCOLOGY GROUP, THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP, THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER CANCER CENTER, AND THE NATIONAL SURGICAL ADJUVANT BREAST AND BOWEL PROJECT. |
| STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
CORE FORM, PART III; LINE 3 |
IN 2010, MANAGEMENT APPROVED A PLAN TO DISCONTINUE THE OPERATIONS OF ITS HOSPICE AND OUTPATIENT RENAL DIALYSIS PROGRAMS, AND IN 2011, THE SALES OCCURRED. THE GAIN RESULTING FROM THESE SALES IS REFLECTED IN CORE FORM, PART VIII. |
| STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
CORE FORM, PART III; LINE 4D |
EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITY CARE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O. |
| GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCLOSURE |
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 2 |
J. FLETCHER CREAMER, JR. AND JOSEPH M. SANZARI - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. IHOR S. SAWCZUK, M.D. AND ANDREW L. PECORA, M.D. - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. JAMES R. BEATTIE, ESQ., J. FLETCHER CREAMER, JR., JOSEPH M. SANZARI AND JOSEPH SIMUNOVICH - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. LAWRENCE R. INSERRA, JR. AND ANTHONY C. TACCETTA, JR. - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION |
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B |
THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS GOVERNING BODY, ITS BOARD OF GOVERNORS, PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") AND FOLLOWING A REVIEW BY THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS HAS ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE, REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FEDERAL FORM 990, INCLUDING THE PREPARATION, REVIEW AND FILING PROCESS. AS PART OF THE TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THEREAFTER TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH IRS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION |
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 |
THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS, OFFICERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR REVIEW. THEREAFTER THE CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER PREPARES A SUMMARY OF THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH CONTAINS INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER THEN PRESENTS THIS SUMMARY TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION |
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 |
THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE BOTH CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND ALL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, BOTH QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED. THE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS AT LEAST ANNUALLY OVER SEVERAL MEETINGS, AND APPROVES ONLY "TOTAL COMPENSATION" THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS CONCLUDED DOES NOT EXCEED WHAT THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS TO BE REASONABLE COMPENSATION. THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURES AND CONDUCTS ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS SO AS TO QUALIFY FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS UNDER THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS RULES OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAW. THIS REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS APPLIES TO ALL FORMS OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, EACH OF WHOM IS "DISINTERESTED" AS DEFINED BY THE IRS IN ITS REGULATIONS DESCRIBING THIS STANDARD. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEW OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS DETAILED STUDY USES COMPARABLE GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC MARKET DATA FOR TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS OF A SIMILAR LEVEL OF NET ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUE IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC REGION. NO DATA FROM ANY FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES IS USED. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS USED BY THE COMMITTEE, INCLUDING ALL ACTIONS DESIGNED TO QUALIFY FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS, IS APPLIED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE ORGANIZATION, WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD BE CONSIDERED 'DISQUALIFIED PERSONS' UNDER THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS RULES. IN ADDITION TO RELYING ON MARKET DATA, THE COMMITTEE APPLIES A WIDE RANGE OF BUSINESS JUDGMENT FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE, INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION FACTORS, AND THE UNIQUE DEMANDS OF PARTICULAR POSITIONS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION |
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 |
THE ORGANIZATION HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS AND ARE, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA ITS WEBSITE, WWW.HACKENSACKUMC.ORG, ITS COMPLIANCE PLAN DOCUMENTS, CODE OF CONDUCT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| RELATED HOURS INFORMATION |
CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A |
This organization is AN AFFILIATE WITHIN HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, INC. AND AFFILIATES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF GOVERNOR MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| COMPENSATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE |
CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J |
PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS. |
| BALANCE SHEET |
CORE FORM, PART X; LINE 20 |
THE 2008 SERIES TAX-EXEMPT BOND ISSUANCE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE K, PART I INCLUDES CUSIP NUMBERS IN ADDITION TO THE ONE DISCLOSED IN SCHEDULE K, PART I, LINE (A), COLUMN (C). THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING: 64579FUQ4; 64579FUR2; 64579FUS0; 64579FUT8; 64579FUU5; 64579FUV3; 64579FUW1; 64579FUX9; 64579FUY7; 64579FUZ4; 64579FVA8; 64579FVB6; 64579FVC4; 64579FVD2; 64579FVE0; 64579FVF7 AND 64579FVG5. A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SERIES 2008 BONDS WAS APPLIED TO REFUND THE SERIES 2004 BONDS OUTSTANDING IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $146,900,000. PROCEEDS USED WERE $146,768,126. A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SERIES 2008 BONDS, TOGETHER WITH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS AND OTHER MONEYS AVAILABLE TO THE INSTITUTION HAS BEEN APPLIED TO CONSTRUCT THE CANCER CENTER PROJECT. THE CANCER CENTER PORTION OF THE PROJECT IS A FOUR FLOOR, ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ENERGY CERTIFIED, 155,000 GROSS SQUARE FOOT AMBULATORY CARE BUILDING ON A 1.4 ACRE SITE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE INSTITUTION'S MAIN CAMPUS AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ATLANTIC AND SECOND STREETS IN HACKENSACK. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES A 975 CAR PARKING GARAGE ON A 2.6 ACRE SITE ON THE ADJACENT BLOCK AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SAME INTERSECTION AS THE CANCER CENTER. PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES CONNECT THE CANCER CENTER TO THE MAIN HOSPITAL CAMPUS THROUGH THE PARKING GARAGE. CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT BEGAN IN APRIL 2008. THE PARKING GARAGE OPENED IN NOVEMBER OF 2009. THE CANCER CENTER OPENED IN JANUARY OF 2011. PROCEEDS OF THE SERIES 2008 BONDS WILL ALSO BE APPLIED TO: (I) ACQUIRE MEDICAL AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AT ITS FACILITIES; (II) TO PAY CAPITALIZED INTEREST ON A PORTION OF THE SERIES 2008 BONDS; (III) FUND THE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND; AND (IV) PAY COSTS OF ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2008 BONDS INCLUDING THE PREMIUM FOR THE BOND INSURANCE POLICY SECURING A PORTION OF THE SERIES 2008 BONDS. THE 2010 SERIES TAX-EXEMPT BOND ISSUANCE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE K, PART I INCLUDES CUSIP NUMBERS IN ADDITION TO THE ONE DISCLOSED IN SCHEDULE K, PART I, LINE (B), COLUMN (C). THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING: 64579FC50; 64579FC68; 64579FC76; 64579FC84; 64579FC92; 64579FD26; 64579FD34; 64579FD42; 64579FD59; 64579FD67; 64579FD75; 64579FD83; 64579FD91; 64579FE25; 64579FE33; 64579FE41 AND 64579FE58. THE PROCEEDS OF THE SERIES 2010 BONDS ARE APPLIED TO REFUND ALL OF THE SERIES 2000 BONDS AND A PORTION OF THE SERIES 1997 BONDS OUTSTANDING IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $86,735,000. PROCEEDS OF THE SERIES 2010 BONDS WERE ALSO APPLIED TO: (I) FUND THE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND AND (II) PAY COSTS OF ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2010 BONDS. THE 2010B SERIES TAX-EXEMPT BOND ISSUANCE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE K, PART I INCLUDES CUSIP NUMBERS IN ADDITION TO THE ONE DISCLOSED IN SCHEDULE K, PART I, LINE (C), COLUMN (C). THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING: 64579FJ38; 64579FJ46; 64579FJ53; 64579FJ61; 64579FJ79; 64579FJ87; 64579FJ95; 64579FL35; 64579FK28; 64579FK36; 64579FL43; 64579FK44; 64579FL50; 64579FK51; 64579FL68; 64579FK69; 64579FL76; 64579FK77; 64579FL84; 64579FK85; 64579FK93; 64579FL27 AND 64579FL92. THE PROCEEDS OF THE SERIES 2010B BONDS ARE APPLIED TOGETHER WITH OTHER AVAILABLE MONEYS TO REFUND ALL OF THE SERIES 1998 BONDS OUTSTANDING IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $126,140,000. PROCEEDS OF THE SERIES 2010B BONDS WERE ALSO APPLIED TO PAY COSTS OF ISSUANCE AND CREDIT ENHANCEMENT OF THE SERIES 2010B BONDS. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 5 |
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - PENSION RELATED ADJUSTMENTS; ($54,559,927) - CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION; ($3,398,299) - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS - CAPITAL ACQUISITIONS; $21,229,122 - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION; ($3,158,000) - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM TEMPORARY RESTRICTION - ($19,952,000) - CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENT SECURITIES; ($39,000) - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION; ($240,000) - CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENT SECURITIES INCLUDED IN INVESTMENT INCOME AND LOSSES - NET PER THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - ($633,755) - GAIN ON SALES OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - $47,459,177 |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 |
AN INDEPENDENT BIG FOUR CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS CONTROLLED ENTITIES, NORTH JERSEY PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATES, P.C., HUMC cardiovascular partners, p.c. and HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER CASUALTY COMPANY, LTD. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010, RESPECTIVELY. THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WITH RESPECT TO THESE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS EACH YEAR. THE HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. 
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.