Hackensack University Medical Center

Network Accomplishments:

In 2013, we continued to build upon our successful clinical and academic affiliations with some of the most well-renowned health systems, hospitals and universities, including: MinuteClinic, North Shore-LIJ Health System, NYU Langone Medical Center’s Division of Pediatric Surgery, Palisades Medical Center, Rutgers Medical School, St. George’s University, Stevens Institute of Technology, and United Surgical Partners International.

In addition, Hackensack University Health Network continued to forge new partnerships and affiliations during 2013, such as:
• HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley (Westwood): On June 1, Pascack Valley Hospital was reopened as HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley after five long years of fighting to reopen its doors. Together with state and local officials, including Governor Chris Christie, healthcare leaders, team members, volunteers, and
community members, we rallied together to ensure access for these patients.
• AllSpire Health Partners: In September, Hackensack University Health Network made history by entering into a groundbreaking alliance with six other health systems to form AllSpire Health Partners. Altogether, these seven health systems have a total of 25 hospitals, with a service area of more than six million
people—making AllSpire the largest healthcare consortium in the country.
The member systems are: Atlantic Health System (Morristown, NJ); Hackensack University Health Network (Hackensack, NJ); Lancaster General Health (Lancaster, PA); Lehigh Valley Health Network (Allentown, PA); Meridian Health (Neptune, NJ); Reading Health System (Reading, PA); and WellSpan Health (York, PA).
• MedStar Georgetown University Hospital: In February, HackensackUMC signed a clinical collaboration to establish a Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Currently, HackensackUMC’s Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation
Program is among the largest programs providing these services in the world.
• Georgetown University School of Medicine: Also in February, HackensackUMC signed an academic affiliation to support the HackensackUMC Emergency Medicine Residency Program on our campus in Hackensack. In July, we welcomed the 12 first-year residents of our inaugural program.
• In April, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and our John Theurer Cancer Center, established an oncology affiliation agreement to foster collaboration among clinicians and researchers from both institutions.
• Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (GSRMC), a member of Bon Secours Charity Health System: In June 2013, HackensackUMC announced a new cardiac services alliance between HackensackUMC’s Heart & Vascular Hospital and the Active International Cardiovascular Institute at GSRMC in Suffern, NY. This affiliation marks the only complete cardiovascular program in the Lower Hudson Valley.
• CentraState Healthcare System (Monmouth County, NJ): HackensackUMC entered into an affiliation agreement for oncology services with CentraState to identify opportunities for each medical staff to collaborate on the provision of oncology services to their respective communities, integrate clinical programs, and share services and resources.
• In 2013, Hackensack University Health Network was the only hospital in New Jersey selected by the NY/NJ Super Bowl XLVIII Host Committee to serve as one of three “Official Health Services Providers” for the 2014 Super Bowl in New Jersey. Together with the Hospital for Special Surgery and NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital, the three hospitals will provide comprehensive care for Super Bowl XLVIII.
• HackensackUMC’s Mobile Satellite Emergency Department (MSED) Units will be at MetLife Stadium the week of January 26th through gameday to provide patients with high-quality mobile healthcare. The NJ-MSED vehicles are one of only a few mobile medical assets of their kind in the nation, funded through a unique partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense and the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI). The core of the NJ-MSED complex exists in the form of two 43-foot trailers and a 48-foot trailer with expandable sides. Two are fully outfitted with critical care beds, and one is outfitted as a mobile operating room. They are rapidly deployable,
fully-functional acute care mobile medical assets.
• AirMed One: Also on standby during Super Bowl events will be Hackensack University Health Network’s state-of-the-art helicopter, AirMed One. The helicopter, which first became operational
in April of 2012, has completed more than 260 patient flights since.
• John Theurer Cancer Center at HackensackUMC, one of the nation’s top 50 cancer centers, presented Governor Chris Christie with the 2013 Leadership Award during a ceremony July 2 honoring the Governor for his contributions in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
• HackensackUMC Collaborated with PSE&G to Significantly Improve Energy Efficiency. A new air conditioning chiller was installed that will help to significantly reduce both energy usage and energy
costs at the medical center. The new chiller is part of $2.6 million in energy efficiency improvements happening at HackensackUMC through the PSE&G Hospital Efficiency program. In addition to the
installation of the new chiller, substantial upgrades to new energy efficient lighting fixtures are being made throughout the facility. These improvements are expected to result in more than $429,000 in annual utility-bill savings for the hospital.
• HackensackAlliance ACO: In 2012, HackensackAlliance ACO was one of just 27 ACOs selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. As of December 2013, the HackensackAlliance ACO had more than 700 affiliated physicians covering nearly 13,000 lives. It was also the first ACO in New Jersey and one of seven in the nation to receive Level One Accreditation status from the National Committee on Quality Assurance.
• In late 2013, HackensackUMC opened Fitness & Wellness: Powered by the Giants; a new, state-of-the-art wellness center in Maywood, NJ. This dynamic center is the largest of its kind in New Jersey. Fitness & Wellness features an indoor aquatic center, medical advisory board, physical therapy and rehabilitation
equipment, state-of-the-art gym, mammography services, day spa, and more.