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Pascack Valley Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center Forge Vital Partnership to Support Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps

In a momentous step towards enhancing community healthcare and emergency response services, Pascack Valley Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center proudly announce a mutual aid agreement. This collaborative effort aims to provide essential backup support to the Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps during busy or overlapping call times, ensuring uninterrupted care for the community.

Why Breast is best (National Breastfeeding Month)

“Mothers and babies form an inseparable biological and social unit; the health and nutrition of one group cannot be divorced from the health and nutrition of the other.”

-World Health Organization

Preparing for Parenthood: 2023 Baby Expo

Are you considering pregnancy or planning to have a baby? The journey to parenthood begins long before conception, and Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, New Jersey, is here to support you every step of the way. Our focus on preconception health and care ensures that you and your baby have the best chance at a healthy and positive pregnancy experience.

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center Is Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Providing High-Quality Stroke Care

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center has achieved American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With the Guidelines ® - Stroke quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to reduced disability.

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center Recently Achieved SRC’s Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery Accreditation

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center recently achieved accreditation from SRC as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery. SRC also awarded the Surgeon of Excellence in Robotic Surgery accreditation to Pascack Valley Medical Center’s physician program director of robotic surgery, Yitzhack Asulin, M.D., MS, FACOG, OBGYN, and orthopedic surgeon, Robert Kayal, M.D., FAAOS, FAAHKS.

Calcium Screening - Testing and Scores

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center recognized for excellence

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Emily Holliman has been recognized for her leadership with the Ardent Health Services CEO of the Year Award. 

Ardent operates Pascack Valley Medical Center in partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health. Presented annually, the CEO of the Year award recognizes the leader who has made the most significant contribution to their team, patients and the community during the previous year.

5 key questions about heart disease

Even though February is highlighted by the American Heart Association as “Heart Month,” one’s cardiovascular health is key to living a happy and healthy life every day.

We asked Mindy Markowitz, M.D., a cardiologist with Pascack Valley Medical Group, to answer some of the most common questions about cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Markowitz has extensive experience in treating a variety of cardiac conditions.

Get ahead of cervical cancer with Pap and HPV tests

In 2022, the American Cancer Society estimated that 14,100 women in the U.S. would be diagnosed with cervical cancer – a malignant cancer that affects the cervix at the bottom of the uterus. Fortunately, 2 simple tests can detect precancerous cells in women so that you and your doctor can start treatments immediately.

We asked Dr. Sonata Cooper, an OB-GYN with Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Group, to answer some of the most common questions about these tests.

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN PASCACK VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVES THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 2022 GOLD ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARD AWARD

WESTWOOD, New Jersey (December 19, 2022) – The Communicable Disease Service of the New Jersey Department of Health has recognized Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center as a 2022 Antimicrobial Steward. This award recognizes facilities who have promoted antimicrobial stewardship practices that encourage and maintain the health of patients, personnel, and the general New Jersey population.