Pascack Valley

>NJ health commissioner: No need to issue a stay on Pascack Valley Hospital reopening

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NJ health commissioner: No need to issue a stay on Passaic Valley Hospital reopeningBY LINDY WASHBURNSTAFF WRITERTHE RECORD The state health commissioner Thursday rebuffed opponents of the planned reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital who had asked her to postpone her approval of the Westwood [...]

>Local businesses cheer Pascack hospital’s reopening

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Local businesses cheer Pascack hospital’s reopeningBy Melinda Caliendo When the decision came down Monday night from the Health Department to reopen the former Pascack Valley Hospital, business owners in the borough of Westwood breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Lee Tremble, a lifelong resident who [...]

>State approves reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital

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State approves reopening of Pascack Valley HospitalMonday, February 27, 2012    Last updated: Tuesday February 28, 2012, 12:12 AMBY LINDY WASHBURN AND BY CHRIS HARRISSTAFF WRITERS The state health commissioner approved the reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood on Monday, delivering a [...]

>Mountainside Hospital purchase negates need to reopen Pascack Valley, critics say

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Mountainside Hospital purchase negates need to reopen Pascack Valley, critics say TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2012, 6:23 PMBY MARY JO LAYTON AND LINDY WASHBURNSTAFF WRITERSTHE RECORD State health officials should reconsider a recommendation to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital now that Hackensack University [...]

>Hackensack University Medical Center scores victory in Westwood hospital fight

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State health department staff recommended the opening of a 128-bed hospital in Westwood, granting Hackensack University Medical Center a major victory in Bergen County’s epic healthcare battle.The recommendation to reopen a scaled down version of Pascack Valley Hospital will be reviewed by the [...]

>Push for Pascack hospital is political

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Push for Pascack hospital is politicalTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011   By SAM PASSOWCOLUMNIST To say the movement to open a new hospital on the site of the closed Pascack Valley Hospital is not about politics is naïve. Not that the residents who packed Westwood Regional High School’s two auditoriums [...]

>John Birkner, Jr. Mayor of Westwood thanks area residents for support at hospital hearing

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Letter: John Birkner, Jr. Mayor of Westwood thanks area residents for support at hospital hearing THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011   PASCACK VALLEY COMMUNITY LIFEMayor thanks residents for support at hospital hearing To the Editor: It has certainly been a long time coming, but the residents of the [...]

>Pascack zoning change advised

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Pascack zoning change advised SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2011BY DENISA R. SUPERVILLESTAFF WRITERTHE RECORD WESTWOOD — The borough planner advised the Planning Board on Thursday to add a statement to the master plan that makes it clear the borough supports the presence of a community hospital, along with a [...]

>State health officials examine the proposal by Hackensack University Medical Center and , Legacy Hospital Partners, to spend nearly $40 million to renovate the former Pascack Valley Hospital

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State health officials examine the proposal by Hackensack University Medical Center and , Legacy Hospital Partners, to spend nearly $40 million to renovate the former Pascack Valley Hospital N.J. reviews hospital plan near Pearl River WESTWOOD, N.J. — New Jersey officials have begun reviewing a [...]

>Hackensack University Medical Center formally applied for state permission to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital

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Hackensack University Medical Center formally applied for state permission to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital  Hackensack formally applies to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011 LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY JUNE 1, 2011, 8:47 PMBY LINDY WASHBURN AND MARY JO LAYTONSTAFF [...]

>Hospitals take Pascack case to top court

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Hospitals take Pascack case to top court Thursday, May 19, 2011BY MARY JO LAYTONTHE RECORDSTAFF WRITER Two hospitals are taking their legal battle against the reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital to the state Supreme Court, saying the state health commissioner’s call for a new hospital in Bergen [...]

>Pascack Valley : Governor Chris Christie is doing the right thing

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Pascack Valley : Governor Chris Christie is doing the right thing Pascack was always a great hospital serving many in the region with wonderful and professional care. There are many who would refer to Valley Hospital as “Death Valley” long before casting that aspersion on Pascack. Remember Pascack [...]

>New Feature : the Inside Scoop …

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the Inside Scoop … First let me start by saying that it rumored that some members of the planning board ,not all conspired with Valley to change the venue in an effort to disenfranchise the opposition and turn public opinion on them by forcing an angry “storm the Bastille” response which in turn [...]

>Valley Renewal : would love to see the hospital continue to prosper but not at the expense of an entire community

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The fly has learned that Valley continues to put pressure on it’s employees daily. Seems things are getting very desperate these days .Perhaps it would have been better if they had taken the time and listen to their neighbors and take their concerns a little more seriously ? This sign-up sheet [...]

>Valley Renewal : Truth or Valley Propaganda

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There are too many distortions coming out in the last ditch effort of a handful of families in the immediate vicinity of the hospital to even list. Let’s try to set straight the most egregious: - Let’s re-open Pascack Valley! First, we need to ignore that there is already a functioning emergency [...]

>How did the newspaper know the village of Ridgewood denied a permit

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A story in the Sunday Record contains this pgh: The marchers originally intended to continue into Ridgewood and protest in front of The Valley Hospital, but they turned back at the Ridgewood line, because the village denied Birkner parade and public assembly permits for the march. A lawyer hired by [...]

>Reader asks "Should “non-profit” Valley be allowed to block the reopening of the 128 beds at Pascack Valley Hospital?"

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After Pascack Valley Hospital closed in 2007:* Valley profits jumped from a healthy $22 million to a record $39 million* Valley patient admissions increases by 959 patients (2007)* Waiting times at Valley’s Emergency Dept. increases* Ambulance diverts away from Valley increases* Traffic increases [...]
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