>Englewood appeals decison on former-Pascack Valley Hospital
WEDNESDAY MARCH 7, 2012, 11:19 AM
BY JASON BRAFF
MANAGING EDITOR
PASCACK VALLEY COMMUNITY LIFE
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is appealing the decision made by the State Health and Senior Services Commissioner to allow for the opening of a new hospital in Westwood.
The hospital filed a notice of appeal with the state’s Appellate Division of the Superior Court on Friday, March 2, stating Health Commissioner Mary E. O’Dowd’s decision “disregards the substantial excess of hospital beds in Bergen County,” will cause a “significant loss of admissions” and a reduction of $15 million in revenue for Englewood.
The commissioner’s Feb. 27 decision issued a certificate of need (CN) for Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) to reopen the former Pascack Valley Hospital on Old Hook Road as a 128-bed, full-service, acute care facility.
