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Hackensack NJ, A ransomware attacked crippled the information technology systems at New Jersey’s largest hospital health network for nearly five days last week, a company statement confirmed Friday.
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the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Englewood NJ, the Boards of Trustees of Englewood Health and Hackensack Meridian Health announced they have signed a definitive agreement to merge. This strategic move allows for new and more robust collaborations between the two not-for-profit systems that extend well beyond an existing clinical and academic affiliation, forged in 2015.
“Englewood Health and Hackensack Meridian Health share a common mission and commitment to quality,” said Robert C. Garrett, CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health. “We are thrilled Englewood wants to be part of Hackensack Meridian Health. We believe they will be a great addition to our network. We will continue to improve the well-being of communities with more cost-effective care that delivers quality, safe outcomes, clinical excellence and a superior experience.”
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Updated March 05, 2017
Posted March 05, 2017
Hey big spenders
Special interests spent $68.3 million last year lobbying the public, state lawmakers and Gov. Chris Christie’s administration. While total spending was down 2.5 percent from 2015, “spending to promote more funding for state transportation improvement kept lobbying expenditures relatively high,” according to the Election Law Enforcement Commission, which compiled the data.
You remember that one: the fight to replenish the broke fund that pays for road and rail improvements by hiking the gas tax for the first time since Ronald Reagan was president.
Health care was another issue that prompted lots of lobbying.
Here are the top 10 spenders:
