Paramus NJ, A rear end crash involving a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a UPS delivery vehicle on Route 17 northbound near Linwood Avenue, East in Paramus caused extensive traffic delays on Thursday morning, 01/25. The UPS driver was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital with a non life threatening arm injury. The Jeep’s driver was uninjured. Paramus Police investigated the incident. Ridgewood Police, EMS, and Fire Department provided assistance.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police, Fire Department , and Emergency Services personnel responded to assist at a medical transport helicopter landing on Wednesday, 12/13 at Veterans Field, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood. The transport involved a patient outbound from The Valley Hospital to an out of state facility.
Ridgewood NJ,Ā The driver of a paramedic vehicle owned by The Valley Hospital accidentally pulled away from a gas pump while the vehicle was being fueled at an Exxon station in Ridgewood on Wednesday afternoon, 11/08. The fuel pump’s hose was ripped away in the mishap, but no fuel was spilled. Ridgewood Fire Department responded as a precaution and Ridgewood Police Patrol Officer Raymond Tarino gathered the necessary details in connection with submitting a property damage report. No injuries were reported.
Glen Rock NJ,Ā An SUV driver was transported by Glen Rock EMS to The Valley Hospital after sustaining non life threatening injuries in a crash involving a NJ Transit train on Rock Road in Glen Rock early Sunday evening, 11/05. The driver of an SUV hit a commuter train .
Glen Rock Police, Fire and NJ Transit Police responded to the incident. The vehicle was removed by a flat bed tow truck. NJ Transit Police is handling the investigation. The incident occurred at NJ Transit’s Bergen Line grade crossing.
Ridgewood NJ,Ā The Valley Hospital is proud to have been recognized with an āAā grade in patient safety for the 11th time. Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which rate how well hospitals protect patients from preventable medical errors, injuries, infections and accidents within the hospital, were announced today by The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog. Valley was one of 832 hospitals to receive an āAā for its commitment to keeping patients safe and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S.
āWe are pleased and proud to once again receive an āAā for patient safety,ā said Audrey Meyers, President and CEO of The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System. āThis top grade is a reflection and a result of our longstanding focus on and commitment to patient safety and quality care.ā
āIt takes consistent, unwavering dedication to patients to achieve the highest standards of patient safety. An āAā Safety Grade recognizes hospitals for this accomplishment,ā said Leah Binder, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Leapfrog Group. āWe congratulate the clinicians, board, management and staff of Valley for showing the country what it means to put patient safety first.ā
Developed under the guidance of a Blue Ribbon National Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign A, B, C, D and F grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is calculated by top patient safety experts, peer reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.
Waldwick NJ, A Thursday afternoon, 10/26 Waldwick fire that reportedly originated in an outdoor barbecue resulted in one (1) person sustaining minor burns and required the response of Waldwick Fire DepartmentĀ personnel to extinguish. Minor fire related damage was reported to the exterior of a single family home located on Charles Terrace, Waldwick resultant from the fire. Waldwick EMS transported the burn victim to The Valley Hospital for treatment. Waldwick Police also responded.
Glen Rock NJ, in a very busy week for Glen Rock PoliceĀ and Glen Rock Fire and EMS a Saturday afternoon, 10/14, two (2) vehicle crash in front of 229 Rock Road, Glen Rock resulted in two (2) victims being transported to The Valley Hospital by ambulance. Both vehicles were towed from the scene. Glen Rock Police and Glen Rock EMS responded.
Ridgewood NJ,A Wednesday morning, 10/11, single vehicle rollover crash at the intersection of East Midland and Beech Avenues in Paramus sent the vehicle’s adult female driver to Hackensack University Center’s main campus by ambulance. Paramus Police, EMS, and Fire Department Company #2 responded to the incident. Paramus EMS was assisted by a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital. The wrecked vehicle, a 4-door Chevrolet, was up righted and removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. A portion of East Midland Avenue was closed to through traffic while emergency responders worked at the scene. The vehicle appeared to have hit a tree just prior to rolling over.
Ridgewood NJ,An on-duty uniformed Ridgewood PD Patrol Officer was attacked by a largeĀ mixed breed dog on Wednesday afternoon, 10/11. The officer had approached a single family home located on Alanon Road in an attempt to make a notification for another agency. The dog, who was not property restrained while accompanying its owner in the home’s back yard, bit the officerĀ twice. The victim was transported by marked police car to The Valley Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries (a singleĀ puncture wound and scratches). Ridgewood PD Patrol Division supervisors and a representative from the Village of Ridgewood Health Department were observed interviewing the dog’s owner during the incident investigation process.Ā It was reported that the dog’s owner was issued at least one summons by the Health Department representative.
Midland Park NJ,Ā A two (2) vehicle, Sunday afternoon, 09/24, collision at the intersection of Franklin and Vreeland Avenues in Midland Park brought out Midland Park Police, EMS, and FD. One (1) person was transported by ambulance to a local hospital; a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital assisted with patient evaluation and care. Both vehicles were rendered undriveable and had to be towed from the scene. Midland Park Fire Department attended to a minor crash related fluid spill.
Ridgewood NJ,Ā One (1) person, an adult female, was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital following a rear end collision at the intersection of South Irving Street and Spring Avenue, Ridgewood on Wednesday afternoon, 09/20. Ridgewood PD, FD, and EMS personnel responded to the scene. Members of Ridgewood FD Engine Company #35 attended to a minor crash related fluid spill. A flatbed tow truck was dispatched to remove both wrecked vehicles.
Ho Ho Kus NJ,Ā Ho-Ho-Kus Police and EMS responded to aid the adult female driver of a 4-door Buick sedan that crashed head on into a utility pole on Wednesday morning, 08/16. The crash occurred in front of 703 Hollywood Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus and resulted in the victim sustaining non life threatening injuries; she was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital. A flatbed tow truck was dispatched to free the vehicle from its predicament.
Ridgewood NJ,Ā A two (2) vehicle collision in front of 190 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood on Monday evening, 08/14, resulted in the ambulance transport of one (1) crash victim to The Valley Hospital. Two (2) other individuals were evaluated on the scene by Ridgewood EMTs but refused further medical attention. Both vehicles that were involved, a 4-door sedan and an SUV, were removed from the scene by separate tow trucks. Ridgewood Police issued one (1) summons in connection with the incident. Traffic on East Ridgewood Avenue between Cottage Place and North Walnut Street was detoured while emergency crews worked.
Hospital mergers continue to take place in New Jersey at a fast pace.
Recently Barnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson Health System merged into RWJ Barnabas Health System.
Hackensack University Health Network and Meridian Health joined forces to become Hackensack Meridian.
āWe are definitely seeing an increase in hospital mergers in New Jersey. We probably have about 80 percent of the stateās hospitals now part of a multi hospital system,ā said Kerry McKean Kelly, vice president of communications for the New Jersey Hospital Association.
She said the trend is being driven by multiple factors, but money is at the heart of it.
Hospitals have faced a lot of funding cuts in recent years and they could be looking at far deeper cuts, depending on what Congress does with replacing the Affordable Care Act.
āBeing part of a larger system can put hospitals in a better place to weather those type of cuts,ā she said.
Ramsey NJ, Ramsey Police, Fire , EMS, Rescue Squad and OEM personnel rushed to 62 Mardis Avenue, Ramsey on Saturday afternoon, 07/15, in response to a 911 telephone call reporting an adult male unconscious in the home’s driveway after being stung multiple times by a swarm of bees. It was several minutes before Ramsey PD and FD members could advance to the driveway area and remove him to a waiting ambulance. Multiple ambulances were subsequently called to theĀ scene after at least two (2) other neighborhood residents were stung. A beekeeper was called to address the issue, but the area remained off limits to pedestrians for approximately three (3) hours until the bees calmed down. Allendale PD and EMS assisted at the scene, as did an ambulance from The Valley Hospital. A uniformed Ramsey PD officer was also among those stung; he was observed entering a ambulance for examination and treatment.
