>State approves reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital
Monday, February 27, 2012 Last updated: Tuesday February 28, 2012, 12:12 AM
BY LINDY WASHBURN AND BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITERS
The state health commissioner approved the reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood on Monday, delivering a victory to thousands of residents in northeastern Bergen County who rallied behind the proposal and capping an epic struggle among three local hospitals over the future shape of health care in the region.
The new, 128-bed hospital will be the first for-profit, all-private-room hospital in Bergen County. It is a joint venture between Hackensack University Medical Center and LHP Hospital Group Inc., an investment and management firm located in Plano, Texas.
“Today is a great day for the people of the Pascack and Northern valleys who have waited so long and labored so hard to reopen their community hospital,” said Robert C. Garrett, Hackensack’s chief executive officer.
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