NORTH BERGEN – Meridian Health and Hackensack University Health Network announced this week that they have signed the definitive agreement for the two health systems to merge and become Hackensack Meridian Health.
“Hackensack Meridian Health will truly elevate the level of healthcare provided throughout much of the region by creating the state’s most comprehensive healthcare system,” said Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, president and CEO of Hackensack University Health Network.
“From the beginning we knew that we were embarking upon a great relationship that would have tremendous benefits to residents within our service areas and I could not be more pleased with the process that got us here today, which will, in the end, create one of the most comprehensive patient-focused and quality driven healthcare systems in the state,” said Gordon Litwin, Esq., chairman of Meridian Health Board of Trustees.
The combined entity will have 11 hospitals, including Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, along with a network of physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, home care, long-term care and assisted living facilities, ambulance services, fitness and wellness centers, and outpatient centers. Hackensack Meridian Health will employ approximately 25,000 team members and nearly 6,000 physicians on staff.
The merger still requires state and federal regulatory clearance, which the health systems expect within the next nine to twelve months.
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