Newswise — North Bergen, NJ – May 5, 2021 – Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Shane Sullivan to its board of trustees.
“We are excited to welcome Shane to the board of trustees,” says Joseph Burt, vice president of development, Palisades Medical Center Foundation. “He is no stranger to the organization and has recognized the medical center’s growth, as well as recognition for its programs and services. I am confident that Shane’s expertise and local community knowledge and relationships will have a lasting and positive impact on the advancement of Palisades Medical Center.”
Sullivan is a partner with Jae Lee Law, P.C. in Fort Lee, NJ and is experienced in a broad range of civil litigation. He earned a B.A. from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.
“I am honored to join the esteemed board at Palisades Medical Center Foundation,” says Sullivan. “The gold coast surrounding the hospital has seen a tremendous influx of residents in recent years and it is incumbent upon us to ensure that our local medical center is equipped to deliver the highest level of care that its patients expect and deserve. I am excited to, in partnership with my fellow board members, help raise funds that will provide the medical center with what it needs to continue its upward trajectory.”
In addition to serving on the board for Palisades Medical Center Foundation, Sullivan serves on the board of St. James Social Service Corporation in Newark. He and his wife, Alexandra, live in Closter, NJ.
To learn more about how you can support Palisades Medical Center, please contact Joseph Burt, vice president of development, Palisades Medical Center Foundation, at 551-358-8269, [email protected], or visit give.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/pmcgivenow.
ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN PALISADES MEDICAL CENTER
Located on the Hudson River waterfront in North Bergen, Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center has met the changing health care needs of the community it has served since 1978. Today, Palisades Medical Center serves a population of more than 450,000 in Hudson and southern Bergen counties. Continually focused on providing quality, expert care in a safe environment, the not-for-profit medical center features a 206-bed hospital, and The Harborage, a 247-bed long term care and rehabilitation center. Palisades Medical Center is also home to a Graduate Medical Education Program with residencies in podiatry, dermatology, family medicine, internal medicine, general surgery, gastroenterology and traditional rotating internships. Palisades Medical Center has been ranked as one of the top hospitals of its size in New Jersey by Inside Jersey magazine and Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. Clinical excellence is underscored by accreditation by The Joint Commission. Other clinical recognitions include the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus and the Target: HF Honor Roll Award. We also have received “best hospital” recognition from U.S. News & World Report and “top hospital” rankings by Inside Jersey magazine. The New Jersey Hospital Association has honored Palisades Medical Center with its Community Outreach Award for its year-round commitment to educate residents, improve access to care and reduce health disparities. The largest employer in its service area, Palisades Medical Center has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s “Best Places to Work in Healthcare.” For helping to build a more sustainable organization and addressing climate change challenges, Palisades Medical Center has earned the Circle of Excellence and Emerald Award from Practice Greenhealth.
ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH
Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care.
Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 17 hospitals from Bergen to Ocean counties, which includes three academic medical centers – Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, JFK Medical Center in Edison; two children’s hospitals - Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune; nine community hospitals – Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, and Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin; a behavioral health hospital – Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead; and two rehabilitation hospitals - JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison and Shore Rehabilitation Institute in Brick.
Additionally, the network has more than 500 patient care locations throughout the state which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness centers, rehabilitation centers, urgent care centers and physician practice locations. Hackensack Meridian Health has more than 36,000 team members, and 7,000 physicians and is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy, committed to the health and well-being of the communities it serves.
The network’s notable distinctions include having four of its hospitals among the top hospitals in New Jersey for 2020-21, according to U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, the health system has more top-ranked hospitals than any system in New Jersey. Children’s Health is again ranked a top provider of pediatric health care in the United States and earned top 50 rankings in the annual U.S. News’ 2020-21 Best Children’s Hospitals report. Other honors include consistently achieving Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and being named to Becker’s Healthcare’s “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare/2019” list.
The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, the first private medical school in New Jersey in more than 50 years, welcomed its first class of students in 2018 to its On3 campus in Nutley and Clifton. The Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI), housed in a fully renovated state-of-the-art facility, seeks to translate current innovations in science to improve clinical outcomes for patients with cancer, infectious diseases and other life-threatening and disabling conditions.
Additionally, the network partnered with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to find more cures for cancer faster while ensuring that patients have access to the highest quality, most individualized cancer care when and where they need it.
Hackensack Meridian Health is a member of AllSpire Health Partners, an interstate consortium of leading health systems, to focus on the sharing of best practices in clinical care and achieving efficiencies.
To learn more, visit www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org.
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