Redefining how health and care work together. Putting patients first.
Our Commitment
Hackensack Meridian Health is the most integrated and comprehensive health care system in New Jersey, with more than 450 patient care locations across the state and 16 hospitals. We are excited to be transforming health care, and being a leader, not just for New Jersey, but for the entire nation.
$255.1 Million in Community Benefits
Uncompensated Care: $158,100,000
Health Professionals Education: $52,000,000
Subsidized Health Services: $31,200,000
Medical Research: $7,600,000
Health Screenings and Prevention Services: $4,500,000
Financial and In-Kind Donations: $1,200,000
*2017 Statistics
Training and Development
Hackensack Meridian Health is committed to reducing the shortage of physicians in New Jersey and to transforming medical education to meet new challenges in health care delivery. We are proud to have opened the first private medical school in New Jersey in over 60 years – the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University in Nutley, N.J. – in 2018. The inaugural class will graduate 60 students.
Patient Safety and Quality
At Hackensack Meridian Health, we are committed to achieving the highest quality standards and outcomes and welcome the clarity that measurement and reporting bring to the process. We are committed to transparency; shining a spotlight on safety, patient experience, and other publicly reported measures that accelerates improvement.
Why We Put Patients First
Watch the videos below to hear directly from nurse leaders at Hackensack Meridian Health.
Our Network
Hackensack Meridian Health is proud to offer better care to residents throughout New Jersey and use our collective strengths to ensure a health network dedicated to family- and patient-centered care, world-class education, and tomorrow’s research.
*Statistics as of December 2017
Our Accomplishments
American Nurses Credentials Center
Magnet Nursing Recognition
50 of the Greenest Hospitals in America
Becker’s Hospital Review
America’s 50 Best Hospitals
Healthgrades
100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare
Becker’s Hospital Review
Environmental Excellence Award
Practice Greenhealth
Gold Seals of Approval
Joint Commission
Top 100 Most Wired and Top 25 Most Wireless Health Networks in New Jersey
Hospitals & Health Networks
Consumer Choice Award 2016/17
National Research Corporation
Our Culture
Our mission is to transform health care and be recognized as the leader of positive change. Innovation is in our DNA, compelling us to create a world where: the highest quality care is human-centered, accessible and affordable; we deliver outcomes that matter most; and excellence is the standard.