Hackensack University Medical Center

Name :

Hackensack University Medical Center

Address  :

30 Prospect Avenue

Town  :

Hackensack

State  :

New Jersey

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

07601

Phone  :

201 996 2000

Web URL  :


Description

Hackensack University Medical Center a 775bed teaching and research hospital affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey New Jersey Medical School is the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in the state of New Jersey

Founded in 1888 with 12 beds and as Bergen Countys first hospital Hackensack University Medical Center has demonstrated more than a century of growth and progress Today this notforprofit tertiarycare teaching and research hospital serves as the hub of healthcare for northern New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area Hackensack University Medical Center continues to grow in response to the needs of its patient population

Hackensack University Medical Center is Bergen Countys largest employer with a work force of more than 7600 employees and an annual budget of 1 billion The more than 1500 physicians and dentists on the medical and dental staff represent the full spectrum of specialties and subspecialties The medical center has a volunteer population of more than 1600 men women and teenagers who donate approximately 200000 hours to the medical center each year

Hackensack University Medical Center offers one of the regions most modern campuses which is continually updated and expanded to incorporate emerging clinical approaches medicine and technologies On this campus hundreds of specialized programs and services are delivered
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