Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health
	"Where Medicine Meets Innovation"
Geography
Location	30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Coordinates	40°53′03″N 74°03′27″W
Organization
Care system	Medicare (US), Medicaid, Charity care
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Rutgers University - New Jersey Medical School
Network	Hackensack Meridian Health
Services
Standards	JCAHO
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Beds	781
Speciality	Cardiac care and cardiac surgery, geriatric services (State-Designated Children's Hospital and ANA Magnet Facility)
Helipad	FAA LID: NJ22
History
Opened	1888
Links
Website	www.hackensackumc.org
Lists	Hospitals in New Jersey
Other links	NACHRI; AAMC; ANA; Planetree Alliance

Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) is a 781-bed non-profit, research and teaching hospital providing tertiary and healthcare needs located seven miles (11 km) west of New York City, in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. As of 2019, it ranks as the 2nd largest hospital in New Jersey and No. 59 in the US. HUMC is the largest hospital in the Hackensack Meridian Health Health System. It is affiliated with the New Jersey Medical School of Rutgers University and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. The medical center is Bergen County's first hospital, founded in 1888 with 12 beds. The hospital is an ACS verified level 1 trauma center, one of five in the state. In 2021 it was given a grade A by the Leapfrog patient safety organization.

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