Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center, the flagship hospital of New Jersey’s most comprehensive and integrated health network, is transforming its campus with the construction of a new, state-of-the-art patient pavilion along Second Street in Hackensack.
The 475,000-square-foot, 9-story building will feature cutting-edge technology and a superior design to provide patients and families with world-class acute care, while enhancing comfort and privacy.
“This large-scale, innovative project will truly transform the Hackensack University Medical Center campus, preparing us to effectively meet the growing needs of our patients and the communities we serve,” said Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health. “As Bergen County’s first hospital and the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in the state, Hackensack University Medical Center has always been setting the standard for excellence in healthcare. This is a major investment to elevate our world-class healthcare services and modernize our facilities to ensure we are providing patients the first-class, cutting-edge care they deserve.”
More details about the project
Hackensack University Medical Center is prioritizing the enhancement of the patient experience and will privatize and modernize all patient rooms over the next 10 years. The new pavilion, dedicated to improving patient care, is the first step in that process and will feature 24 new operating rooms, new and improved Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds, as well as three floors of private patient rooms.
In addition, the building will include:
- New Second Street entrance/visitor lobby
- A visitor center
- A new central sterile processing department
- 24 operating rooms including an intraoperative MRI
- 50 ICU beds
- Shell space for an additional 25 ICUs
- 100 medical-surgical beds
- 50 bed Orthopedic Institute
Better serving patients & families
“This innovative project reflects our network’s deep commitment to better serving the needs of patients and families,” said Gordon N. Litwin, Esq., chair, Hackensack Meridian Health Board of Trustees. “This new pavilion will provide an enhanced patient experience, while preserving the privacy, respect and dignity our patients and families deserve. Our patients are at the heart of the work we do, and we will continue to pursue groundbreaking initiatives that advance the network’s world-class, patient- and family-centered care well into the future.”
Hackensack University Medical Center is the primary teaching site for the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University. Hackensack University Medical Center’s renovation, expansion and modernization plans will ensure its campus will be able to accommodate the growing needs of the region and continue operating at the highest standards. The new pavilion, which spans Second Street, will become the largest building on campus.
Elevating standards in healthcare
“This is a significant moment for Hackensack University Medical Center. With our innovative, new pavilion, we are elevating the standard of healthcare not only in New Jersey, but across the country,” said Ihor Sawczuk, M.D., regional president, northern market, Hackensack Meridian Health. “Hackensack University Medical Center will celebrates its 130th anniversary this year, and I am confident that with these transformational changes, we will be well-positioned to successfully serve this community and the region for another 130 years.”
Meeting the needs of the region
“This project reflects Hackensack University Medical Center’s ongoing commitment to successfully meet the needs of the entire region to provide superior highly complex, tertiary and quaternary care,” said Mark D. Sparta, FACHE, president and chief hospital executive of Hackensack University Medical Center and executive vice president, population health, Hackensack Meridian Health. “As the delivery of healthcare has advanced and the complexity of surgery has changed, there is a critical need for more physical space to effectively deliver high-quality care. This new pavilion will ensure Hackensack University Medical Center remains on the forefront of patient care with cutting-edge operating rooms and modern patient accommodations.”
Behind the project
RSC Architects of Hackensack is the lead architect partnered with EYP Architects of Houston, Texas. The RSC/EYP team provides extensive expertise in the design of healthcare facilities, including projects with Hackensack University Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian Health, supplemented by an intimate knowledge of the local market. The team was selected through a competitive bidding process. During the design process, the team collaborated with physicians, administrators and team members to ensure optimal workflow was incorporated into the final design.
More about Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack University Medical Center is the largest employer in Bergen County with more than 8,000 employees. It will continue to maintain 781 beds even after this project is completed.
Construction on the project is expected to begin this spring with 2022 projected as the opening. A surface lot near campus will be used to address parking accommodations. Efforts to relocate utilities and infrastructure in the Second Street courtyard will begin immediately.
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.
The network’s notable distinctions include having four hospitals among the top 10 in New Jersey by U.S. News and World 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/2018” list.