Five HackensackUMC Staff Members Honored at NJBIZ Healthcare Heroes Award Program

Five members from Hackensack University Medical Center were honored as finalists at the NJBIZ Healthcare Heroes award breakfast, which took place at The Palace at Somerset Park on Tuesday, June 19.

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Five members from Hackensack University Medical Center were honored as finalists at the NJBIZ Healthcare Heroes award breakfast, which took place at The Palace at Somerset Park on Tuesday, June 19. 

                “I am privileged to work with some of the best of the best in this business,” said Robert C. Garrett, president and chief executive officer of HackensackUMC. “Everyone has contributed to the success of this medical center, and I am glad to see some of our everyday HackensackUMC heroes being recognized by NJBIZ for their commitment to excellence in healthcare.”

The finalists were as follows: Katherine DeMarco, R.N., Pain & Palliative Medicine – Nurse Hero; Deirdre Imus, president and founder of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center™ at HackensackUMC – Education Hero; Herman Morchel, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine - Innovation Hero; Ellen Smith – Volunteer Hero; and Lisa Tank, M.D., chief of Geriatric Medicine – Physician Hero. 

The Healthcare Heroes awards program honors individuals and organizations making a significant impact on the quality of healthcare in New Jersey.  Finalists were selected in eleven categories:  Corporate Achievement, Education Hero-Individual, Education Hero-Organization, Hospital of the Year, Innovation Hero-Individual, Innovation Hero-Organization, Nurse of the Year, Nursing Home/Assisted Living Facility of the Year, Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Center of the Year, Physician of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.

About Hackensack University Medical Center
HackensackUMC, a non-profit teaching and research hospital located in Bergen County, New Jersey, is the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in the state, and home to the only Level II Trauma Center in the county. This 775-bed facility has gone beyond traditional thinking by creating an entire campus of care, including: the Heart & Vascular Hospital, the John Theurer Cancer Center, the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital, and the Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital. As a result of using science and creativity to push medicine further, HackensackUMC has been named one of the Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® and one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by HealthGrades®. It is listed among the Leapfrog Top Hospitals List, received 17 Gold Seals of Approval™ by the Joint Commission,  is ranked in Cancer, Cardiology and Heart Surgery, and Geriatrics by U.S. News and World Report's "2011-12 Best Hospitals" list, is ranked in eight specialties on U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals Metro Area Top 10,” is listed as one of the 50 Best Hospitals in America by Becker’s Hospital Review, and is a Magnet® recognized hospital for nursing excellence, the first hospital in New Jersey and second in the nation. The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital was among the top 25 Best Children’s Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report’s “2012-13 Best Children’s Hospitals” rankings. The medical center is the hometown hospital of the New York Giants, and remains committed to its community through fundraising and community events. To learn more about one of the nation’s top 50 hospitals, visit: www.HackensackUMC.org.   

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Five members from Hackensack University Medical Center were honored as finalists at the NJBIZ Healthcare Heroes award breakfast, which took place at The Palace at Somerset Park on Tuesday, June 19. 

From left to right:

Bonnie Eskenazi on behalf of Deirdre Imus, president and founder of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center™ at HackensackUMC, finalist for the Education Hero Award; Lisa Tank, M.D., chief of Geriatric Medicine, finalist for the Physician Hero Award; Herman Morchel, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine, finalist for the Innovation Hero Award; Ellen Smith, Volunteer Hero Finalist; and Katherine DeMarco, R.N., Pain & Palliative Medicine, Nurse Hero finalist.

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