2018
Earth Day at Hackensack University Medical Center
The hospital sponsored a contest that had students make different products using recycled unused blue medical sterilazation wraps. Read more
Hackensack Meridian Health Honored With 15 Environmental Excellence Awards for Leadership in Health Care Sustainability
Newswise — In recognition for groundbreaking achievement and innovation in health care sustainability, Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest most comprehensive and integrated health network, received 15 Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards Press Release
2017
Hackensack University Medical Center Named One of America's Greenest Hospitals by Becker's Hospital Review Three Years in a Row
Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center is pleased to announce that it is has been named one of the 60 greenest hospitals in America by Becker’s Hospital Review. Press Release
Put Denim in Your Walls and Get Healthy
We got an inside look at all the recyclable materials used to build the Women and Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center in NJ. It turns out, you can use the same materials to remove carcinogens from your home. View video
Exclusive: Deirdre Imus is on a Mission to Save our Kids and Remove Toxins
Alpha Rising spent time with Deirdre Imus and got an exclusive tour of the Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center at Hackensack University Medical Center in NJ. Bottom Line: The more we remove poisonous toxins, the more we save our kids' lives. View video
Mothers and Newborns Found to Absorb Chemicals Common in Everyday Products
Newswise — New research published today suggests that chemicals commonly used in consumer products are being absorbed by pregnant mothers and their newborns. The study, a collaboration between investigators at The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center® at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center (Hackensack, NJ) and Rutgers University, appears to be the first study to explore in utero exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA) substitutes and the first U.S. study to test for BPA in maternal/fetal pairs. Press Release
Hackensack University Medical Center Honored For Excellence in Environmental Quality
August 4, 2017 ― Hackensack, NJ ― Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center is pleased to announce that it is being honored by the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) with its 2017 Award for Excellence in the Environmental Quality category. Read more
Earth Day Fashion: Wedding Dress Made From Recycled Medical Packaging Waste
HACKENSACK - April 21, 2017 - The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center at Hackensack University Medical Center has come up with a neat idea to commemorate Earth Day; a wedding dress made from recycled goods. Read more
Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center Earns the Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Award for Fourth Year in a Row
April 21, 2017-In recognition for groundbreaking achievement and innovation in health care sustainability, Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center received the Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award from Practice Greenhealth, the nation's leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care. Press Release