Announces Plans for New Emergency Department

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For Immediate Release HACKENSACKUMC AT PASCACK VALLEY ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Hospital Announces New Construction Project to Benefit Local Community

Westwood, NJ – HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley has announced that the facility will submit plans for a new Emergency Department that will double the space currently available to over 22,000 square feet. The proposed $14 million dollar project will feature a prominent entrance in the front of the facility for the convenience of patients and EMS providers. The expanded facility will be able to accommodate upwards of 37,000 visits on an annual basis.

”Throughout Hackensack University Health Network, we are constantly looking for ways to improve access to care; offering patients the most convenient treatment locations,” said Robert C. Garrett, president and chief executive officer of the Hackensack University Health Network. “To better serve our patients, HackensackUMC is in the midst of its Emergency and Trauma Center renovation project. Now, HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley will follow suit in providing its patients with a state-of-the-art Emergency Department featuring all-private rooms.”

“Having just received Joint Commission Disease Specific Certifications for Joint Replacement (hip and knee) and Stroke, now is a perfect time to announce plans to enhance the Emergency Department at HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley and continue the momentum of our effort to provide patient centered, quality healthcare to the region,” said Mark Sparta, Acting Chief Executive Officer of HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley.

Sparta added, “Relocating the Emergency Department to the front of the building will offer added convenience to our patients during emergency visits. In addition, we currently offer outstanding door-to-provider times and the new Emergency Department will allow us to continue that level of care, as well as offer all private rooms for comfort.”

The new Emergency Department will feature 26 all private exam rooms as well as diagnostic imaging in close proximity to the delivery of patient care. The project, which will be submitted for proper approvals to the city, is proposed to include:  An entrance prominently featured in the front of the facility

 22,240 square feet of renovated new space

 26 all private exam rooms

 11 adult exam and treatment rooms  6 fast Track Rooms  2 dedicated behavioral health exam rooms  5 pediatric exam and treatment rooms  2 triage rooms  1 digital radiology unit  A CT scanner  An EMS lounge

The project is estimated to take 15 months from the approval process to the certificate of occupancy with an anticipated completion in 2016. HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley opened on June 1, 2013 and is a full service facility offering Orthopedics, Breast Center, Maternity Center, Outpatient Imaging, Wound Center and Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center among other services. It is the only facility with all private beds in Bergen County.

About Hackensack University Health Network Hackensack University Health Network is the New Jersey-based parent company of HackensackUMC, the HackensackUMC Foundation, Hackensack University Medical Groups, and corporate joint venture partners with LHP Hospital Group, Inc. (Plano, TX) in ownership of two hospitals: HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley and HackensackUMC Mountainside. In September 2014, Hackensack University Health Network welcomed Palisades Medical Center as a full member of the Network, marked by a formal Letter of Intent signing. Together with six other health systems, the Network is part of the nation’s largest healthcare consortium of its kind, AllSpire Health Partners; with a total of 28 hospitals and service area of more than six million people. HackensackUHN also enjoys clinical and academic affiliations with some of the nation’s most well-renowned health systems, hospitals and universities, including: CentraState Healthcare System, CityMD, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MinuteClinic, North Shore-LIJ Health System, NYU Langone Medical Center’s Division of Pediatric Surgery, Palisades Medical Center, Rutgers Medical School, St. George’s University, and Stevens Institute of Technology. With more than 11,300 employees, 3,100 credentialed medical staff members and 1,697 hospital and nursing home beds at hospitals within the Network, Hackensack University Health Network is one of the largest healthcare systems in New Jersey. About HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital, providing the same nationally recognized quality care for which HackensackUMC is known. The hospital features all private patient rooms at no additional cost, a state-of-the-art obstetrical unit, an intensive/critical care unit, five operating rooms, one special procedure room, and a cardiac catheterization laboratory. This inpatient hospital also anchors many in-demand, outpatient services such as radiology, women’s health and same-day surgery. For more, please visit www.hackensackumcpv.com

About LHP Hospital Group, Inc. LHP Hospital Group, Inc. (LHP) is a privately held company established to provide essential capital and expertise to not-for-profit hospitals and hospital systems. In cooperation with local hospitals, LHP forms joint ventures to acquire, own, operate and manage acute care facilities in small cities and select urban markets throughout the United States. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, LHP is owned by affiliates of the private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC and the CPP Investment Board as well as certain members of management and the board of directors. For more information, please go to www.lhphospitalgroup.com.