St. Joseph’s Health and Hackensack Meridian Health Open Comprehensive Cancer Center at Totowa

MAY 25, 2023 – Partnership brings brand new, 70,000 square foot Cancer Center at Totowa to offer the most advanced, comprehensive cancer care throughout the region. St. Joseph’s Health and Hackensack Meridian Health are proud to announce the opening of The Cancer Center at Totowa, located on the St. Joseph’s Health Totowa campus, in partnership […]

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St. Joseph’s University Medical Center Achieves Nursing’s Highest Honor With Magnet® Recognition For 6th Consecutive Time

SJUMC is one of 12 Hospitals Internationally with Six-Time Magnet® Honors PATERSON, NJ, April 20, 2023 – St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has again achieved Magnet® designation as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet® Recognition Program. Just 12 hospitals worldwide have achieved this honor for nursing excellence

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Corporate Compliance

St. Joseph’s Health is committed to conducting business in an ethical and honest manner and within the bounds of the law. The Corporate Compliance Program has been established to prevent the occurrence of illegal or unethical behavior, to stop any such behavior as soon as reasonably possible after it has been discovered, to discipline the

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St. Joseph’s Health Welcomes Gehan Ibrahim, MD, OB/GYN

PATERSON, N.J. (January 9, 2023) — St. Joseph’s Health is pleased to announce that Gehan Ibrahim, M.D., board certified obstetrician and gynecologist, has joined the St. Joseph’s Health team. With an office in Jersey City, one at the new Totowa Health Campus, and one in East Rutherford, Dr. Ibrahim will have three offices conveniently located

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St. Joseph’s Health Presents Eight Research Papers at National Association of Spine Specialists (NASS) 2022 Annual Meeting

PATERSON, NJ (December 7, 2022): St. Joseph’s Health presented eight research papers at the National Association of Spine Specialists (NASS) meeting in Chicago.  For this annual event, spine specialists from around the country came together to discuss all aspects of surgical and non-surgical research related to spine health. NASS is a global, multidisciplinary medical organization

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St. Joseph’s Health Welcomes Renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Bledi Zaku, MD

PATERSON, N.J. (November 23, 2022) — St. Joseph’s Health is pleased to announce that Bledi Zaku, MD, a renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon, has joined St. Joseph’s Heath, where he is assuming the role of Chief of the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Zaku is a board certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon by the American Board of

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St. Joseph’s Health and Hackensack Meridian Health: 20th Anniversary of Acute Rehabilitation Unit & One-Year Anniversary of Rehabilitation Partnership

(WAYNE, NJ) – November 23, 2022 – St. Joseph’s Health and Hackensack Meridian Health this month are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their clinical affiliation that brought the expertise of the Hackensack Meridian Johnson Rehabilitation Institute to serve residents of North Jersey at the St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center campus.  In addition, St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center

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St. Joseph’s Health Foundation Welcomes New Board Members and Elects New Board Officers

PATERSON, N.J. (November 15, 2022) — St. Joseph’s Health Foundation’s Board of Trustees recently elected a new slate of officers for 2023. Nancy Kontos, CFO, Kontos Foods, Inc., was elected to serve as Chair while Donna M. DeCandido, Philanthropist and Community Volunteer, was reelected as Vice Chair. Next to join the leadership team is Swati

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St. Joseph’s Health Welcomes Geoffrey Pelz, MD, Thoracic Surgeon

PATERSON, N.J. (November 8, 2022) —St. Joseph’s Health is pleased to announce that Geoffrey Pelz, MD, who specializes in Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Surgical Oncology, is currently seeing patients at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center.   “Dr. Pelz’s specialized training in thoracic surgery will help us further expand our services to the communities we serve,” said

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St. Joseph’s Health Foundation 2022 Gala: Successful Annual Fundraising Event Supports Patient Care

PATERSON, N.J. (November 7, 2022) —St. Joseph’s Health Foundation recently held its annual Gala at The Legacy Castle in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. For this event celebrating St. Joseph’s Health, more than 500 donors, medical staff, corporate sponsors, community leaders and friends gathered for the October 13 event for the first time since 2019. The

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