New Heart and Vascular Hospital

Hackensack University Medical Center is pleased to announce a new direction in cardiovascular care. “The wall-breaking is the first step in a long process that will lead to our vision of the heart and vascular hospital our hospital within a hospital,” said Robert C. Garrett of Morris Township, president and chief executive officer at HUMC... more »

HUMC and the New York Giants "Team Up"

Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) and the New York Giants football team have literally "teamed up" to form The Touchdown Fund: Score for Kids, Cardiac and Cancer. This exclusive charitable partnership, a first of its kind for the New York Giants, will raise funds for the Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation... more »

A Special Place for Making Children Better

Eight-year old Jenna didn't seem to have a care in the world, until fate intervened in September 2008 to change her life. Without warning, she began to have a series of seizures and slipped into a comatose state... more »

For the third consecutive year, HUMC was named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by HealthGrades®, the nation's leading independent healthcare ratings company. Only one percent of the nation's hospitals can make this claim. HUMC is the only healthcare facility in New Jersey, New York, and New England to receive this designation. The HealthGrades® designation recognizes hospitals that have demonstrated superior clinical quality over a seven-year time period, based upon an analysis of more than 75 million Medicare patient records. These hospitals have achieved better survival rates and lower complication rates across dozens of medical procedures and diagnoses, from cardiac care to orthopedic surgery, consistently ranking among the top five percent in the nation for overall clinical outcomes.