Community

Community. Engagement. Networking.

Leading the way to a new health care

Hackensack Meridian Health is leading the way for health care’s expansion beyond hospital beds and into communities, where patients and experts come together to form the ultimate health networking hub. It’s all part of our mission to redefine traditional health care through technology and community, further enhancing engagement between hospitals, physicians and most importantly, patients.

 

Leaders in Nursing

Hackensack Meridian Health is a recipient of Magnet award for nursing excellence — the eighth hospital in the country to be named and the first in the region to be certified three times

Awards and Accreditations

Community Engagement

Advance Care Planning

AllSpire Health Partners is an interstate alliance of hospital systems in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Its members encompass systems containing nationally-ranked hospitals that are within the Top Ten in their state and more than 20 specialties ranked in the Top 50 in the nation, according to US News and World Report. The AllSpire consortium is committed to enhancing the value of health care that communities receive through superior patient care services, research and education. In addition, the consortium addresses economies of scale, shared best practices to improve health outcomes and identify opportunities in the new era of health care delivery.

Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA)

Community health needs assessments are a systematic, data driven approach to monitoring the health, behaviors and needs of the residents and communities we serve.

CPR Training

Hackensack Meridian Health offers American Heart Association’s (AHA) Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) courses. We offer training courses in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid courses are offered to the community through our Community CPR Training Center.

Community Events

Special events and classes are a fun way to support Hackensack Meridian Health and your community.

Farmers Markets

Buying fresh, locally grown foods is a great start to healthy eating. Hackensack Meridian Health is teaming up with local farmers markets throughout New Jersey to help shoppers learn more about the food they’re buying and how to prepare it. Find out when we’ll be at the farmers market near you.

LGBTQ Health and Wellness Resources

Hackensack Meridian Health is dedicated to providing respectful, compassionate care that meets the unique health care needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and/or questioning (LGBTQ) patients and their families.

Support Groups

Support groups are listed here as a community service. These support groups are community-based meetings and open to the public.