Hackensack Meridian Health Leaders Recognized by Crain’s New York Business as Notable Women in Health Care

Hackensack Meridian Health is pleased to announce that Crain’s New York Business has recognized three of the health network’s leaders as Crain’s Notable Women in Health Care: Nancy Corcoran-Davidoff, executive vice president, chief experience and human resources officer at Hackensack Meridian Health; Dianne Aroh, MS, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, executive vice president, chief clinical and patient care officer, Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center; and Bonita Stanton, M.D., founding dean of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University.

“I want to congratulate these stellar leaders on this meaningful recognition,” said Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, co-CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health. “They are essential to our mission to transform health care and serve as a leader of positive change.”

Crain’s Custom, a division of Crain’s New York Business, announced the inaugural Notable Women in Health Care program, which honors executives, researchers and clinicians who have had a profound impact through work in their careers and in their communities. This list of Notable Women in Health Care is part of a year-long series from Crain’s New York Business to celebrate women in the workplace.

“I am delighted to see these innovative colleagues recognized with such distinction,” said John K. Lloyd, FACHE, co-CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health. “Their visionary leadership helps to advance and elevate the care we provide for our patients, their families, our team members, and the communities we serve.”

The Notable Women in Health Care honoree program garnered nominations across the spectrum of health care organizations. In order to qualify, nominees were required to be in the health care industry in the New York City metropolitan area, in either an administrative or a clinical role.

“Notable Women in Health Care is the fourth honoree program in a year-long series meant to celebrate and laud female executives who have impacted New York City in major ways. It honors those with both professional achievements and exceptional civic and philanthropic activities,” said Patty Oppenheimer, director of Custom Content for Crain’s Custom.

Finalists were selected by a Crain’s custom team based on a combination of professional achievements, community service, track record of mentoring others, and promotion of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. A complete list of honorees for Notable Women in Health Care can be found in the August 6 issue of Crain’s New York Business.

To view the entire list, please visit Notable Women in Health Care section.

ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH

Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 16 hospitals from Bergen to Ocean counties, which includes three academic medical centers – Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, JFK Medical Center in Edison; two children’s hospitals - Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital in Hackensack, K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital in Neptune; 11 community hospitals - Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, and Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison and Shore Rehabilitation Institute in Brick.

Additionally, the network has more than 160 patient care locations throughout the state which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness centers, rehabilitation centers, and urgent care and after-hours centers. Hackensack Meridian Health has 33,000 team members, and 6,500 physicians and is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy, committed to the health and well-being of the communities it serves.

The network's notable distinctions include having one of only five major academic medical centers in the nation to receive Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals Award for five or more consecutive years, four hospitals among the top 10 in New Jersey as ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Other honors include consistently achieving Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, recipient of the John M. Eisenberg Award for Patient Safety and Quality from The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum, a six-time recipient of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For," one of the "20 Best Workplaces in Health Care" in the nation, and the number one "Best Place to Work for Women." Hackensack Meridian Health is a member of AllSpire Health Partners, an interstate consortium of leading health systems, to focus on the sharing of best practices in clinical care and achieving efficiencies.

For additional information, please visit www.HackensackMeridianHealth.org.