Hackensack Meridian Health Appoints Rose M. Glenn Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
September 10, 2018
Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive health network, is pleased to announce that Rose M. Glenn, an executive with more than 30 years of communications and marketing experience in the health care industry, has been named senior vice president and chief marketing officer for the 16-hospital network.
“Rose Glenn’s consistent record of achievement in increasing market share and improving patient satisfaction will play a vital role as we continue to develop Hackensack Meridian Health as an exceptional, innovative, high-quality provider,’’ said Robert C. Garrett, co-CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health.
Glenn, selected after an extensive national search, worked for 18 years at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan, most recently as senior vice president, marketing and consumer experience officer. Glenn led public relations, marketing and digital strategies to further Henry Ford’s brand equity, growth and patient engagement locally and nationally.
“We are thrilled to have such a seasoned pro as Rose Glenn join our executive team as we continue to lead health care transformation in New Jersey and beyond,’’ said John K. Lloyd, co-CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health.
Prior to Henry Ford, Glenn held leadership positions at ProMedica Health System in Toledo, Ohio; Bon Secours Healthcare System in Grosse Pointe, Michigan and Mercy Hospitals in Detroit. Glenn is also president-elect of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development, the American Hospital Association’s membership group for marketing, communications and planning professionals.
She received her bachelor of arts in Journalism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in Strategic Public Relations from the George Washington University, where she received honors as valedictorian.
Glenn, scheduled to assume her new duties Sept. 24, has received numerous awards for marketing, advertising and web strategies during her career and was recognized in 2018 with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
“Rose Glenn’s inspiring leadership is the perfect fit for Hackensack Meridian Health as we continue to develop bold strategies to improve care, connect with more communities and enhance the patient experience,’’ said James Blazar, executive vice president at chief strategy officer at Hackensack Meridian Health.
ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH
Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, 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; nine 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; and two rehabilitation hospitals - JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison and Shore Rehabilitation Institute in Brick.
Additionally, the network has more than 450 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, urgent care centers and physician practice locations. 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 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.” The network was also named to Becker’s Healthcare’s “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare/2018” list.
Hackensack Meridian Health partnered with Seton Hall University to launch the first private medical school in New Jersey – Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University - in more than 50 years to address a growing shortage of physicians and dramatic changes in health care delivery. Additionally, the network partnered with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer to find more cures for cancer faster while ensuring that patients have access to the highest quality, most individualized cancer care when and where they need it. Hackensack Meridian Health and Carrier Clinic, New Jersey’s oldest and most respected behavioral health provider, signed a definitive agreement to merge.
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.