Hackensack Breaks Ground on New Jerseys Largest Health Care Expansion Project
Published:
September 13, 2019
What you need to know
Hackensack University Medical Center officially broke ground on its state-of-the-art, 530,000-square-foot patient pavilion along Second Street in Hackensack, New Jersey.
The nine-story pavilion will showcase 24 new operating rooms including
An interoperative MRI
50-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with a dedicated CT scanner
150 medical-surgical beds including a 50-bed Orthopedic Institute
Support spaces including a new sterile processing department.
Design Process
RSC Architects of Hackensack is the lead architect partnered with EYP Architects of Houston, Texas. During the design process, the team collaborated with physicians, administrators and team members to ensure optimal workflow was incorporated into the final design.
From L-R: John Capazzi, president, RSC Architects; Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese, New Jersey 36th District; Bergen County Freeholder Mary Amoroso; City of Hackensack Deputy Mayor David Sims; City of Hackensack Mayor John Labrosse; Governor Phil Murphy; Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, CEO, Hackensack Meridian Health; Mark D. Sparta, FACHE, president and chief hospital executive, Hackensack University Medical Center and executive vice president, Population Health; City of Hackensack Deputy Mayor Kathleen Canestrino; Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi, New Jersey 39th District; Ihor S. Sawczuk, M.D., FACS, regional president, Northern Market and chief research officer, Hackensack Meridian Health; City of Hackensack Councilman Leonardo Battaglia; and Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner.
