Valley Hospital Inc

THE VALLEY HOSPITAL SERVES THE COMMUNITY BY HEALING AND CARING FOR PATIENTS, COMFORTING THEIR FAMILIES AND TEACHING GOOD HEALTH.

THE VALLEY HOSPITAL IN RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY IS A FULLY ACCREDITED, ACUTE CARE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL SERVING MORE THAN 440,000 PEOPLE IN 32 TOWNS IN BERGEN COUNTY AND ADJOINING COMMUNITIES. THE VALLEY HOSPITAL IS PART OF VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM, A REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT SERVES RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW YORK. IT COMPRISES THE VALLEY HOSPITAL, VALLEY HOME CARE, AND VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, VALLEY IS COMMITTED TO GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. VALLEY SERVES THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF HEALTHCARE EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND CLASSES TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED, AND CARE TO ALL THOSE WHO COME THROUGH OUR DOORS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. VALLEY'S CURRENT LICENSED CAPACITY IS 431 BEDS. BERGEN COUNTY IS THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY AND ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE 931,275 RESIDENTS IN THE 233.01 SQUARE MILES OF BERGEN COUNTY, NJ. THE POPULATION IS 55% WHITE AND NON-HISPANIC, 21% HISPANIC, 7% BLACK, AND 17% ASIAN. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $104,623. RESIDENTS ARE GENERALLY WELL-EDUCATED AND HAVE HIGHER GRADUATION RATES THAN NJ AS A WHOLE AND THE U.S. AS A WHOLE. THE VALLEY HOSPITAL EMPLOYS PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT AND LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. MORE THAN 3,600 EMPLOYEES CONSTITUTE THE VALLEY HOSPITAL.OVER 2,660 COVID-19 PATIENTS CAME THROUGH THE DOORS OF THE HOSPITAL IN 2021. IN FEBRUARY 2021, VALLEY OPENED A COVID-19 VACCINE CENTER AND ADMINISTERED MORE THAN 170,000 COVID-19 VACCINES TO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.BY THE END OF 2021, A TOTAL OF 974 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY INFUSIONS WERE GIVEN. MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENT IS FOR PATIENTS AT HIGH-RISK WITH MILD TO MODERATE COVID-19 INFECTION AND GIVEN WITHIN 10 DAYS OF SYMPTOM ONSET.IN 2021, 50,120 INDIVIDUALS WERE ADMITTED TO VALLEY, 61,884 PEOPLE WERE TREATED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND 3,875 BABIES WERE BORN. IN ADDITION TO ITS "CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE" IN CARDIAC/HEART FAILURE, DIABETES, ONCOLOGY, PULMONARY, GERIATRICS, TOTAL JOINT, AND NEUROVASCULAR, VALLEY ALSO OFFERS THE SERVICES OF A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, CENTER FOR CHILDBIRTH, CENTER FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND ROBOTIC SURGERY, A TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT CENTER, A NEUROSCIENCE CENTER, A CENTER FOR METABOLIC SURGERY AND WEIGHT-LOSS MANAGEMENT, A CENTER FOR SLEEP MEDICINE, THE GAMMA KNIFE CENTER, AND THE KIREKER CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AMONG OTHERS.THE VALLEY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS A RECIPIENT OF THE LANTERN AWARD FROM THE EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION. VALLEY IS ONE OF ONLY 28 HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE TO EARN THIS AWARD FOR 2019-2022 AND IS THE FIRST AND ONLY HOSPITAL IN BERGEN COUNTY TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 2011.BERGEN COUNTY HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS 65 AND OVER AMONG ALL COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. PEOPLE OVER THE AGE 65 MAKE UP 17% OF BERGEN COUNTY RESIDENTS COMPARED TO NEW JERSEY OVERALL AT 16%. VALLEY HEALTH PRIMETIME WAS CREATED TO HELP OLDER ADULTS STAY HEALTHY BY TEACHING THEM GOOD HEALTH AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO REMAIN SOCIALLY ACTIVE. IN 2021, VALLEY HEALTH PRIMETIME TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL PROGRAMS AND OFFERED 34 FREE, VIRTUAL PROGRAMS TO OVER 1,358 OLDER ADULTS. EACH YEAR, VALLEY DINING PREPARES OVER 23,000 MEALS FOR COMMUNITY MEALS, INC., AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULTS IN VALLEY'S SERVICE AREA.VALLEY'S COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC HAD 4,805 VISITS IN 2021. THEY PROVIDE CARE AT NO COST TO THE PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY IN 16 (MEDICAL, NEUROLOGY, GI, GENERAL SURGERY, BREAST SURGERY, RHEUMATOLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, GYN, OB, PEDIATRICS, PULMONARY, CARDIOLOGY, PAIN, DERMATOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, AND UROLOGY) SPECIALTY CLINICS. THEY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CARE TO CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE IN BERGEN AND PASSAIC COUNTIES THAT REQUIRE COMPLEX MEDICAL AND SUBSPECIALTY CARE. IN 2020, THE VALLEY HOSPITAL WAS AWARDED THE "LGBTQ HEALTHCARE EQUALITY LEADER" DESIGNATION BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (HRC) FOUNDATION FOR EARNING A TOP SCORE FOR ITS LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES. VALLEY RECEIVED THE TOP SCORE OF 100 FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR ITS LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN FOUR AREAS: NON-DISCRIMINATION AND STAFF TRAINING, LGBTQ PATIENT SERVICES AND SUPPORT, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND POLICIES, AND LGBTQ PATIENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE HEI SURVEY IS REVIEWED EVERY TWO YEARS. VALLEY SUPPORTS BUDDIES OF NEW JERSEY, GARDEN STATE EQUALITY, AND FRIENDS OF MAHWAH PRIDE TO EXPAND RESOURCES TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.VALLEY'S SOCIAL EQUALITY COUNCIL IS DEVELOPING INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE SAFETY AND EQUAL ACCESS TO ALL OPPORTUNITIES, SO THAT EVERYONE CAN LEAD A HEALTHY AND FULFILLED LIFE, REGARDLESS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S BACKGROUND, ETHNICITY, OR RACE.BY COLLABORATING WITH AREA ORGANIZATIONS, VALLEY IS ABLE TO WORK WITH UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS TO HELP MEET ACCESS TO CARE NEEDS OF THEIR MEMBERS AND CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO RESOURCES.COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES WERE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AS IN-PERSON SESSIONS, BUT WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT QUICKLY ASSESSED HOW TO OFFER CLASSES VIRTUALLY. OVER 16,157 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN FREE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY IN 2021.LIFESTYLES, OUR WORLD-CLASS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTER, FEATURES THREE POOLS AND THE LATEST STRENGTH AND CARDIO EQUIPMENT. THE TEAM OF HIGHLY EXPERIENCED AND DEGREED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS DESIGN PROGRAMMING TO MEET THE WELLNESS NEEDS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. TO ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO STAY HEALTHY DURING THE PANDEMIC, LIFESTYLES LAUNCHED A FREE "LIFESTYLES AT HOME" VIDEO SERIES FOR THE COMMUNITY, FEATURING 95 INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS COVERING FLEXIBILITY, CARDIO/FITNESS, CARDIO/STRENGTH TRAINING, STRENGTH TRAINING, AND MIND/BODY.PARTICIPANTS IN VALLEY'S FREE WALKING PROGRAMS WALKED 10,200 MILES IN 2021. PARTICIPANTS IN WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGES OFFERED BY VALLEY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RIDGEWOOD AND PARAMUS BOARDS OF HEALTH LOST A TOTAL OF 417 LBS. FIFTY PERCENT OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS ALSO LOWERED THEIR A1C AND CHOLESTEROL. ALSO, 1,500 PEOPLE ATTENDED NUTRITION PROGRAMS ON TOPICS SUCH AS HEALTHY SUMMER EATING, THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET, WEIGHT LOSS STRATEGIES, AND THE TRUTH BEHIND DIET TRENDS.OVER 350 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING CLINICS, AND 835 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS ON CARDIAC AND STROKE. SOME PROGRAM TOPICS INCLUDE MANAGING BLOOD PRESSURE, METABOLIC SYNDROME, WOMEN'S CARDIAC HEALTH, STROKE, AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. VALLEY ALSO HOSTS A STROKE SUPPORT GROUP WITH APPROXIMATELY 10 PARTICIPANTS EACH MONTH.THE VALLEY HOSPITAL WAS AWARDED THE ADVANCED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER CERTIFICATION THE HIGHEST-LEVEL RECOGNITION THAT A STROKE CENTER CAN RECEIVE FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION. THIS PRESTIGIOUS CERTIFICATION SIGNIFIES THAT VALLEY HAS MET RIGOROUS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO TREAT EVEN THE MOST COMPLEX STROKE CASES.VALLEY IS PROUD TO AFFILIATE WITH HIGH-QUALITY ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER OUR PATIENTS THE BEST CARE AND SERVICE. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AN ACADEMIC AFFILIATION WITH MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM TO PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART, COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CARE AND SPECIALTY CHILDREN'S SERVICES TO OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE HAVE ALSO ESTABLISHED A CARDIAC AFFILIATION WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC THE NO. 1 HEART HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, COORDINATE CARE, AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY.THE VALLEY HOSPITAL ONCE AGAIN RECEIVED THE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-STROKE GOLDPLUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR IMPLEMENTING SPECIFIC, RESEARCH-BASED QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF STROKE PATIENTS. HOSPITALS THAT EARN THIS RECOGNITION HAVE REACHED AN AGGRESSIVE GOAL OF TREATING STROKE PATIENTS WITH 85% OR HIGHER COMPLIANCE TO CORE STANDARD LEVELS OF CARE, AS OUTLINED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION, FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS. VALLEY ALSO EARNED THE TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL RECOGNITION FOR MEETING QUALITY MEASURES DEVELOPED TO REDUCE THE TIME BETWEEN THE PATIENT'S ARRIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL AND TREATMENT WITH CLOT-DISSOLVING MEDICATION.