August 5, 2016 – In this year’s New York magazine “Best Doctors” issue, physicians on staff at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center were recognized as among the best doctors in the New York metro area. The magazine joined with Castle Connolly, one of the nation’s leading medical research and rating firms, to select the top doctors through a peer nomination process.

Among those listed as New York magazine “Best Doctors” are:

• Marc S. Arginteanu, MD, Chief, Neurosurgery
• David Dubin, MD, Chief, Radiation Oncology
• Harvey Gross, MD, Chief, Family Practice
• James Klein, MD, Chief, Cardiothoracic surgery
• Jeffrey Pavell, MD, Chief, Rehabilitation Medicine
• Steven Samuels, MD, Acting Chief, Psychiatry
• Miguel Sanchez, MD, Chief, Pathology
• Mark Sapienza, MD, Chief, Gastroenterology
• Mark Shapiro, MD, Chief, Radiology

Additional physicians named a New York magazine “Best Doctor” included those with expertise in heart and vascular, cancer, gastroenterology, pediatrics, geriatric medicine, pain, colorectal surgery, urology, and neurosurgery, among others.

Several New Jersey publications also ranked top doctors. Among the New Jersey physicians listed in (201) Health magazine’s 2016 “Bergen’s Top Doctors,” 33 percent were affiliated with Englewood Hospital, including 15 physician leaders in a variety of specialties including neurosurgery, gastroenterology, cancer, heart and vascular, and emergency medicine. The research, provided by MSP Communications, a leading researcher and publisher of “Super Doctors,” identified top doctors in 45 specialties.

New Jersey Monthly magazine’s latest “Top Doctors” rankings from 2015 recognized physicians on staff at Englewood Hospital with expertise in pediatrics, gastroenterology, heart and vascular, neurosurgery, and colorectal surgery, among others. The publication partnered with Leflein Associates, a NJ-based research firm, to select top doctors through a peer nomination process.

Additionally, the Star Ledger’s Inside Jersey magazine, which also partnered with Castle Connolly, recognized 105 physicians on staff at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in its latest rankings. Physicians with expertise in neonatal-perinatal medicine, neurological surgery, gastroenterology, heart and vascular, geriatric medicine, orthopedic surgery, maternal and fetal medicine, colorectal surgery, psychiatry, and cancer appeared in the publication’s Top Doctors, Top Doctors for Women’s Health, Top Doctors for Children’s Health, and Top Doctors for Cancer Care issues.

Englewood Hospital physician leaders recognized as “Top Doctors for Cancer Care” include:

• Steven Brower, MD, Chief, Surgical Oncology
• David Dubin, MD, Chief, Radiation Oncology
• Mindy Goldfischer, MD, Chief, Breast Imaging
• Michael Harris, MD, Chief, Surgery
• Eric Margolis, MD, Chief, Urology
• Miguel Sanchez, MD, Chief, Pathology

“We congratulate our physician partners for this exceptional recognition,” said Warren Geller, president and CEO of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. “This distinction reaffirms that we have some of the most talented and caring physicians working with us to provide our community with access to world-class care to achieve optimal health.”

July 6, 2016 – For the third consecutive year, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center (EHMC) has been recognized as one of Health Care’s “Most Wired” hospitals and health systems in the nation for 2016. This award is a reflection of EHMC’s commitment to the use of information technology to support high-quality patient care and services in a compassionate environment.

The award is based on the results of the Hospitals & Health Network’s 18th annual Most Wired Survey, which evaluates the most technologically advanced hospitals in the nation based on four categories: infrastructure, business and administrative management, clinical quality and safety, and clinical integration. These areas include the use of electronic health records, security and privacy protections, electronic lab test and medication orders, and coordination of care across all healthcare levels.

The medical center’s Information Technology Department has built on the innovative systems of the past to elevate high-quality and safe medical care, offering physicians and patients greater access to accurate and timely information while enhancing communication between the departments.

“We’re very happy to receive this recognition for the third time,” said Dimitri Cruz, chief information officer at EHMC. “This award is a reflection of our commitment to providing the best care for our community. The use of information technology systems allows us to track processes in care, monitor quality and safety, and provide for a more personalized experience for patients.”

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center received Magnet recognition once again in May 2016, proof of continued nursing excellence. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program® identifies superior quality in nursing care by evaluating performance outcomes. Magnet recognition is the highest national honor for nursing practice.

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is proud of our continued Magnet recognition, which is proof of our dedication to quality patient care. Research shows that Magnet-recognized organizations consistently demonstrate:

• Higher patient satisfaction with nurse communication, availability of help, and receipt of discharge information.
• Lower risk of 30-day mortality and lower failure to rescue rates.
• Lower rates of falls.

Currently, only 7 percent of U.S. health care organizations have achieved Magnet recognition. An organization that reapplies for Magnet recognition must provide documented evidence of how staff members sustained and improved Magnet concepts, performance, and quality over the four-year period since the organization received its most recent recognition. ANCC evaluates organizations seeking both initial Magnet recognition and recertification, judging how well organizations perform in the five foundations of the Magnet Model, which correlate to global issues in nursing and health care. ANCC looks at the degree to which leaders transform the organization to meet changing needs, empower staff members and prepare them to face all challenges, promote exemplary professional practice, foster innovation within staff knowledge, clinical practice, and systemic improvements, and measure and evaluate outcomes throughout the entire organization.

This is the fourth consecutive time that Englewood Hospital and Medical Center has achieved Magnet designation. Learn more at the ANCC website.

The Jazz Foundation of America held its annual gala concert, “A Great Night in Harlem,” in October 2014 at the Apollo Theater. Raising funds to support jazz and blues musicians in crisis, the event also honored Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and oncologist Dr. Frank Forte for supporting jazz musicians by providing free care, courtesy of the Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund. Actor and musician Bruce Willis presented this award to EHMC.