MDNews - Central New Jersey

January 2015

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departments in New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. This growth has increased the company's annual number of ED patient visits to more than 1.5 million. Additionally, the company's hospital - ist medicine division, Inpatient Medical Associates, added three new contracts and nearly 50,000 inpatient visits in 2014, while its urgent care staffing and manage - ment division expects to treat more than 58,000 patients by the end of 2014. Businessman and philanthropist Robert "Dick" Deskovick and his wife, Louise "Jackie" Deskovick, have announced they are donating $5 million to complete the Maternity Center renovation, underway for several years now, at Morristown Medical Center. In recognition of their significant leadership gift, the Maternity Center will be named for the Deskovicks, and the Franklin Building will be known as the Deskovick Pavilion. The $2.7-mil - lion Maternity Center renovation goal, surpassed with the Deskovick gift, was part of a larger $12-million, multi-phase project to update the 76,500-square-foot space into a state-of-the-art haven for new mothers, babies and their families. The gift will also support renovation of the façade and entryway of the center and be used for new equipment and programs. Deskovick, a builder by trade, grew up in East Hanover. He was a co-founder of the First Morris Bank (now Provident Bank) in the late 1960s. He is a trustee of the Dick and Jackie Deskovick Foundation and also serves as a trustee of The Morristown Green. Jackie was born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey. Hackensack University Medical Center has been named one of the Top 10 Best Hospitals to Work For in the Northeast by Healthcare Global. The award went to hospitals in the Northeast that "represent the best of strong credentials, rich history and a growing focus on how to best care for patients, all while promoting the highest form of employee satisfaction and work-life balance." Ranked seventh, HackensackUMC is the only New Jersey hospital on the list, alongside Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Geisinger Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Brach Eichler, LLC attorneys and staff donat - ed nonperishable goods during November to benefit The Food Pantry at the Presbyterian Church on the Green in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The Food Pantry has been providing food on an emergency basis to families in the surrounding communities in Essex County. A member of the MEND network (Meeting Emergency Needs with Dignity), the Food Pantry has been servings the hungry of Essex County since November 1978, and as of March 2011, is qualified to partner with the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. Brach Eichler, LLC Managing Member John D. Fanburg with the Firm's Food Pantry delivery Integrity House, a nationally recognized nonprofit substance abuse rehabilitation center in Newark and Secaucus, announces its partnership with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School's (NJMS) Department of Psychiatry. The unique collaboration between the two institutions ensures fully integrated care for the men, women and adolescents at Integrity House who are battling the disease of addiction. Senior psychiatry residents from the medical school provide Integrity House's client population at both locations with psy - chiatric care. Experiencing the treatment and recovery process firsthand, NJMS residents receive valuable hands-on experience by im- mersion into the field of addiction medicine, while serving an integral role in the care and treatment of each client. ■ M D N E W S . CO M ■ MD NEWS Central New Jersey | 1 5

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