Raising the Bar in Valley’s Next Chapter

The April 14th opening of The Valley Hospital on our Paramus campus was the culmination of more than a decade of advocacy, planning, construction, and collaboration by our teams and our community. More than that, it marked the beginning of a new era in healthcare for our entire region.

The hospital, with its 370 private rooms, state-of-the-art technology, and focus on patient safety, comfort and sustainability, combines leading-edge technologies and the expert, compassionate care that has been synonymous with Valley from the very beginning.

“The Valley Hospital’s move to Paramus marks an exciting new chapter for Valley,” said Audrey Meyers, CEO Emeritus. “All those who come through our doors will continue to be well-served by Valley’s compassionate staff in this outstanding facility for generations to come. We thank our patients for entrusting their care to Valley, and our staff for all they do to serve and care for our patients, their families and our community.”

The move from Ridgewood to Paramus was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and one made possible with the help of more than 400 volunteers working alongside Valley’s clinicians and staff. On this day, Valley safely and efficiently moved almost 200 patients from Ridgewood to our new home in Paramus in less than eight hours.

“The Valley Hospital is now at the heart of a 40-acre health and wellness campus that offers our patients the opportunity to receive virtually every healthcare service they may need in one location, including inpatient care, outpatient procedures, and cancer care, as well as the ability to see many of Valley’s doctors,” said Robert Brenner, MD, MMM, FACHE, President and CEO of Valley Health System.

Opening the doors of The Valley Hospital and beginning to provide care in our new home is a tangible representation of the impact of your support. The Foundation’s $125 million Serve. Care. Transform. campaign is now in its final year, and it has been deeply enriched by the generosity and support of our donor community, which has been instrumental in charting the course for Valley’s next chapter.

Meanwhile, our Ridgewood campus will transition to an outpatient healthcare destination, housing an outpatient laboratory; outpatient diagnostic imaging; Valley’s Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Center; The Valley Breast Center; an expanded wellness and recovery unit, a family care center and more.

The Ridgewood campus will also be the home of Valley’s new Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, which welcomed its first class of 15 residents in internal medicine and OB-GYN this summer. The addition of our GME program will enhance Valley’s ability to attract premier physicians in their fields and support the retention of the highest quality providers, right here in our community.

We are grateful for the support of our generous donor community as we continue on this journey together.