EDISON,
N.J., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hackensack
Meridian Health, New
Jersey's largest and most comprehensive health system, is
proud to announce that CEO Robert C.
Garrett received the 2023 Chairman's Award from the Research
& Development Council of New
Jersey. Mr. Garrett was recognized for his positive impact
on healthcare outcomes and medical innovations in the state of
New Jersey and was lauded by Gov.
Phil Murphy and former New Jersey
Health Commissioner Judy
Persichilli.
"From Edison to Einstein and all of the other Nobel laureates we
have produced in the Garden State, we can all take tremendous pride
in these collective contributions," said Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, CEO of Hackensack
Meridian Health. "At Hackensack Meridian Health, our
mission is to transform healthcare and be the leader of positive
change. This award salutes this mission and our teams of
researchers, physicians, nurses and other healthcare heroes who
live it every day."
The Chairman's Award was established in 2001 to honor an
individual for outstanding effort and leadership in uniting
industry, academia, and the state in pursuit of enhancing and
emphasizing a research-based economy in New Jersey.
"This honor is certainly richly deserved,'' said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. "For over four decades, Bob has put
the health and well being of his fellow New Jerseyans above
everything else. Bob's visionary leadership has been a gamechanger
for Hackensack Meridian Health, allowing it to expand and serve
even more patients in innovative and compassionate ways."
Mr. Garrett received the medal at the Research & Development
Council of New Jersey's 44th
Edison Awards Ceremony & Reception on Wednesday, November 15 at the Liberty Science
Center in Jersey City.
"Leadership is about change, it's not about maintaining the
status quo,'' said Judith
Persichilli, former New Jersey Health Commissioner. "Change
is difficult and it takes a leader with confidence and resilience
and that's what Bob has shown through the years to bring Hackensack
Meridian Health to national and even international
prominence.''
Past recipients include: PSEG's former Chairman, President &
CEO Dr. Ralph Izzo, Celgene's former
Chairman CEO Dr. Sol Barer,
New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy, Commissioner Persichilli, Merck
Executive Chairman Kenneth Frazier,
and former New Jersey Governor
Tom Kean.
"As the Chief Executive Officer of New
Jersey's largest health care network, Bob Garrett's efforts have had a tremendous
impact on health care outcomes and medical innovation in the
state," said Anthony S. Cicatellio, President, Research &
Development Council of New Jersey.
"From the launch of Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, the
merger with the Carrier Clinic, and the creation of the Hackensack
Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation, Bob's
leadership is having a direct and positive impact on the people of
our great state. It is for this and more that we wish to honor him
with the Research & Development Council's Chairman's
Award."
Since 1962, the Research & Development Council has worked to
advance research and development (R&D) throughout New Jersey. The annual awards ceremony
celebrated R&D and STEM in New
Jersey and also recognized the contributions of many other
innovators, scientists and researchers from across the state.
Frank Fekete, chair of the
Hackensack Meridian Health Board of Trustees, praised Garrett for
ensuring that New Jersey residents
can obtain high-quality innovative healthcare without leaving the
state.
"Bob's vision resulted in a network with 18 hospitals, 36,000
team members, a nationally recognized Center for Discovery and
Innovation and the first private medical school opening in decades
in New Jersey,'' Fekete said.
"This is another well deserved recognition and we are so proud to
have Bob as our CEO.''
"As we emerge from the pandemic, we continue to embrace this
philosophy: Innovation is the only way forward," added Garrett. "I
cannot imagine a more exciting moment in healthcare, in medicine,
and in discovery and innovation. These are truly transformational
times, and I salute all of the experts who are helping us live our
mission."
ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN
HEALTH
Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading
not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most
comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in
New Jersey, offering a complete
range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing
care. The network has 18 hospitals and more than 500 patient care
locations, which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers,
home health services, long-term care and assisted living
communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical
transportation, rehabilitation centers, urgent care centers,
physician practice locations, and a fitness and wellness center.
With more than 35,000 team members and 7,000 physicians, Hackensack
Meridian Health is a distinguished leader in health care
philanthropy and committed to the health and well-being of
communities throughout New Jersey.
The network's notable distinctions include having the only #1
ranked adult and children's hospitals in New Jersey, as ranked by U.S. News & World
Report, 2023-24. Hackensack University Medical Center is
nationally-ranked by U.S. News & World Report in six
specialties. To learn more,
visit www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org.
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