Valley Health System

Valley Health System is proud to announce its designation as an “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC).

This designation reflects our ongoing efforts to provide safe, supportive, and high-quality care to each individual we serve, while maintaining an environment where everyone can thrive.

For more information about LGBTQ+ care at Valley, visit www.ValleyHealth.com/LGBTQ.

Seconds count when stroke symptoms appear. The Valley Hospital Stroke Center is prepared at a second's notice to treat complex strokes and offer effective stroke interventions.

A central component of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence, the Stroke Center leads the area in advanced technology, leading-edge treatment options, and neurological and neurosurgical expertise. We offer a full complement of stroke care, including diagnostic testing, treatment, rehabilitation, support, prevention, education and research. And our experienced stroke team diagnoses and treats stroke symptoms swiftly and aggressively.

To learn more about stroke care at Valley, please visit ValleyHealth.com/Stroke.

Valley Medical Group is pleased to welcome Sunny Choi, PA, VMG Primary and Walk-In Care - Teaneck located at 780 Cedar Lane in Teaneck and VMG Primary and Walk-In Care - Waldwick, located at 140 Franklin Turnpike, Suite 6A in Waldwick, New Jersey.

To learn more about Sunny, please visit www.ValleyHealth.com/Choi.

Robert Brenner, MD, MMM, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of Valley Health System, recently sat down with BINJE to discuss how Valley is navigating growth, embracing technology, and maintaining its independence in an evolving healthcare landscape.

Read the first in a series of articles from that conversation, which highlights 10 important things to know about Valley Health System and where we are today: https://binje.com/health-care/10-things-about-valley-health-system/

Valley Health System has proudly been recognized with the IBCLC Care Award by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) and International Lactation Consultant Association - ILCA for excellence in lactation care.

Valley has received the IBCLC Care Award in recognition of its Human Donor Milk Program and the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®) clinicians who provide this care to breastfeeding families. In addition, Valley has demonstrated that it has recently completed activities that help protect, promote, and support breastfeeding.

The Human Donor Milk program allows parents to remain exclusively breastfeeding by providing them with human donor breast milk. Whether it is for medical necessity or personal preference, human donor milk allows the newborn to continue receiving all the benefits of breastmilk while receiving the volume needed in the first few days of life. The human donor milk is received from the Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast, a nonprofit milk bank in Massachusetts.

“Valley is proud to have received this award for the education and rollout of our Human Donor Milk program and sustained efforts for providing exclusive breastmilk to newborns,” said Katie VerHage, MSN, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, IBCLC, Manager of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Family Education for Valley Health System. “This has been a great initiative for Valley and our patients. Our teams are able to speak to the benefits of exclusive breastmilk feeding through the education provided.”

For more information about breastfeeding services at Valley, including lactation support, please visit www.ValleyHealth.com/Breastfeeding.

HPV (Human Papillomavirus) is a very common virus that spreads through intimate skin-to-skin contact. There are more than 100 types of HPV. While many cause no symptoms and go away on their own, some can lead to serious health issues.

Valley’s Community Health team shares important information about HPV - and how vaccination can help protect you.

Seven operating rooms, Same Day Services and Recovery, Sterile Processing, and Pre-Admission Testing have officially opened at Valley Health System – Ridgewood Campus, increasing surgical capacity across Valley Health System. The teams gathered to cut a ribbon to celebrate their grand opening!

In 1972, the widow of F. Willard Bergen attends the April groundbreaking ceremonies for the three-story, $12 million Bergen Wing. F. Willard Bergen chaired the first formal fund-raising campaign for the hospital in 1946.

In 1974, the F. Willard Bergen Pavilion opens, and Valley increases its bed capacity to 387. The new building is architecturally unique in that it groups single patient rooms in clusters of four around a central alcove, where a nurse can simultaneously view all patients.

The Valley Heart and Vascular Institute is pleased to announce that Valley’s Cardiovascular Imaging Department has been recognized with the Heartflow CT Quality Award for their cardiovascular imaging quality. This is the 20th quality award the team has received.

According to Heartflow, recipients of this award are in the top 22% of global medical centers dedicated to advancing patient heart health through superior care pathways by utilizing coronary CT and Heartflow Analysis.

Heartflow Analysis is a noninvasive heart test that provides a personalized 3D model of your coronary arteries to show how each blockage impacts blood flow to your heart. This detailed information helps your care team determine the next step in your treatment plan.

To learn more, please visit www.ValleyHealth.com/HeartFlow.