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See How Bergen County Hospitals Rank For Safety In America See How Bergen County Hospitals Rank For Safety In America
See How Bergen County Hospitals Rank For Safety In America Several hospitals across North Jersey were graded for safety by a hospital safety watchdog group. The Leapfrog Group released the Fall 2023 hospital grades on Tuesday, Dec. 5. An expert panel of doctors selects 22 evidence-based measures of patient safety to come up with grades for the nearly 3,000 hospitals and acute care centers nationwide. Click here for more on the methodology. Here's how hospitals in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Union, and Essex counties were graded for safety by the Leapfrog Group this year: A: Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Hackensack Meridian Hackensac…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bicyclist, 13, By SUV Struck Near Ridgewood/Paramus Border Bicyclist, 13, By SUV Struck Near Ridgewood/Paramus Border
Bicyclist, 13, By SUV Struck Near Ridgewood/Paramus Border A young bicyclist was struck by an SUV Saturday night near the Paramus border in Ridgewood. The 13-year-old victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a severe leg injury after the crash on East Ridgewood Avenue near the Wild Duck Pond in Saddle River County Park around 9:30 p.m. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Fatal Accident Investigations Unit investigated along with Ridgewood police and the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence. Village firefighters and EMS also responded, along with a paramedic team from The Valley …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Both 'Families' Mourn Death Of Prominent Wayne Physician Who Touched Lives Across North Jersey Both 'Families' Mourn Death Of Prominent Wayne Physician Who Touched Lives Across North Jersey
Both 'Families' Mourn Death Of Prominent Wayne Physician Who Touched Lives Across North Jersey Both his personal and professional families are mourning the death of well-known and respected physician David Vincent Rasa of Wayne, a founding partner of High Mountain Health Medical Group. Rasa, who gave much of his life to helping others, passed away at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood last Thursday surrounded by his wife, Diane, son Michael and daughter Nicole, as well as close relatives and personal friends. He was 68. Well known beyond the township of Wayne, where he’d lived, the Paterson native served his community. “He was a great doctor and most caring human being my family and I…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Two Kids, Other Driver Hospitalized After Mahwah Crash Two Kids, Other Driver Hospitalized After Mahwah Crash
Two Kids, Other Driver Hospitalized After Mahwah Crash Two schoolchildren and an adult were hospitalized after a crash in Mahwah Friday morning, authorities said. A Toyota Rav IV was making a left onto Ridge Road from Lydia Lane in Ramapo Ridge when it struck by a Lincoln sedan heading south around 8 a.m., Police Chief James A. Batelli said. The female Rav IV’s driver had her son and daughter in the back seat, Batelli said. All were wearing their seat belts, he said, adding that the airbags deployed. The driver of the sedan, who was also wearing a seat belt, was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood after complaining of neck and chest pain…

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by Jerry DeMarco