Edison, NJ – May 11, 2021 – Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Janine Purcaro to the board of trustees.
“We are thrilled to welcome Janine to the JFK University Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees,” says Sheri Marino, executive director, JFK University Medical Center Foundation. “Janine is an incredible business leader with a unique and diverse skill set who will be an incredible asset to our strong board of existing trustees.”
Purcaro is the chief operating officer and associate director for Finance & Administration at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. She is responsible for providing financial, administrative and operational leadership for one of the world’s leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. Additionally, Purcaro partners with the chief development office in projecting needs and fundraising capabilities to support the strategic plan, and advises and counsels members of the board of trustees on governance issues, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements for board operations, while overseeing the daily management of the Institute’s more than 800 acre campus.
“I am honored to join this wonderful group of trustees,” says Purcaro. “JFK University Medical Center is an industry leader in many areas and I look forward to bringing my expertise to the table to help elevate it even further. The medical center is a beacon within the community and I am proud to lend my support as it continues its upward trajectory.”
Purcaro earned her Bachelor of Science in Professional Accounting from State University of New York at Plattsburgh and her Master of Public Administration from the State University of New Jersey. She resides in Middlesex, NJ.
To learn more about how you can support JFK University Medical Center, please contact Sheri Marino, executive director, JFK University Medical Center Foundation, at 732-632-1540, Sheri.Marino@hmhn.org or visit jfkmc.org/GiveNow.
ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN JFK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Serving residents of central New Jersey for more than 50 years, JFK University Medical Center offers a complete array of advanced services in its 498-bed facility located in Edison, N.J. With more than 1,000 affiliated physicians, this academic medical center offers a complete spectrum of advanced services including general and specialized surgery, cardiac care, maternity and pediatrics, oncology, imaging, breast center, sleep center, wound care, robotic surgery, emergency medicine, weight loss surgery, radiology, long-term care and assisted living. It is home to the world-renowned Neuroscience Institute that diagnoses and treats brain, spine and nervous system disorders. To learn more, visit JFKMC.org.
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.
Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 17 hospitals from Bergen to Ocean counties, which includes three academic medical centers – Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, JFK Medical Center in Edison; two children’s hospitals – Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune; nine community hospitals – Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, and Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin; a behavioral health hospital – Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead; and two rehabilitation hospitals – JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison and Shore Rehabilitation Institute in Brick.
Additionally, the network has more than 500 patient care locations throughout the state which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness centers, rehabilitation centers, urgent care centers and physician practice locations. Hackensack Meridian Health has more than 36,000 team members, and 7,000 physicians and is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy, committed to the health and well-being of the communities it serves.
The network’s notable distinctions include having four of its hospitals among the top hospitals in New Jersey for 2020-21, according to U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, the health system has more top-ranked hospitals than any system in New Jersey. Children’s Health is again ranked a top provider of pediatric health care in the United States and earned top 50 rankings in the annual U.S. News’ 2020-21 Best Children’s Hospitals report. Other honors include consistently achieving Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and being named to Becker’s Healthcare’s “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare/2019” list.
The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, the first private medical school in New Jersey in more than 50 years, welcomed its first class of students in 2018 to its On3 campus in Nutley and Clifton. The Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI), housed in a fully renovated state-of-the-art facility, seeks to translate current innovations in science to improve clinical outcomes for patients with cancer, infectious diseases and other life-threatening and disabling conditions.
Additionally, the network partnered with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to find more cures for cancer faster while ensuring that patients have access to the highest quality, most individualized cancer care when and where they need it.
Hackensack Meridian Health is a member of AllSpire Health Partners, an interstate consortium of leading health systems, to focus on the sharing of best practices in clinical care and achieving efficiencies.
To learn more, visit www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org.
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