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Hackensack Meridian Health is an American network of healthcare providers based in Edison, New Jersey. It operates 17 hospitals and more than 500 additional facilities, employing 36,000 people across the state. The network spans from Bergen County in the north to Atlantic County in the south.
Hackensack Meridian Health was formed in 2016 through a merger between Hackensack University Medical Center and Meridian Health. The two organizations signed their definitive merger agreement on the 12th of May 2015.
On the 2nd of December 2019, a ransomware attack struck HMH's computer systems, forcing administrators to cancel roughly 100 elective medical procedures and lasting five days. The organization paid an undisclosed ransom. On December 13, HMH released a statement reading: "We believe it's our obligation to protect our communities' access to health care."
In 2021, HMH received more than $100 million from FEMA for emergency relief and treated more than 10,000 pandemic patients. Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune administered the first Pfizer vaccines for children ages 5-11 in New Jersey following CDC approval. HMH also mandated full vaccination for all of its employees by the 15th of November 2021.
Tackle Kids' Cancer is a fundraising initiative run through the HMH Foundation. It raises funds for the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, which operates 105 beds and holds the designation as the best children's hospital in New Jersey.
HMH and the New York Giants collaborate on health education, disease prevention, clinical research, and philanthropy. In 2021, the MetLife Stadium Legacy Club was renamed the Hackensack Meridian Health Legacy Club at MetLife Stadium, taking over naming rights that had previously belonged to New York-Presbyterian Hospital. That same year, retired Giants quarterback Eli Manning joined HMH's board of trustees.