Hospital Ribbon-Cutting: Executives of Hudson Regional Hospital (HRH) and elected officials took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of Bayonne University Hospital, whose name was changed from Bayonne Medical Center.  HRH now has a chain of hospitals in Bayonne, Jersey City, Hoboken, and Secaucus.  HRH has pledged to restore and add services at the hospitals with an investment of $75 million to $100 million.

Hospital executives and elected officials came together for a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week at the newly renamed Bayonne University Hospital.  The former Bayonne Medical Center is now part of the Hudson Regional Hospital (HRH) chain, which operates four hospitals in Hudson County.

Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Nizar Kifaieh, the HRH Chief Executive Officer, described the HRH acquisition of Bayonne University Hospital as “a rebirth.” He explained the educational component of the hospital behind the “university” part of the name.  Dr. Kifaieh stated that the hospital will have two medical residents’ programs and a medical fellows’ program.  Additional medical residents’ programs are underway at Heights University Hospital (the former Christ Hospital) and Hoboken University Hospital (the former St. Mary’s Hospital).  He said that similar programs at the Secaucus location are “in process.”  Dr. Kifaieh said that several services at Bayonne University Hospital that were closed have been reopened.  He also announced that there have been “successful” negotiations with the Bayonne staff union, Health Professional and Allied Employees (HPAE).  The hospital chief executive also pledged that new services would be added.  Dr. Kifaieh reported that HRH would be making investments of $75 million to $100 million in the hospital chain.

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