Palisades Medical Center
Palisades Medical Center is a regional hospital in North Bergen, New Jersey. The hospital has approximately 202 beds and serves approximately 350,000 people in Southern Bergen and Hudson counties. It has been a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital network since 1999, and is affiliated with the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.[1]
History
Palisades was formerly known as North Hudson Hospital in Weehawken, New Jersey. In 1978, the hospital was relocated to the North Bergen waterfront and renamed Palisades Medical Center.[2]
1915 Postcard image of North Hudson Hospital
Medical Record Controversy
On September 21, 2007, the actor George Clooney and a companion were taken to Palisades Medical Center for treatment after a motorcycle accident. Information that Clooney was a patient at the hospital was disseminated to the media before any official hospital statement, leading officials to suspect an internal leak. The hospital conducted an audit and announced that 27 employees had accessed Clooney's information without prior authorization. All 27 employees were suspended for one month without pay. The employees included nurses, support staff, and security guards, but no physicians. A union representing some staff is challenging 7 of the suspensions. [3] [4]
References
- ↑ Research & Hospital Affiliates, Columbia University Medical Center. Accessed October 21, 2007.
- ↑ "Palisades Medical Center Celebrates 25 Years on the North Bergen Waterfront" (Press release). September 23, 2003.
- ↑ Jim Hague (October 14, 2007). "Hospital suspends 27 for looking at Clooney's files". Weehawken Reporter.
- ↑ Bruce Lambert and Nate Schweber (October 10, 2007). "Hospital Workers Punished for Peeking at Clooney File". The New York Times.