EDISON, N.J., Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hackensack
Meridian Health is pleased to announce the launch of a new
partnership with radio giant Cumulus Media in the heart of
Manhattan to create the
Hackensack Meridian Health Stage 17 Performance
Studio, a new venue to promote the network's highly ranked care
as well as creating a site for expert health panels, charity events
and other network activities.
Recording star Kelly Clarkson,
the first winner of American Idol who has sold more than 25
million albums, performed in the Hackensack Meridian
Health Stage 17 today with 95.5 PLJ and celebrated the
launch with executives from Hackensack Meridian Health, 95.5
PLJ radio personality Race Taylor and other hosts from popular
Cumulus stations including NASH FM 94.7, 77 WABC and Radio 103.9
WNBM.
"This new collaboration is a game changer in getting our
network's message of quality care and innovation to the public,''
said Robert C. Garrett, co-CEO of
Hackensack Meridian Health. "Our mission focuses on
providing exceptional care and enhancing people's lives in our
communities and this exciting venture is another way to achieve
that goal.''
Clarkson, who is releasing her new album Meaning of Life
and will serve as a judge on The Voice this season, gave a
concert in the studio Friday located on the 17th floor
of 2 Penn Plaza.
Hackensack Meridian Health will have exclusive
sponsorship of all performances at Hackensack Meridian
Health Stage 17 which will include dozens of interviews
on Cumulus stations with the network's top ranked physicians and
other health care experts beyond New
Jersey. The studio will create new opportunities for the
network to keep the public informed of its signature innovations:
the launch of a new medical school with Seton
Hall University next year; a venture with the New Jersey
Innovation Institute in Newark to
create a unique program to launch new products and systems to
improve health care; and a partnership with Memorial Sloan
Kettering Cancer Center to expand treatment.
"On behalf of everyone at Cumulus New York, we are honored to
partner with Hackensack Meridian Health, an organization we
all know as top ranked and committed to improving lives. We look
forward to bringing our radio station brands to life and provide
unique opportunities together in Hackensack Meridian Health
Stage 17," said Chad Lopez, vice
president, market manager, Cumulus New York.
"We are always looking to connect with our communities and this
strategy and new studio – right in all of the energy of
Manhattan – is a winner,'' said
John K. Lloyd, co-CEO of Hackensack
Meridian Health.
The studio will host panel discussions from a variety of experts
including the creative forces behind new strategies to improve
health care; leading specialists who are delivering cutting-edge
care at our 13-hospital network and brilliant educators who will
train the next generation of physicians in New Jersey.
"Hackensack Meridian Health prides itself on being
innovative in all ways, including how we connect with and interact
with consumers," says Chrisie Scott,
chief marketing officer, Hackensack Meridian Health. "We
recognize that people enjoy unique, intimate, immersive experiences
that they can share through social media. This partnership with its
access to amazing artists and talent, gives our brand a chance to
be front and center with people when they are enjoying life and not
necessarily thinking about needing a doctor or a health care
service, which may just be the perfect definition of health."
ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN
HEALTH
Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading
not-for-profit health care organization that is the 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 13 hospitals, including two academic medical centers, two
children's hospitals and nine community hospitals, physician
practices, more than 120 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, and urgent care and after-hours centers. Hackensack
Meridian Health has 28,000 team members, more than 6,000
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 one of only
five major academic medical centers in the nation to receive
Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals Award for five or more
consecutive years, the number one hospital in New
Jersey as ranked by U.S. News and World Report and
three other hospitals ranked among the top 10 in New Jersey, more than any other network in the
state. The network also consistently achieves Magnet® recognition
for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing
Center, is a recipient of the John M. Eisenberg Award for
Patient Safety and Quality from The Joint Commission and the
National Quality Forum, a six-time recipient of Fortune's "100 Best
Companies to Work For," one of the "20 Best Workplaces in Health
Care" in the nation, and the number one "Best Place to Work for
Women." 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.
The hospitals of Hackensack Meridian Health include:
academic medical centers – Hackensack University Medical Center
in Hackensack, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
in Neptune; children's hospitals – Joseph M. Sanzari
Children's Hospital in Hackensack, K. Hovnanian Children's
Hospital in Neptune; community hospitals – Ocean Medical
Center in Brick, Riverview Medical
Center in Red Bank, Mountainside Medical Center
in Montclair, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen,
Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Southern Ocean
Medical Center in Manahawkin, Bayshore Medical Center
in Holmdel, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, and
Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood.
About Cumulus Media
A leader in the radio
broadcasting industry, Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) combines
high-quality local programming with iconic, nationally syndicated
media, sports and entertainment brands to deliver premium content
choices to the 245 million people reached each week through its 447
owned-and-operated stations broadcasting in 90 US media markets
(including eight of the top 10), 8,000 broadcast radio stations
affiliated with its Westwood One network and numerous digital
channels. Together, the Cumulus/Westwood One platforms make Cumulus
Media one of the few media companies that can provide advertisers
with national reach and local impact. Cumulus/Westwood One is the
exclusive radio broadcast partner to some of the largest brands in
sports, entertainment, news, and talk, including the NFL, the NCAA,
the Masters, the Olympics, the GRAMMYs, the Academy of Country
Music Awards, the American Music Awards, the Billboard Music
Awards, Westwood One News, and more. Additionally, it is the
nation's leading provider of country music and lifestyle content
through its NASH brand, which serves country fans nationwide
through radio programming, exclusive digital content, and live
events. For more information, visit www.cumulus.com.
For additional information, please
visit www.HackensackMeridianHealth.org.
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