

Community Health Assessment
2025 Community Health
Needs Assessment (CHNA)
The 2025 Bergen County Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) was a collaborative effort from all 7 acute care hospitals and the Community Health Improvement Partnership of Bergen County. Representatives from each of these organizations worked together to guide the overall assessment methods and approach in collecting data. Additionally, all representatives work together in identifying the key priority focus areas of Bergen County and the hospital service areas. Hospital Participation:
- Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
- Englewood Health
- Hackensack Meridian Health @ Hackensack University Medical Center
- Hackensack Meridian Health @ Pascack Valley Medical Center
- Holy Name Medical Center
- Ramapo Ridge Behavioral Health, a Christian Health Hospital
- Valley Health
Representatives from each of these entities worked collaboratively to guide the overall assessment methods and approach and to identify priority health issues and populations for Bergen County and individual hospital service areas.
Hospital Partners
• Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
• Christian Health Care Center – Ramapo Ridge Psychiatric Hospital
• Englewood Health
• Hackensack Meridian Health – Hackensack University Medical Center
• Hackensack Meridian Health – Pascack Valley Medical Center
• Holy Name Medical Center
• The Valley Hospital
Local Health Department Partners
• Bergen County Department of Health Services – Hansel Asmar, Director/Health Officer
• City of Hackensack Health Department – Susan McVeigh, Health Officer
• Englewood Health Department – James Fedorko, Health Officer
• Fair Lawn Health Department - Carol Wagner, Health Officer
• Village of Ridgewood Health Department – Dawn Cetrulo, Health Officer
• Fort Lee Health Department – Stephen Wielkocz, Health Officer
• Mid-Bergen Regional Health Commission – Sam Yanovich, Health Officer
• NW Bergen Regional Health Commission – Angela Musella, Health Officer
• Palisades Park/Ridgefield Health Department – Branka Lulic, Health Officer
• Paramus Board of Health – Judy Migliaccio, Health Officer
• Teaneck Health Department – Ken Katter, Health Officer
• Village of Ridgewood – Dawn Cetrulo, Health Officer
Community Forum at Bergen Community College
Listen to the data presentation of the Community Health Needs Assessment and learn the most pressing issues in Bergen County.
*Presentation was previously recorded on December 2, 2025
CHIP of Bergen County
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