Van Dyk Montclair Medical Director Appointed To Hackensack UMC Mountainside Board of Trustees
MONTCLAIR, N.J., Feb. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Van Dyk Health Care, Inc. (www.vandykhealthcare.com) is pleased to announce that Dr. Marc Morresi, Medical Director for Van Dyk Health Care's Montclair facility, has been elected to the Hackensack UMC Mountainside Board of Trustees.
Dr. Morresi officially started his new appointment to the Board of Trustees on February 1, 2014. Along with other hospital senior leaders, doctors and community members, he will be involved in overseeing the supervision of the hospital including operations, finances, branding and employee relations.
"I am honored to have been selected to serve on the Hackensack UMC Mountainside Board of Trustees," said Dr. Morresi. "This is a tremendous honor and opportunity. My main focus has always been on providing quality care to the community, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to help Hackensack UMC Mountainside continue to do this at a community level."
"The entire long-term care industry has entered an era of greater collaboration with our acute-care partners, particularly with the implementation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act," notes Robert Van Dyk, president and CEO of Van Dyk Health Care, Inc. "Dr. Morresi's election to the board of one of our partner hospitals helps recognize the importance of this collaboration. It will bring a long-term care perspective to the board of Hackensack UMC Mountainside, in an era where increasingly more care is taking place at the skilled nursing facility level, and recognizes the skills and contributions of this talented young physician."
A New Jersey native who was born and raised in Bloomfield, Dr. Morresi's professional background spans work in neuroscience research, acute care medicine, and long-term care, including previous positions at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and UMDNJ-The University Hospital. In addition to serving as the Medical Director at Van Dyk Health Care in Montclair, Dr. Morresi heads up a private practice, Morresi Medical Associates, LLC, in Bloomfield, NJ and serves on Hackensack UMC Mountainside's Credential Committee as well as the Crimson Committee. He graduated residency from UMDNJ-NJ Medical School in 2009 in Internal Medicine and served as Chief Medical Resident at Hackensack University Medical Center from 2009-2010.
The "We Care" Mission of Van Dyk Health Care
Van Dyk Health Care, Inc. is a family of three facilities located in northern New Jersey: Van Dyk Ridgewood, Van Dyk Montclair and Van Dyk Park Place. Founded in 1953, the organization has built an unsurpassed reputation for excellence in care, that began with Marvin Van Dyk, and continues today with his son, Robert Van Dyk and his dedicated staff – all who share a mission of delivering quality care services to others in need, whether it be short-stay services or longer-term assisted or chronic care. Today, Van Dyk Health Care has grown to offer the full continuum of care services, including post-acute, assisted living, skilled nursing and long-term chronic care. The organization is committed to working closely with its hospital and medical partners to ensure its short-stay patients return home quickly and safely. Learn more at vandykhealthcare.com or 201.445.8200.
SOURCE Van Dyk Health Care, Inc.
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