Privilege to Serve

Audrey Meyers, President and CEO of Valley Health System in Northern New Jersey, provides her unique insight into how the dream for a modest new hospital in Northern New Jersey in the early 1900s eventually led to the opening of a gleaming, futuristic facility in Paramus in 2023. While the founders achieved their dream with a 60-bed hospital in Ridgewood in 1951, the culture of what is now Valley Health System has always been to continually grow and innovate while providing ';care like no other' to the community it serves. Audrey Meyers has witnessed an impressive array of changes in her 40 years at Valley as the original hospital added more beds and specialty services and the organization reimagined ways to deliver quality healthcare. She has seen the birth of The Valley Health System and managed its ongoing development as a premier service provider in Northern New Jersey. Audrey brings this rich history, her astute observations, and unique perspective to her tale of this journey. The long campaign to build a hospital that exceeds state-of-the-art and prepares to address healthcare needs that can only be imagined is detailed in her lively prose. She also conveys the words and intentions of some of the players involved as she recalls the conversations that led to many of the design and logistical choices. The book also includes testimonials from many of the hospital's employees about why Valley is their home and reveals how quality and dedication to serving the community are a part of their DNA.