Tomorrows Children's Fund - Hackensack University Medical Center

The Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital located at Hackensack University Medical Center is one of a select group designated a full institutional member of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutes. This designation honors the contributions of a dedicated team of doctors, nurses, other healthcare professionals and volunteers who have made the medical center a special place for children and their families. More significantly, designation builds on that commitment of care for children that the medical center has always provided.

The Tomorrows Children's Fund in-patient unit and Caitlin Spendley Bone Marrow Transplant Unit is located within the Ira Sohn Conference Wing. Both are located at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, where we provide children with the compassionate, quality care they so deserve.

In 2001 and 2003, this commitment was rewarded when The Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center was selected as one of the top 25 children's hospitals in the country and the top-ranked children's hospital in New Jersey by "Child" magazine.

The Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital is one of America's first environmentally responsible and sustainable healthcare facilities. The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology® located at the Hackensack University Medical Center played a lead role in the selection of environmentally responsible building materials and processes in this special healing facility.

The concept of Green Building encompasses energy efficiency, Green Building materials, indoor air quality, waste minimization and disposal.  The new Pavilion meets or exceeds guidelines for Green Buildings established by the U.S. Green Building Council. It will also serve as a resource and role model for hospitals and other large buildings throughout the nation.

About 15 percent of the construction costs were for environmentally preferred choices, many of which pay for themselves in reduced costs for energy, and human and environmental health. The idea is to create a stronger demand for Green Building concepts. The more these products and processes are adopted, the lower the initial cost.