Robert C. Garrett

NJ's largest healthcare network shares many of the goals of the global health care community including transforming behavioral health care, investing in research and technology and making care as consumer friendly as possible.

Hackensack Meridian Health Robert Garrett details what life looks like outside the C-suite and how he unwinds with cooking for family, beach time, travel and regular workout.

More consolidation is on the horizon in health care, but HMH has created many novel alliances beyond the traditional merger which is the key to its successful growth.

Cyberattacks are all too common in health care but there are strategies that can mitigate the disruption. CEO Bob Garrett also advocates of public disclosure of these crimes so that the U.S. better understands the scope of the problem and can develop solutions.

The merger, pending regulatory approval, will enhance care in North Jersey through new clinical programs, new outpatient services and a population-health based approach to diabetes, the most expensive illness in the U.S.

Hackensack Meridian Health creates first urgent care for behavioral health in NJ and perhaps the nation to increase access to care and give people an option beyond the emergency room.

NJ's largest health network launches $1 million Take Vape Away campaign to combat youth vaping and CEO Bob Garrett calls on other health care leaders to take action.

Health care networks must educate the public about the perils of vaping, especially young people who may suffer lifelong consequences from lung injuries.

Bob Garrett joins two other leading CEOs and calls for more disclosure to NJ patients so they can make meaningful choices on where they obtain care.

Health networks must improve transparency in medical billing, especially when consumers are spending more out-of-pocket.

Care continues to migrate from hospitals and Hackensack Meridian Health is well positioned through rapid expansion of outpatient network that includes more than 500 locations.

Technology, especially telehealth, is transforming health care in the U.S., and globally, creating unprecedented access to care and more convenience.

Hackensack Meridian Health improves C-section rates throughout the network and creates blue-ribbon panel to address racial disparities in outcomes.

NJ's largest health network takes the lead and waives out-of-pocket costs for federal works impacted by government shut-down.