Palisades Medical Center

Palisades Medical Center is a regional hospital in North Bergen, New Jersey. The hospital has approximately 202 beds and serves approximately 350,000 people in Southern Bergen and Hudson counties. It has been a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital network since 1999, and is affiliated with the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.

History
Palisades was formerly known as North Hudson Hospital in Weehawken, New Jersey. In 1978, the hospital was relocated to the North Bergen waterfront and renamed Palisades Medical Center.

1915 Postcard image of North Hudson Hospital

Medical Record Controversy
On September 21, 2007, the actor George Clooney and a companion were taken to Palisades Medical Center for treatment after a motorcycle accident. Information that Clooney was a patient at the hospital was disseminated to the media before any official hospital statement, leading officials to suspect an internal leak. The hospital conducted an audit and announced that 27 employees had accessed Clooney's information without prior authorization. All 27 employees were suspended for one month without pay. The employees included nurses, support staff, and security guards, but no physicians. A union representing some staff is challenging 7 of the suspensions.