A Privilege to Serve

Valley Health System: The Next Chapter

Published by Advantage Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

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.

About The Author

AUDREY MEYERS began her long career at Valley in 1980, holding executive leadership positions in strategic planning, management, operations, and governance. She became the President and CEO of The Valley Hospital in January 1999 before being named to helm the Valley Health System as President and CEO in 2003. Ms. Meyers earned a BA, Magna Cum Laude, in Mathematics from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa. She also holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Throughout her time at Valley, Audrey and her husband Scott Agins, D.P.M., have also called Ridgewood, New Jersey their home where they raised their two daughters Jenna and Mara.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Advantage Books (October 17, 2023)
  • Length: 112 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781642256680

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