American Hospital Association March 27, 2023
On this episode, I talk with Bob Garrett, CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health, based in New Jersey. Bob and I discuss the important role of hospitals and health systems in leading medical research and innovation to transform health care and make patient care better, accessible and more efficient.
Hackensack Meridian Health opened its Center for Discovery and Innovation in 2019. Preceding that, the heath system had a “robust” research infrastructure and a culture of innovation, Bob explains. “We encouraged innovation at the front lines of health care as well as through partnerships with our scientific community and with startup organizations.”
Even with the financial pressures facing the...