Guy's Hospital Reports

Hackensack Meridian Health Aims to Boost Innovation, Increase Efficiencies and Strengthen Security with Plans to Run Epic on Google Cloud

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Monday, November 14, 2022

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at HLTH 2022 , Hackensack Meridian Health shared its plans to move its Epic workloads to Google Cloud, with the aim to drive greater innovation, efficiencies, and security.

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  • LAS VEGAS, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at HLTH 2022 , Hackensack Meridian Health shared its plans to move its Epic workloads to Google Cloud, with the aim to drive greater innovation, efficiencies, and security.
  • "Our mission to innovate requires accessible, cutting edge technology," said Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, and chief executive officer for Hackensack Meridian Health.
  • "With our Epic EHR on Google Cloud, we'll be able to innovate faster, and benefit from a more efficient and secure cloud environment."
  • Google Cloud customers control their own data, and security and privacy are primary design criteria for all Google Cloud products.

Hackensack Meridian Health CEO Robert C. Garrett Joins UN Panel to Fight Human Trafficking

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Friday, September 30, 2022

EDISON, N,J., Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey's largest and most integrated health network, is pleased to announce that Chief Executive Officer Robert C. Garrett participated in a United Nations panel yesterday which developed uniform global standards to help healthcare providers identify and aid victims of human trafficking, protocols now sent to the World Health Organization for adoption.

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  • "Healthcare providers have a moral imperative to intervene in this global tragedy and we can save countless lives with this effective policy that can be shared throughout the world,'' said Robert C. Garrett, CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health.
  • "Fighting human trafficking aligns with a major priority of our organization - promoting health equity and human dignity to improve the health of our communities.''
  • Human trafficking is a global public health crisis with an estimated 50 million victims worldwide.
  • Hackensack Meridian Health has developed more expansive programs to fight trafficking in addition to training team members.