Dr. Tank leads the 803-bed Hackensack University Medical Center, Bergen County’s first hospital, founded in 1888. The academic medical center serves as a primary teaching hospital and clinical anchor closely affiliated with the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. It was the first hospital in New Jersey and the second in the nation to become Magnet-recognized for nursing excellence, a designation the hospital earned for the seventh consecutive time this year. Dr. Tank’s priorities include patient safety and quality through high reliability organization training for all leaders and team members, growth and innovation through strategic partnerships and advanced technology, and financial performance tied to net operating margin and workforce practices. Under her leadership, U.S. News & World Report ranks the hospital as the top in New Jersey for 2026-27, and it has achieved a CMS 5-star rating for a fourth consecutive year and an “A” grade from the Leapfrog Group. Total operating revenue grew 8% year-over-year through November 2025, driven in part by a shift of services to lower-cost outpatient settings and investment in technologies such as robotic microsurgery. Dr. Tank introduced a perioperative optimization program, piloted in orthopedics, designed to manage patient-specific risks before, during and after procedures. The hospital is in the final stages of geriatric surgery verification from the American College of Surgeons. The hospital was first in the nation to earn the Joint Commission’s advanced certification in perinatal care and health care equity certification.
