Er Returns to Westwood Hospital ; Old Pascack Valley has a Quiet Debut

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After 319 days, the emergency room at the former Pascack Valley Hospital opened again on Wednesday -- its first patient a 13-year- old girl who dropped a can of pumpkin-pie filling on her big toe.

Now a satellite emergency department of Hackensack University Medical Center, the Westwood facility is open around the clock to treat patients with non-life-threatening emergencies. Those who require surgery or stay longer than 12 hours are to be transferred to other hospitals.

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Er Returns to Westwood Hospital ; Old Pascack Valley has a Quiet Debut

"Nobody is happier than I am," said John Birkner, the mayor of Westwood, who arrived with a fruit basket. "This is probably the most important thing to happen in Westwood in 53 years, s...

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