Ciesla O/B/O The Valley Hospital v. New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, A-5309-10T1; Appellate Division; opinion by Sabatino, J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication December 4, 2012. Before Judges Sabatino, Fasciale and Maven. On appeal from the Government Records Council, Complaint No. 2010-38. DDS No. 52-2-8351 [29 pp.]
When Pascack Valley Hospital filed for bankruptcy and closed its doors in late 2007, the commissioner of the Department of Health permitted its owners to retain its license through December 2009 so that a purchaser of PVH’s assets could seek DOH approval to reopen the hospital.