Palisades Medical Center will hold their popular Casino Night on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Frank's Waterside in North Bergen, New Jersey.

Casino Night became an instant summer classic with its inaugural event in 2007. The evening is all about fun and raising funds to enable Palisades Medical Center and the Harborage to continue their successful upgrade of facilities, expansion of services, and greater contact with the community.

Come and try your luck at Blackjack, Poker, Texas Hold'em, Craps, Roulette, the Money Wheel and more. The Waterside Restaurant, located at 7800 B River Road in North Bergen, offers one of the areas most spectacular views of Manhattan.

4th Annual Casino Night Schedule:

6:30 pm — Reception

7:00 pm-10:30 pm-Gambling

10:30 pm — Raffle and 50/50 Raffle Drawings

Tickets and sponsorship information can be found at www.palisadesmedicalfoundation.org or call 201-854-5008.

One of New Jersey's Top Hospitals

The latest New Jersey Hospital Performance Report rates Palisades Medical Center as one of the top hospitals in New Jersey. New Jersey's Department of Health and Senior Services' annual New Jersey Hospital Performance Report measures and scores how well general acute care hospitals treat patients in key categories that are among the most common reasons for patient admissions throughout the United States.

The 2009 report also rated Palisades as Hudson County's top performer for surgical care and providing appropriate treatment for life-threatening ailments such as heart failure, heart attack and pneumonia. In fact, Palisades was one of only two hospitals in all of New Jersey to receive a "Perfect 100 Percent Score" in treating heart attack and heart failure patients.

During the past several years, Palisades has been recognized throughout New Jersey for consistently improving its hospital facilities, expanding its clinical programs and services, and adding modern technology to meet the changing healthcare needs of its patients. The latest report underscores Palisades' success in all clinical areas thanks to the quality and efforts of its medical professionals.

The New Jersey Hospital Performance Report was created to provide hospital quality information to patients, their families, and health care professionals. The information is designed to help you choose a hospital and make other decisions about your health.

The complete report can be viewed at www.state.nj.us/health/hpr