Hackensack Meridian Health

The Bonita Stanton, M.D., Memorial 5K is returning to raise scholarship funds for the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine in New Jersey. The run honors Stanton, the school's founding dean, and supports students pursuing medical careers. Organizers with Hackensack Meridian Health announced the event's return as part of efforts to continue her legacy and ease the financial burden on future physicians.

Hackensack Meridian Health has announced that its hospitals have been named among Newsweek's World's Greenest Hospitals 2026. The recognition places the New Jersey-based health network on Newsweek's latest international ranking of environmentally sustainable hospitals, highlighting efforts in areas such as energy use, waste reduction and green operations. The network shared the honor publicly as it continues to promote its sustainability credentials.