RIDGEWOOD, N.J., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Going to the hospital can be a scary experience for a child.

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To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Maureen Curran Kleinman of The Valley Hospital, +1-201- 291-6310, mcurran@valleyhealth.com Believed to be Largest Gift Ever to a New Jersey Hospital RIDGEWOOD, N.J., June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ridgewood resident David F.

By HARVY LIPMAN, STAFF WRITER Lots of folks head off to Florida when they retire, and so will Dr. John C. McConnell. But the colorectal surgeon at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood is taking a rather unusual route.

By MARY JO LAYTON and LINDY WASHBURN, STAFF WRITERS The garbage bag tied over the blue-and-white hospital sign at Kinderkamack and Old Hook roads told the story: Pascack Valley Hospital is essentially closed. As of 7 a.m. today, the hospital is no longer receiving ambulances or admitting patients.