Christian Health Care Center. How do you build
a health-care facility? On the surface, the process is fairly straightforward: acquire land or a building, develop architectural
plans, and begin construction or renovation.
But building an institution requires more than bricks and mortar.
It requires a steadfast belief in and dedication to
the organization's mission that can stand the test
of time.

Christian Health Care Center (CHCC) was founded in 1911 by a group of deacons from local Reformed Churches. Today, CHCC - a non-profit organization open to anyone regardless of race, sex, or religion - provides a continuum of high-quality, family-centered elder-care and mental-health services in a compassionate and loving environment consistent with the Christian principles on which the institution was founded. Elder-care services include Heritage Manor, a 252-bed nursing home; Southgate, a special-care, 40-bed, inpatient nursing facility offering behavioral-management treatment; The Longview, an 80-unit assisted-living facility; Christian Health Care Adult Day Services of Wayne and Wyckoff; Hillcrest Residence, a 39-bed residence for independent seniors; and Evergreen Court, a complex of 40 apartments for independent seniors. Mental-health services include Ramapo Ridge Psychiatric Hospital, a full-service, 58-bed inpatient hospital for adult and geriatric patients, and its outpatient mental-health service, Christian Health Care Counseling Center; Ramapo Ridge Partial Program, a voluntary, short-term outpatient service; and Pathways, a partial-hospitalization program to treat adults who experience both a developmental disability and a co-existing psychiatric disorder.

Financial Integrity

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The Mission

The mission of CHCC is to provide a continuum of high-quality services consistent with the Christian principles on which the institution was founded. Care is provided to those in need of long-term care, mental-health care, and residential living in a compassionate and loving environment. The mission is rooted in the belief that we minister to the whole person, recognizing that a person's faith should be utilized, strengthened, and nourished. Accordingly, we respect and care for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those we serve.

To fulfill our mission, we pledge to:

  • communicate to all concerned that addressing the needs of patients, residents, clients, and their families is our primary objective;

  • provide a comprehensive range of health, behavioral, pastoral, and supportive services without regard to age, religion, race, sex, or national origin;

  • recognize the importance of providing quality care that meets or exceeds the generally accepted standards of the community, in an efficient and cost-effective manner;

  • uphold our charitable mission and strive to assure access to our services by all those in need, while maintaining financial integrity;

  • provide a safe and well-maintained physical environment;

  • offer health-promotion services and educational programs to the community;

  • evaluate the needs of those we serve to determine if the existing array of services should be modified or expanded; and

  • work cooperatively with appropriate service agencies, as well as churches and other religious organizations, to assure that community needs are met.

Our mission statement was created through a joint effort involving staff, volunteers, and the governing body.

Vision

Christian Health Care Center seeks to be the hands of Christ through expressions of mercy and love. We aspire to live out our ministry of healing and caring to fulfill the need for quality services offered in a Christian environment. We seek to provide an ever-widening and enriched continuum of high-quality services. We commit ourselves to the Christian principles on which we were founded, thereby enabling us to carry out God's work with integrity and compassion.

Christian Health Care Center
2010 - 2011 Board of Trustees

Sandra De Young, EdD
Chair

Arie Leegwater
Vice-Chair

Douglas Struyk, CPA, LNHA
President and CEO

Gordon Meyer, Esq.
Secretary

Henry Driesse
Assistant Secretary

Mark Reitsma
Treasurer

Rick De Bel
Assistant Treasurer

Rev. Norman Brown
Daniel Grimm
Craig Hoogstra, Esq.
Ruth Knyfd

Gary Lenderink

David Montgomery, MD

Roger Steiginga
Anthony Van Grouw Jr., MD