Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center recently held the third annual Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) RN Fellowship Graduation Ceremony for nine registered nurses. The nurses are from 8PE and 8PW Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) units.
Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by Becker’s Healthcare among 68 of the most "green" hospitals in the U.S.
More than 20 million Americans suffer with daily heartburn or other symptoms of reflux, such as regurgitation, chronic cough, hoarseness and dental erosions. Until recently, patients faced either a lifetime of daily medications, and often incomplete resolution of their symptoms, or the necessity of invasive surgery to alleviate their symptoms.
Hackensack Meridian Health and the Meridian Health Foundation are pleased to announce a gift of $750,000 from the Nicola-Musso Charitable Foundation of New York, N.Y. and Carol Musso Foley of New York and Spring Lake, NJ, to be used to enhance cancer care services at Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center.
Hackensack Meridian Health is the first health system in New Jersey to offer an innovative new treatment option called Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS) therapy to help obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. The implantable device is activated by a handheld remote.
October 16, 2010 is a day that Eric J. LeGrand will never forget. At the time, he was a college football defensive tackle for Rutgers University. During a game against Army at MetLife Stadium, Eric suffered a severe spinal cord injury.
Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center announced that an international phase 3 study of a novel treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) hereditary neuropathy, which in the United States was led by Florian P. Thomas, M.D., Ph.D, chair of the Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Neurology, and director of the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation Center of Excellence at Hackensack University Medical Center, yielded positive results.
Joseph E. Parrillo, M.D., chair, Heart and Vascular Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center, Justice Marie Garibaldi Endowed Chair, received the Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Special Achievement Award in a ceremony at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Hackensack Meridian Health, the most comprehensive and truly integrated non-profit health care network in New Jersey, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ihor S. Sawczuk, M.D., FACS, as regional president of the network’s Northern Market.
Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical Center will host its 27th Annual Women’s Health Night on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The free event is open to the community and will feature a host of community resources, health screenings, interactive displays, and informative lectures by Southern Ocean Medical Center physicians.
Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center is now part of the prestigious CityDoctors Scholarship program that assists students who want to become medical doctors and work in hospitals that serve urban populations. The scholarship program, administered through St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, will provide approximately $62,500 annually, for a total $250,000 over four years. Priority consideration will be given to residents of Monmouth and Ocean counties in NJ or those with an affiliation with Jersey Shore University Medical Center, and to those with documented financial need, or are veterans or members of a group that is under represented in medicine.
Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Jeremy DeFilippis and Joseph Rulli to the Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees.
Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center recently performed its 1,000th robotic surgery, a significant milestone for the Center for Robotic Surgery. Colon and rectal surgeon, Thomas R. Lake, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, performed the robotic-assisted low anterior resection procedure using the da Vinci® Xi™, the latest technology in minimally invasive surgery.
Physicians at the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center have enrolled the first two patients nationwide in an international phase II clinical trial of Kazia Therapeutics’s novel therapy, GDC-0084, for glioblastoma.
Hackensack Meridian Health John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, one of the nation’s top 50 hospitals for cancer, hosted its tenth annual Celebrating Life and Liberty event at MetLife Stadium. The event celebrates survivorship and generates inspiration and support to those in the cancer community who are still in treatment or recovery.
Renowned experts collaborate to expand the comprehensive cardiac services offered in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
Hackensack Meridian Health K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center to host an event dedicated to pediatric cancer research and programs on September 28, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tackle Kids Cancer will take place at iPlay America in Freehold, NJ.
Ocean Medical Center will host its first annual health fair on Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fall into Health is a free event featuring community wellness resources, health screenings, cooking demonstrations, interactive educational displays and more. Medical experts will be on hand to answer your questions and offer valuable tips on how to improve your health. Giveaways and light refreshments will be provided.
Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center Foundation will host the third annual Benefit for Bayshore: an Oktoberfest Community Celebration on Friday, October 12 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The outdoor, tented reception will take place on the medical center’s campus at 727 North Beers Street in Holmdel and will support the expansion of emergency services at Bayshore Medical Center. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available to the public.
The Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation recently held the formal dedication of the John Apovian, M.D. Cardiac Surgery & Structural Heart Center at the Heart & Vascular Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center.
Innovative partnership provides high-quality, individualized specialty medical training to United States Army, Army Reserve, Air Force, NJ National Guard, and Coast Guard personnel
NY Giants Quarterback to Match $200,000 in Grassroots Fundraising to Support Tackle Kids Cancer
Hackensack Meridian Health announced that 412 of its affiliated physicians are being recognized as Top Doctors by Inside Jersey magazine.
Hackensack Meridian Health John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, one of the nation’s top 50 hospitals for cancer, will host its tenth annual Celebrating Life and Liberty event at MetLife Stadium, featuring special performances. The event celebrates survivorship and generates inspiration and support to those in the cancer community who are still in treatment or recovery. This free celebration on Friday, September 14 from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m, is open to all Hackensack Meridian Health patients, survivors and families, caregivers and dedicated health care staff who have played important roles in their journeys.
Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical Center provides the most advanced technology to clean hospital rooms and better protect patients against infections.
Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for expertise in Colorectal Cancer, a distinct status within New Jersey and the nation. Ocean Medical Center is one of two hospitals in New Jersey to currently hold Colorectal Cancer Certification, an exceptional distinction that only three hospitals in the country have earned. The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center also holds this certification.
On July 20, Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation hosted the Fourth Annual Signature Social, raising more than $198,000 in support of programs and services at Southern Ocean Medical Center. The cocktail reception took place at Bonnet Island Estate on Long Beach Island where more than 215 guests joined in celebration of the hospital.
Further supporting the specialized children’s health services at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, the hospital’s pediatric trauma center has received verification from the Verification Review Committee, an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.
Tackle Kids Cancer, the Official Charity Partner of THE NORTHERN TRUST since 2016, will be prominently involved at THE NORTHERN TRUST FedExCup Playoffs at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus this weekend.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. (Konica Minolta) announced they will again support Tackle Kids Cancer, a philanthropic initiative on behalf of the Children’s Cancer Institute at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center.
The Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce that its 21st Annual Golf Outing raised more than $760,000 in support of its patient-centered programs and initiatives.
Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s most comprehensive and integrated health network, opened an urgent care center in Monroe in Middlesex County, adding to a growing convenient care network of 45 locations which offer high-quality, convenient care close to home.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced they will again support Tackle Kids Cancer, a philanthropic initiative on behalf of the Children’s Cancer Institute at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center.
Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, has again been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in ultrasound as a result of an extensive review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Ultrasound imaging, also known as sonography, uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of internal body parts to help providers diagnose illness, injury or other medical problems.
On July 9, Robert Mullen, CEO of Structure Tone Organization, chaired the 35th Annual Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation and K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Golf Classic, which raised more than $500,000 in support of programs and services at Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The sold out event was also vice-chaired by Burt Barham, Jr., project manager of The Barham Group, and Robert Smith, CEO of The Allied Group. The tournament took place at Deal Golf and Country Club and Hollywood Golf Club where more than 250 golfers participated in support of the hospital.
Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, NJ, is pleased to welcome Robert Borzio, M.D., to its team of physicians. Dr. Borzio is an orthopedic surgeon, providing general orthopedic care and treatment of fractures in the upper and lower extremities. He specializes in muscle sparing computer navigated total hip and knee replacement and revision hip and knee replacement.
The Women’s Heart Fund raised over $140,000 in support of the Center for Survivorship and Wellness Care at Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s HOPE Tower last month. More than 220 people came out to the Bay Head Yacht Club in Bay Head, New Jersey on June 1 in support of the center’s comprehensive, and compassionate, holistic cancer care services.
Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center has been named as the fourth most beautiful hospital in the U.S. through an annual competition run by Soliant Health, a leading specialty health care staffing provider and part of Adecco Group.
Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center now offers Y-90 radioembolization, an advanced and minimally invasive method to treat liver tumors without surgery. This procedure is used to treat patients who are not surgical candidates, but who have primary liver cancer or metastatic colon cancer. By directly targeting the tumor, Y-90 radioembolization reduces radiation damage to the healthy tissues surrounding tumors.
The Sixth Annual Family Fireworks on the Navesink to support Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center Foundation took place on Tuesday, July 3 and raised nearly $205,000. This fun-filled family event was once again held at the DiPiero home on the picturesque Navesink River, where more than 350 guests joined in celebration of Riverview Medical Center.
Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center now offers audiology services for adults and children. The addition of these services, which are offered at the medical center’s North Beers Street location, compliment its robust speech language pathology program and enables trained audiology and speech language professionals to diagnose and treat a host of hearing and speech disorders in one location.
Radicava is the first new treatment approved specifically for ALS in 22 years, the beginning of a new chapter in the fight against a terrible disease.
Hospital holds status as the only currently certified organization for esophageal cancer in the country, and the only medical center in NJ with lung cancer certification.
Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel is now home to the da Vinci® Si™ Surgical system, bringing advanced technology in surgery to the medical center’s operating room and to the community. Robotic surgery enables surgeons to perform minimally invasive surgeries on a variety of diseases and conditions including urology, gynecology and general surgery.
Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center officially welcomed the first class of family medicine and psychiatry residents, at the inaugural 2018 Resident White Coat Ceremony. More than 125 community members were in attendance, including Hackensack Meridian Health leadership and academic enterprise, Board of Trustees, faculty, physicians, residents and their families. The new residency programs will train the physicians of tomorrow and address New Jersey’s projected shortages of primary care and psychiatry physicians.
Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, NJ, is pleased to welcome David M. Junkin, M.D., to the medical staff. Dr. Junkin is a board certified orthopedic surgeon, providing care for patients in need of treatment for sports medicine injuries or fracture, and has a special interest in knee and shoulder reconstruction.
The Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the Sixth Annual Family Fireworks on the Navesink to support Riverview Medical Center Foundation. This fun-filled family event will again be held at the DiPiero home on the picturesque Navesink River, on Tuesday, July 3 at 6:30 p.m.
Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, has again been nominated as one of the most beautiful hospitals in the U.S. in an annual competition run by Soliant Health, a leading specialty health care staffing provider and part of Adecco Group. Last year, the medical center placed second in the competition and is looking to claim the top spot, which is determined by number of votes.
Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center located in Red Bank, now offers full and partial robotic knee replacement surgery thanks to the addition of the Mako System, a robotic-arm that allows surgeons to personalize the surgical experience, tailoring it to patients’ needs and anatomy.
After more than a decade of suffering from epileptic seizures – sometimes more than 100 a day – a woman finds improved quality of life thanks to neurosurgeon Lawrence Daniels, M.D. and the team at the Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
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