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Located at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey, the Center for Treatment of Paralysis and Reconstructive Nerve Surgery will host the second annual Compelling Hope Symposium on Saturday, November 5th at the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The symposium provides a global forum for the world’s most renowned paralysis and nerve surgical specialists to discuss and explore the newest, most innovative approaches to nerve and paralysis injury treatment.

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In 20 seconds or less, people have the opportunity to show the world this year’s “sleeper hit”. Meridian Health, a leading not-for-profit health care organization, and iMPak Health, a joint venture of Swedish-based chip developer Cypak A.B. announced starting on October 17, anyone 18 years or older can submit 20 second video clips of sleep related events in 4 categories to iMPak Health’s SleepTrak Facebook page (www.facebook.com/sleeptrak).

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Meridian Health, a leading New Jersey health care organization, is helping Michelle Obama and National Geographic Kids magazine set the Guinness World Record® title for the most jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. To break the record, more than 20,000 people worldwide completed one minute of jumping jacks in events occurring between 3 p.m. ET October 11th, 2011 and 3 p.m. ET October 12th, 2011. Meridian’s six hospitals, including Jersey Shore University Medical Center, K. Hovnanian’s Children’s Hospital, Riverview Medical Center, Bayshore Community Hospital, Ocean Medical Center and Southern Ocean Medical Center, participated yesterday, on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Ocean Medical Center and Riverview Medical Center, all members of Meridian Health, are included in the 2011-2012 Best Hospitals metro area rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center announces the completion of its first procedure with Abiomed’s Impella® 2.5 heart pump. Jersey Shore is the first and only regional hospital to include the World’s Smallest Heart Pump in their portfolio of treatment options to assist critically ill heart patients.

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Last fall Bayshore Community Hospital became the sixth hospital in Meridian’s Monmouth and Ocean county system. With a strong focus on customer service, alignment with Meridian Health clinical best practices, a new leadership team, and countless new physicians, Bayshore has begun to develop an exciting plan to create a destination hospital that will become the pride of the community.

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In May 2009, Riverview Medical Center became part of a research study sponsored by Johns Hopkins University called the Atlantic C-PORT-E Elective Angioplasty trial. Riverview was selected to participate in this research study for its high level of experience and outstanding cardiovascular services.

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Wendell A. Smith, Esq., chairman of the Bayshore Community Hospital Foundation, is proud to welcome four new members to the Foundation Board of Trustees. The newly elected Foundation Board of Trustees include: Nicholas Colisto, Adrian Pristas, M.D., Philip Scaduto, and Ross Zimmerman.

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Domenic M. DiPiero, chairman of the Riverview Medical Center Foundation, is proud to welcome five new members to the board of trustees. The newly elected Foundation Board of Trustees include: William J, Marraccini, Nancy B. Mulheren, Howard Ross, M.D., Richard Saker, and Steve Scopellite.

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As the healthcare industry migrates to accountable care and medical home models, NoMoreClipboard (NMC), the leading personal health record provider, announced a collaborative agreement with iMPak Health, L.L.C. to develop IT solutions that combine easy-to-use electronic home healthcare journals and various health screening devices with clinical portals and personal health records. These end-to-end electronic solutions will securely and wirelessly transmit health information from a patient’s home to their health care providers and caregivers.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center is pleased to announce that Mark G. Martens, M.D. chairman of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was honored in November by the Southern Medical Association (SMA) with the Robert D. and Alma W. Moreton Original Research Award.

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Riverview Medical Center, part of Meridian Neuroscience, today announced it is one of the first hospitals in the state to offer patients deep brain stimulation (DBS), a breakthrough procedure for treating essential tremors and Parkinson’s disease.

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Meridian Health is proud to announce a partnership with Harry Carson as its celebrity spokesperson for stroke, concussion, and other neurological conditions. Harry Carson, Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Captain of the New York Giants, is an advocate for concussion and stroke awareness and has partnered with Meridian Neuroscience as they offer the region’s most complete line-up of neuroscience services for stroke, spine injuries, epilepsy, brain tumors, movement and memory disorders and more.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center is proud to announce that the hospital has received the Community Outreach Award for Preventing Disease and Injury at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) held in Princeton on Friday, January 27, 2012. The NJHA award recognizes organizations that identify community needs and implement programs to serve those needs. Jersey Shore is being honored for its work with The Samaritan Center at The Jersey Shore in Manasquan, a community resource founded in 2010 in response to the overwhelming number of teenage suicides in southern Monmouth County.

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Riverview Medical Center, part of Meridian Neuroscience, today announced it is the only hospital in the state of New Jersey to offer patients the TESSYS® surgery method, a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of herniated discs.

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If you could find out if you had an increased risk of heart attack or stroke, wouldn’t you want to know? Even if you are fit and healthy, coronary artery disease (CAD) or peripheral artery disease (PAD) are conditions with little to no symptoms and can put you at an increased risk of heart attack or stroke.

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More than one million people are diagnosed and treated each year in the United States for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), a condition that occurs from the narrowing of the spinal canal. Peter Staats, M.D., in conjunction with Riverview Medical Center, is offering LSS patients a groundbreaking new procedure, mild® (minimally invasive spinal decompression) that safely and therapeutically reduces pain and improves mobility.

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Meridian Health Heart & Sole Cup offers up $12,000 for three races.

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The Fifteenth Annual Sweetheart Ball was held on Saturday, February 25, at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club in Farmingdale and raised a record breaking $280,000.

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Last spring, Riverview Medical Center announced the creation of a nearly 22,000 square foot center for surgical excellence to be constructed in the Blaisdell Pavilion, on the Medical Center campus, supported by the Riverview Medical Center Capital Campaign, Life. Changing. Riverview is pleased to announce that the first phase of this expansion, the new Surgical Day Stay, is completed and operational starting today.

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At Bayshore Community Hospital, making patients and guests feel at home while they’re away from home for a hospital stay is top of mind. While clinical care remains the Hospital’s top priority, it is now enhancing the total hospital experience of patients with a new service called Concierge Care. Concierge Care was formed to consistently address personal or “non-clinical needs,” making patients and their guests as comfortable as possible.

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K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center is proud to announce the grand opening of K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Specialty Care Center, a consolidated outpatient pediatric center serving as the new home of Meridian Pediatric Associates. The center provides pediatric specialty care services in a comfortable and friendly environment, and is an important first step of the hospital’s new pediatric expansion project.

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The 6th Annual Women’s Philanthropic Fund (WPF) Spring Luncheon will feature keynote speaker Carol Ash, MD, Sleep Specialist, Meridian Health. Dr. Ash’s lecture titled Sleep: Getting to the Heart of the Matter will focus on how sleep and cardiac care go hand in hand. During the luncheon guests will have the opportunity to receive free cholesterol and blood pressure screenings and speak to experts in cardiac care, diet and nutrition, fitness and lifestyle, and much more.

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This year the Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation is proud to announce the launch of Soiree at the Shore, a new and exciting event taking the calendar date of the successful Runway on the River.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center proudly announces the completion of its first procedure with the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), the latest minimally-invasive, life-saving innovation for non-operative patients with critical aortic stenosis. On May 21st, 2012, Bayville resident Ed Bechold, 67, was the first patient at Jersey Shore to receive the TAVR. Jersey Shore is one of the select academic medical centers in the US chosen to perform the groundbreaking non-surgical procedure, confirming its position as one of the leading cardiovascular hospitals in the tri-state area.

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Hundreds of kids, parents and soccer supporters will gather to cheer on U.S. Olympic Soccer Team Captain & K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center spokesperson Christie Rampone, as she heads to London for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The pep rally will take place at Jersey Shore on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 12:00 p.m., and will include speeches, autographs, photos, music and plenty of patriotic spirit. Jersey Shore University Medical Center is located at 1945 Route 33, Neptune, New Jersey.

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Ocean Care Center in Point Pleasant, NJ updates wait times every 15 minutes. Center was the first free-standing satellite emergency department in New Jersey. Now the only facility in central/southern NJ to share real-time emergency room wait times.

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The newest therapy for bowel control.

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The 2012 Cardiac Surgery in New Jersey report, recently released by the New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services (NJDHSS), shows Jersey Shore University Medical Center continues to provide outstanding cardiac surgery services, building on its exceptional track record in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery mortality rates. Among high volume centers, Jersey Shore University Medical Center has the best outcomes.

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Dr. Kaufman's groundbreaking work with phrenic nerve surgery in pediatric cases to be featured at the prestigious annual congress

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Dr. Matthew Kaufman of the Center for Treatment of Paralysis and Reconstructive Nerve Surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center has been selected to speak at the European Respiratory Society’s (ERS) Annual Congress taking place in Vienna, Austria about his groundbreaking work with phrenic nerve surgery in pediatric cases. The ERS is a global professional organization, with 10,000 members in over 100 countries and the 2012 congress will focus on the new challenges clinicians are presented with in the field of pediatrics and asthma in an effort to advance knowledge of pediatric respiratory health.

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Cash prizes for top race finishers & fun and healthy activities for all.

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The annual fall event hosted by the Meridian Health Women’s Philanthropic Fund (WPF) will take place on Monday, October 29, 2012 from 6:30p.m. to 9:30p.m. at Restaurant Nicholas in Red Bank. All proceeds raised will benefit Meridian Health’s cardiac programs and technology.

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The Fifteenth Annual Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations Gala will be held on November 17 at the MAC at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ. This signature fundraising event benefits Meridian’s not-for-profit hospitals and community health programs in both Monmouth and Ocean counties.

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K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center is proud to announce that Ken & Leslie Hitchner of Rumson, NJ, have generously donated $200,000 in support of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The gift is an important step towards the K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Expansion, which supports the hospital’s goal of providing the best health care experience for the area’s pediatric population.

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Jersey Shore is proud to announce Michael Lasser, M.D. as the new medical director for the Center for Robotic Surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

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Hospital is recognized as providing optimal care for breastfeeding mothers and newborns.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center is proud to announce that Alexander Shifrin, MD, FACS, FACE, Endocrine Surgeon at Jersey Shore, has achieved an Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound (ECNU) and is the first surgeon in the United States to be Board Certified in Endocrine Neck Ultrasound and FNA Biopsy.

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No matter what age you are, surgery can be a scary thing. Knowing you are in good hands, though, can help soothe fears. K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center offers a comprehensive child-friendly, family-oriented program that includes surgical specialties, dentistry, general surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, ENT, orthopedic surgery and urology.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center will be conducting free health screenings on Friday, December 14 at Manasquan United Methodist Church (MUMC) during the church’s daily meal service for those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The screenings, including blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, body mass index, pulse and stroke risk assessment, will be offered to all, and walk-ins are welcome.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center is proud to welcome Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D., to the Perinatal Institute. Dr. Santolaya has an extensive background in perinatology, as well as clinical genetics. These unique sub-specialties give Dr. Santolaya the ability to screen, counsel, diagnose and treat high-risk obstetrics patients before, during and after pregnancy – providing further support to patients on both a physical and emotional level.

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Jersey Shore’s 16th Annual Sweetheart Ball will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, NJ.

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Jersey Shore proudly announces that Dr. Lawrence P. Mueller and Garden State Vein Care have been granted a three-year term of accreditation in Vascular Testing in the areas of Peripheral Venous Testing by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center announces the launch of the Meridian Executive Health program, a health care pilot initiative designed for busy individuals whose schedule demands a streamlined but high quality experience. The approach includes a comprehensive physical examination and evidence-based screening tests customized for each patient, and ultimately delivers a tailored wellness plan based on individual results and lifestyles.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center has received the Advanced Certification in Palliative Care from The Joint Commission. Jersey Shore is the first hospital in the state to receive the accreditation, a testament to the quality and compassion that distinguishes Meridian Health’s and Jersey Shore’s Palliative Care Program.

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Nearly 50% of the prescriptions written every year in the United States aren’t taken as directed – or at all.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center offers non-invasive option for treating atrial septal defect.

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Jersey Shore’s 16th Annual Sweetheart Ball will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, NJ.

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Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations President, David L. Flood will be the opening speaker at the upcoming Health Care Philanthropy Congress in Frankfurt, Germany on March 11, 2013, to represent the United States as a best practice model in health care fundraising.

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iMPak Health, a subsidiary of Meridian Health, today announced a white labeling agreement with HealthSaaS for their Connected Outcomes Platform. This agreement will enhance iMPak’s device offerings by bringing patient data into the clinical workflow as an asset while reducing manual data entry and providing actionable information to healthcare providers.