Dr. Kaufman's groundbreaking work with phrenic nerve surgery in pediatric cases to be featured at the prestigious annual congress
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Meridian Health Heart & Sole Cup offers up $12,000 for three races.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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