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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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Alexander Shifrin, M.D., FACS, FACE, Endocrine Surgeon at Jersey Shore, recently presented at The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) 34th Annual Meeting, which took place April 14 – 16 in Chicago, IL. Dr. Shifrin’s presentation, entitled Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Metastic to the Parathyroid Gland Re-Implanted into the forearm of a Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma, highlighted the case of a patient suffering from Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1 syndrome).

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Meridian Health, the largest provider of hospital and health care services in Monmouth and Ocean counties, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Tilton Fitness Management, a regional leader in health club operations.

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Meridian Health’s Ghulam Abbas, M.D., MCHM, FACS, director of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, and Thomas Lee Bauer II, M.D., medical director of Thoracic Oncology and chief of thoracic surgery at Meridian Cancer Care, recently performed robotic lobectomy on a patient suffering from lung cancer at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, New Jersey.

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Bayshore Community Hospital, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Ocean Medical Center, and Riverview Medical Center – all part of Meridian CardioVascular Network – have received awards from the American Heart Association, a testament to the health care system’s commitment to providing the best care available for heart failure patients.

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Join Alan Cabasso, M.D., on Thursday, October 8, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Lance Auditorium to learn more about concussions.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center will hold its Hospital Annual Public Meeting on Monday, December 7, 2015.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center, home to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, creates magical holiday experiences for patients by hosting a variety of entertainers and special performances.

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Jersey Shore University Medical Center recently welcomed board certified Adult and Pediatric Otolaryngologists Mursalin M. Anis, M.D., Ph.D. and Seth McAfee, M.D. Both Dr. Anis and Dr. McAfee will play vital roles in expanding the surgical team’s capabilities and treatment for patients with diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat (ENT), and related structures of the head and neck.

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In celebration of February American Heart Month, Meridian CardioVascular Network is kicking off a series of fun and fabulous community events providing expert advice, heart healthy tips, and the latest information about prevention and treatments. The events will take place at Meridian Health locations throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties, and embrace American Heart Month’s signature red symbols.