The boards of trustees of Meridian Health and Raritan Bay Health Services Corp., the parent organization of Raritan Bay Medical Center, have approved the definitive agreement for the two not-for-profit health systems to merge.
Vascular surgeons at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ, are offering a new type of minimally invasive procedure for patients with a complex form of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
The Valley Hospital announced today that it has achieved two distinctions of quality excellence from Healthgrades – the Healthgrades 2015 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ and the Healthgrades 2015 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™. This places Valley among the top 2 percent of all hospitals in the nation for patient safety and patient experience.
Rutgers’ School of Public Health program shows families with developmentally disabled adults the opportunities for more independent living.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has selected Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJ) as one of just six healthcare facilities in New Jersey for inclusion in the Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care program. Healthcare facilities earning this status have been designated as Blue Distinction Centers for delivering quality care resulting in better overall outcomes for bariatric patients.
After a seemingly never-ending winter, temperatures have finally warmed and spring is in the air — literally. In fact, people with spring allergies are most likely already experiencing sneezing, watery eyes and fatigue because of tree pollen.
Valley Health System today announced an affiliation with Cleveland Clinic's Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute. This affiliation combines the academic, clinical, and research components of the Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute with one of the New York/New Jersey area’s leading regional cardiac care providers. Under the agreement, the systems will share best practices, coordinate care and develop programs to improve quality and patient safety.
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey is joining forces with Meridian Health in offering patients with rare forms of cancer or with cancer that no longer responds to standard treatment access to a clinical trial. The research will use genomic analysis to identify abnormal changes in the genetic make-up of the cancer. The clinical trial is part of the ‘precision medicine’ initiative at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, which aims to tailor or ‘personalize’ cancer treatment for patients.
Riverview Medical Center Foundation has announced Nancy B. Mulheren as the new chair of the Riverview Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees. In Nancy Mulheren’s new leadership position, she is excited to also welcome Mary Vaden Eisenstadt to the board of trustees.
K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital will host its annual Superhero Soiree fundraising event at the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank on Friday, April 17 from 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. During the event, Christie Rampone, captain of the United States National team and four time Olympic gold medalist, will present the hospital’s Junior Ambassadors with the Hometown Hero Award. The award is presented annually to honor young philanthropists and leaders in the community for outstanding service to others in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
Opening of new Cancer Center in Jackson marks first of six monumental projects to enhance oncology care and build hope for NJ residents with new facilities, state-of-the-art technology, and expanded medical expertise.
Region’s only hospital with designated Stroke Rescue Center and Trauma Center opens a specialized post-operative intensive care unit for most critical neurological and neurosurgical patients
There are nearly 10,000 melanoma deaths in the U.S. each year, and while treatment advances have been made, a majority of melanoma patients will die from their disease. Building on these advances, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey investigators have demonstrated that removal of a gene involved in the cellular self-cannibalization process of autophagy could provide therapeutic benefit to patients with melanoma.
The NIH-National Heart Lung and Blood Institute has awarded Brian W. Roberts, MD, of Cooper University Health Care and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU), a grant to study post-resuscitation partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide and neurological outcome after cardiac arrest
Results from a population-based study from investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey show favorable survival outcomes among patients with low-risk prostate cancer treated with conservative management initially. The study, which examined men 65 and older, extends previous data examination by the team an additional five years.
An agreement was reached today between Ensocare and New Jersey-based iMPak Health to include iMPak’s innovative medication management system, Kraken, as part of the Ensocare sales portfolio. Ensocare will serve as an authorized re-seller for the Kraken system, which may be sold alone or, in the future, as an integrated feature inside of Ensocare’s Sync and Connect software engines.
Researchers make breakthrough in understanding how to overcome obstacle to controlled fusion reactions.
Meridian Health Foundation’s 18th Annual Sweetheart Ball, held on Saturday, February 23, 2015 at Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, NJ attracted more than 450 guests, the largest in the event’s history, and raised over $200,000. Proceeds from the event will support cancer research at Meridian Cancer Care and provide residents of Monmouth and Ocean counties with access to the most advanced cancer treatment options.
A new book by a Rutgers pediatric neurologist and geneticist uses plain language to help parents of children on the autism spectrum maximize their office visits
For a variety of reasons, many women choose to postpone childbearing until they are in their 30s or even 40s. But the difficult truth is that the biological clock waits for no one, and fertility declines with age. Increasingly, young women are turning to a procedure that allows them to freeze their eggs while they are fertile and store them until a pregnancy is desired.
Teenager starts fundraising campaign at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey by shaving his head.
The Valley Hospital today announced it was the first hospital in New Jersey to use a recently approved device to offer a minimally-invasive approach to the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the upper leg, a serious and common condition associated with an increased risk for heart attack and stroke.
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey is offering a clinical trial examining the investigational treatment known as ONC201 in patients with solid tumors whose cancer no longer responds to standard therapy. Prior research on the study drug suggests that it may be capable of turning off proteins that maintain tumor growth and and may help kill cancer cells while sparing normal ones.
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation provided funding to support “Ask Me a Question”, a project of Creative Director Annie Levy of the MADE VISIBLE Foundation. This video project tells the stories of five different people who were/are patients. The videos are designed to be an interactive teaching tool to allow students and physicians to learn firsthand about the patient’s experience of illness through the patient’s own words and images.
Article describes experiments showing suitability of 3-D printed parts for laboratory work.
A newly published study is the first to report an association between bisphenol-A (BPA), a common plasticizer used in a variety of consumer food and beverage containers, with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children.
Rutgers is launching a new Business Portal, a website designed to serve the region’s corporate community. It offers users easy access to four key areas—research, technology licensing, professional development and recruiting—and provides two internal search functions and clear pathways to units at Rutgers such as corporate engagement and translational sciences.
An aggressive campaign to reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics has helped cut the rate of infection with a dangerous drug-resistant bacteria at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ, by nearly 40 percent.
A Rowan University researcher has been awarded a three-year, $477,000 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to develop a stem cell-based therapy for Canavan disease, a rare but devastating neurological disorder in children that typically takes a child’s life by age 10.
What the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act really means for veterans seeking mental health care
Helping to advance scientific and clinical knowledge to combat cancers that affect the bladder, kidneys, urinary tract and male reproductive organs, physician scientists at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey are presenting their latest research in this area at the 2015 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. At focus are studies examining radical cystectomies and patients with uncontrolled diabetes and a look at how laparoscopic and robotic surgeries have evolved in adrenal cancers.
This month, you may find you feel a little more tired than usual as you adjust to the start of Daylight Saving Time, which begins at 2 a.m on Sunday, March 8.
If you’ve ever experienced intense, acute pain, you know what a relief it is when the pain finally subsides. But what if the pain doesn’t go away? It was a question to which Charles Schofield was determined to find an answer.
Meridian CardioVascular Network Celebrates American Heart Month at the Annual Red Dress Event
Researchers at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine have discovered a molecular ‘switch’ that controls replication and transcription of mitochondria DNA, a key finding that could influence the development of targeted therapies for cancer, developmental processes related to fertility and aging.
Some studies show migraine affects 6% of children and up to 28% of adolescents ages 15-17. To assist parents whose children suffer from migraine, and to help the children themselves, the American Migraine Foundation and its Chair, David W. Dodick, MD, FRCP (C) are offering a number of tips to help manage childhood migraine and minimize its impact. Dr. Dodick is Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.
A liver transplant and the right follow-up care have Mati Muñoz, a patient at the liver transplant center at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, feeling younger and stronger at 65 than she has felt in a decade.
GHHS invites participation in National Solidarity Day by all providers of patient care such as medical and nursing schools, residency training programs, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers.
A new stent for cardiovascular disease made from a polymer invented at Rutgers has been implanted in patients for the first time. The drug-eluting stent is made from a tyrosine-based polymer that is visible using X-ray, aiding cardiologists implanting the device. The polymer also is fully bioresorbable.
Care2Caregivers provides a peer-support lifeline to people caring for loved ones with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
A Rutgers University infectious diseases expert discusses the myths and facts of the measles outbreak and the “vaccine gap” that has put certain adults at risk.
Valley Health System, headquartered in Ridgewood, NJ, is pleased to announce a new partnership with parenting and maternity educator Rosie Pope for a campaign to promote pregnancy health and wellness.
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing to issue a final ruling on whether it will extend its tobacco regulatory authority to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), researchers from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers School of Public Health have identified strong support for a number of e-cigarette policies among smokers. Findings included strong support for advertising restrictions and placing warning labels for potential risks on the devices.
February is American Heart Month, the perfect time to be reminded to take care of your heart. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. The good news: heart disease is largely preventable and controllable.
Surgeons at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) are among the first in New Jersey to perform minimally invasive robotic surgeries using the da Vinci Xi Surgical System, the latest generation of robotic minimally invasive surgery technology. The da Vinci Xi offers surgeons enhanced visual technology, broader capabilities and improved instrument control.
A new, less invasive approach to weight loss surgery gives patients new hope
Pediatric dental experts provide accessible and specialized care for children.
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