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Released: 23-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
The Pediatric Emergency Department at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital Becomes the First Autism Certified Center in the State
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The Pediatric Emergency Department at Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Children's Health has been awarded the accolade of becoming the first Emergency Department in New Jersey to earn the Certified Autism Center™ (CAC) designation through the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES).

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Bernhard and Hackensack Meridian Health Forge a Transformative 30-Year Energy Partnership, HMH Hospitals to be Largest Renewable Energy Not-for-Profit Healthcare Provider in the United States
Released: 19-Apr-2024 11:45 AM EDT
Bernhard and Hackensack Meridian Health Forge a Transformative 30-Year Energy Partnership, HMH Hospitals to be Largest Renewable Energy Not-for-Profit Healthcare Provider in the United States
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Hackensack Meridian Health and Bernhard announce Energy As A Service Partnership, HMH To Be Largest Renewable Energy Not-for-Profit Healthcare Provider in the United States

Released: 16-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center Achieves Its First Magnet® Designation
Hackensack Meridian Health

JFK University Medical Center is among the top 9.4% in the nation with this designation

Released: 15-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Media Advisory - Join the Celebrate Donate Life Month Event
Hackensack Meridian Health

Celebrate Life Month Event to be held at American Dream Mall on Wednesday, 4/17.

Released: 9-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at JFK University Medical Center Receives $2.2 Million Research Grant to Study A Novel Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment
Hackensack Meridian Health

The NIH grant will fund a project entitled “Neutrophil Extracellular Traps And Associated Pathogenesis In TBI: A Novel Peptide Therapeutic Strategy” proposed by Mohammed Abdul Muneer, MSc, PhD, Research Scientist & Principal Investigator, Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at JFK University Medical Center, and Associate Professor of Neurology at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.

Newswise: Mountainside Medical Center Recognized for Excellence with ACC Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI
Released: 8-Apr-2024 4:20 PM EDT
Mountainside Medical Center Recognized for Excellence with ACC Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI
Hackensack Meridian Health (Mountainside Medical Center)

The American College of Cardiology has recognized Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients who come to a cardiac cath lab for care, including diagnostic catheterizations and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures

Newswise: Sharing Life, Love & a Kidney - An Inspirational Story for National Donate Life Month
Released: 8-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Sharing Life, Love & a Kidney - An Inspirational Story for National Donate Life Month
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack University Medical Center's Kidney Transplant Program is among the fastest-growing and largest in the nation.

Newswise: Hackensack University Medical Center Ranked as NJ’s Highest-Volume MitraClip Center
Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Hackensack University Medical Center Ranked as NJ’s Highest-Volume MitraClip Center
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack University Medical Center Structural Heart team is among the highest-volume MitraClip groups in the nation, with success rates and outcomes that exceed national averages.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Among First Hospitals in the World To Acquire and Use the Da Vinci 5 Multiport Robotic Surgical System
Released: 2-Apr-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Among First Hospitals in the World To Acquire and Use the Da Vinci 5 Multiport Robotic Surgical System
Hackensack Meridian Health

As early adopters of innovative robotic technology, Hackensack Meridian Health is selected as one of only 14 hospitals in the world to launch the da Vinci 5 surgical robot

Newswise: Facility Dog Supports Physical and Occupational Therapy Patients
Released: 1-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Facility Dog Supports Physical and Occupational Therapy Patients
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center

After removing a cast from her healing broken arm, Dumont resident Margaret Klein began therapy sessions to increase her hand’s flexibility, where she experienced a lot of pain. She was introduced to Keltie: a Golden Retriever specially trained to help comfort and motivate patients during therapies.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Mountainside Medical Center Enhances Behavioral Health Services with Acquisition from Envision Healthcare
Hackensack Meridian Health (Mountainside Medical Center)

Mountainside Medical Center proudly announces the successful acquisition of behavioral health providers from Envision Healthcare. This marks a significant milestone in the hospital’s commitment to meeting the evolving needs of patients and the community.

Released: 26-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute To Offer Neurologic Music Therapy
Hackensack Meridian Health

"We are excited to bring this innovative therapy to our patients," said Sara Cuccurullo, MD, chair, vice president and medical director at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute.

Newswise: Shining a Light on Reversing Type 2 Diabetes This Diabetes Alert Day 2024
Released: 25-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Shining a Light on Reversing Type 2 Diabetes This Diabetes Alert Day 2024
Hackensack Meridian Health

With diabetes increasing at an alarming rate in the United States, Diabetes Alert Day® is meant to be a one-day “wake-up call” to the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of understanding your risk. The sooner you know your risk, the sooner you can take steps to prevent or even learn to manage the disease

Newswise: Pascack Valley Medical Center acquires
Released: 25-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Pascack Valley Medical Center acquires
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center

Pascack Valley Medical Center has proudly announced the acquisition of the Genius™ 3D Mammography™ system from Hologic. This technology promises better, earlier detection of breast cancer, providing patients with more accurate results and greater peace of mind during screenings.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Provides Patient New Jersey’s First Gammatile® Brain Tumor Treatment
Released: 21-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Provides Patient New Jersey’s First Gammatile® Brain Tumor Treatment
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center successfully performed the first GammaTile® implant in the state. The device was implanted in a patient with recurrent meningioma, a brain tumor, to deliver radiation immediately at the time of surgery, targeting residual cancer cells to help prevent recurrence while minimizing harm to healthy tissue.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
The Megan Schulman Memorial Foundation Pledges Major Support to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital to Establish a Pediatric Vascular Anomalies Clinic
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The Megan Schulman Memorial Foundation Pledges Major Support to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital to Establish a Pediatric Vascular Anomalies Clinic

Released: 19-Mar-2024 2:00 PM EDT
New Trustees Join Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation’s Hospital Foundations
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New Trustees Join Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation’s Hospital Foundations

Released: 19-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center and Raritan Bay Medical Center Achieve Magnet® Designation Five Consecutive Times
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“Hackensack Meridian Health is committed to transforming the way healthcare is delivered, and our nurses are integral in our mission to deliver compassionate, high-quality care to the communities we serve,” said Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health.

Released: 19-Mar-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Awards Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation $10 Million Grant to Expand Adolescent Behavioral Health Services in New Jersey
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Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Awards Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation $10 Million Grant to Expand Adolescent Behavioral Health Services in New Jersey

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Welcomes Dr. Lee Peng as Chief of Gastroenterology
Released: 18-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Welcomes Dr. Lee Peng as Chief of Gastroenterology
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center welcomed Lee F. Peng, M.D., PhD, as section chief of gastroenterology, department of medicine.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation Awarded “High Performer” Designations by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
Released: 18-Mar-2024 12:15 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation Awarded “High Performer” Designations by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
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Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation Awarded “High Performer” Designations by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Health’s New Primary Care Practice in Fort Lee, NJ,

Expands Access to Expert, Multilingual Medical Care for Bergen County Residents
Released: 18-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Health’s New Primary Care Practice in Fort Lee, NJ, Expands Access to Expert, Multilingual Medical Care for Bergen County Residents
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health has opened a new primary care practice in Fort Lee, expanding access to expert, multilingual medical care for patients of all ages in Bergen County.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
St. Baldrick’s Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to Expand Pediatric Cancer Clinical Trials at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
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St. Baldrick’s Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to Expand Pediatric Cancer Clinical Trials at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital

Newswise: 38 Year Old Colon Cancer Survivor Re-Writes Her Outlook On Life
Released: 14-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
38 Year Old Colon Cancer Survivor Re-Writes Her Outlook On Life
Hackensack Meridian Health

34 year old goes to the emergency department at the urging of her brother for pain from what she thought was appendicitis and gets shock of a lifetime.

Newswise: Muhlenberg Foundation Announces $700,000 Grant to the City of Plainfield to Fund Emergency Medical Services
Released: 13-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Muhlenberg Foundation Announces $700,000 Grant to the City of Plainfield to Fund Emergency Medical Services
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Muhlenberg Foundation Announces $700,000 Grant to the City of Plainfield to Fund Emergency Medical Services

Newswise: Experts Available to Discuss Implications of Study Showing Microplastics in Carotid Artery Contributing to Stroke and Heart Attack Risk
Released: 12-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Experts Available to Discuss Implications of Study Showing Microplastics in Carotid Artery Contributing to Stroke and Heart Attack Risk
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health experts can address concerns of recent study that found some patients with carotid stenosis have evidence of micoscopic particles from environmental plastics in their atherosclerotic plaque.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Health Breaks Ground On First In the Nation Health & Wellness Center At A Transit Hub, Bringing Comprehensive, Convenient and Easily Accessible Healthcare To New Jersey Transit’s Metropark Station
Released: 8-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EST
Hackensack Meridian Health Breaks Ground On First In the Nation Health & Wellness Center At A Transit Hub, Bringing Comprehensive, Convenient and Easily Accessible Healthcare To New Jersey Transit’s Metropark Station
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Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive health network, is breaking ground on a first of its kind health care facility at a mass transit hub.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Health to Break Ground on First in the Nation Health & Wellness Center at a Transit Hub, Bringing Comprehensive, Convenient and Easily Accessible Healthcare to New Jersey Transit’s Metropark Station
Released: 7-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EST
Hackensack Meridian Health to Break Ground on First in the Nation Health & Wellness Center at a Transit Hub, Bringing Comprehensive, Convenient and Easily Accessible Healthcare to New Jersey Transit’s Metropark Station
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive health network, is breaking ground on a first of its kind health care facility at a mass transit hub. The groundbreaking at Metropark Station in Woodbridge, New Jersey, will provide convenient access to comprehensive care to thousands of New Jersey, New York and Northeast residents each day.

Newswise: Veteran healthcare leader named CEO of 
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center
Released: 29-Feb-2024 4:45 PM EST
Veteran healthcare leader named CEO of Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center today announced it has appointed Michael Bell as its next chief executive officer (CEO). Bell begins his new role on March 4 and succeeds Joe Pino who served as interim CEO during the national search for a permanent leader.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center and Pascack Valley Medical Center leader recognized for excellence
Released: 29-Feb-2024 12:30 PM EST
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center and Pascack Valley Medical Center leader recognized for excellence
Hackensack Meridian Health (Mountainside Medical Center)

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center today announced Todd Huffman, who serves as chief financial officer (CFO) for both facilities, has been recognized as CFO of the Year by Ardent Health Services.

Released: 23-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
Hackensack Meridian Health, Part of Select Parkinson’s Foundation Study Group, Implementing Changes to Better Care for Patients
Hackensack Meridian Health

Partnership with Parkinson's Foundation to write protocols for patients hospitalized with Parkinson's Disease to receive the best care.

Newswise: The 2024 Cardiac Rehab Persons of the Year Awards
Released: 22-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
The 2024 Cardiac Rehab Persons of the Year Awards
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack University Medical Center Presents 22nd Annual Cardiac Rehabilitation Persons of the Year Awards

Released: 22-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
Hackensack Meridian Children's Health Launches International Epilepsy Program
Hackensack Meridian Health

The Pediatric Epilepsy International Program, led by pediatric neurologist and epileptologist Eric Ségal, MD, and pediatric neurosurgeon Luke Tomycz, MD, is an extension of the Hackensack Meridian Health’s Global Health initiative, which provides concierge services to patients who travel from other countries to receive treatment.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University and 
Jersey Shore University Medical Centers Again Ranked
Among the Elite Hospitals in North America for Open Heart Surgery
Released: 22-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University and Jersey Shore University Medical Centers Again Ranked Among the Elite Hospitals in North America for Open Heart Surgery
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center, which are licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health for open heart surgery, have earned distinguished three-star ratings from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for their patient care and exemplary outcomes in adult cardiac surgery, from July 2020 to June 2023.

Newswise: Hackensack University Medical Center Celebrates Heart Month 
with Cardiovascular Successes
Released: 20-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
Hackensack University Medical Center Celebrates Heart Month with Cardiovascular Successes
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack University Medical Center’s heart experts are taking this time to celebrate their leadership in cardiovascular care. The hospital is the only center in New Jersey to use a novel method to assess the health of smaller arteries in the heart and pinpoint microvascular disease, which until now has presented a diagnostic challenge. And they are offering patients promising new therapies by participating in high-profile cardiovascular clinical trials.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 10:30 AM EST
Foundation Venture Capital Group Commits $1 Million to Hackensack Meridian Health’s First Spin-out Company, EValuate Diagnostics
Hackensack Meridian Health

The company, based on science from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation, promises to capture biomarkers for early detection of disease



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