Hackensack University Medical Center has received a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the highest rating offered by the federal agency’s Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating program.
Hackensack Meridian Health orthopedic experts available to discuss ACL injuries, prevention, recovery and new procedures to treat the injury that is common in female athletes including in this World Cup
Brain mapping technology now available for complex brain surgeries at Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Gregory Rokosz to Old Bridge and Raritan Bay Medical Center’s,” said Patricia Carroll, FACHE, president, chief hospital executive, Old Bridge and Raritan Bay Medical Center’s. “Dr. Rokosz will continue his stellar medical career in leadership positions spanning clinical affairs, research, and medical education. He is an emergency physician and a health law attorney, and we could not have a more qualified or experienced medical leader joining both our hospital’s.”
Mountainside Medical Group has announced that Muqdad Hasan, M.D. has joined the practice in the field of endocrinology.
Hackensack MeridianJFK University Medical Center’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has received, for the ninth consecutive year, the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold achievement award for its high quality, rapid and research-based care to people experiencing the most severe form of heart attack and stroke, ultimately saving lives.
The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine welcomed its newest class of 167 students with a White Coat ceremony at the Venetian in Garfield.
“There is a lot of misperception and misinformation about ECT,” said Arunesh K. Mishra, MD, central region chair of psychiatry, Hackensack Meridian Health, who treats behavioral health conditions and has used ECT therapy as a treatment option. “It is an option for people with severe depression and other psychiatric disorders that have not been satisfactorily treated by other therapies.”
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center is now part of an elite group of hospitals in the U.S. to have performed 25,000 robotic surgical procedures.
On Friday, August 4, Hackensack Meridian Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation will host its annual Signature Social at Bonnet Island Estate in Manahawkin.
Mountainside Medical Group has announced that Youssef Hannallah. M.D. has joined the practice in the field of internal medicine.
Surgeons in the Division of Thoracic Surgery at JFK University Medical Center first in the State of New Jersey to perform this surgery
Hackensack Meridian Health honored for stroke care by American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
Mountainside received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke GoldPlus quality achievement award for commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.
Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce its 15th Annual Miles for Minds 5K Race to support Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, located at Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center. The race will take place on Sunday, July 30 at Roosevelt Park in Edison.
New Jersey native, filmmaker, actor and comedian Danny DeVito generously donated $500,000 to advance health care at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
Hackensack Meridian Health Physicians react to FDA approval of Alzheimer's drug lecanemab/ Leqembi. Available to discuss its uses, side effects and instances when they have prescribed it.
Interventional cardiologists at Hackensack University Medical Center are the first in the state to employ 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.
Pascack Valley Medical Center achieved AHA’s Gold Plus Get With the Guidelines-Stroke quality achievement award for commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to reduced disability.
Hackensack Meridian John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center has been recognized as one of America’s Best Cancer Hospitals 2023 by Newsweek.
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation raised more than $5 million to support oncology care and services at Hackensack Meridian John Theurer Cancer Center and throughout the Hackensack Meridian Health network at its second annual Network Celebration, held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Saturday, June 24.
A team of surgical experts led by Gregory J. Tiesi, M.D., FACS, FSSO, began implanting hepatic artery infusion pumps in patients at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center in June. They are among the first in New Jersey to provide the pump for patients.
Mountainside Medical Center is pleased to announce Valarie McPherson, DNP, as CNO/COO. With her experience and exceptional leadership skills, McPherson will be instrumental in bridging the gap between clinical and non-clinical operations, driving improvements, and enhancing patient care.
15 physician grads received advanced training in neurology clinical evaluation and management
A laboratory at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) has been issued a major grant to repurpose drugs to combat non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), an emerging family of germs naturally found in soil and water and which can be deadly to those with compromised immune systems and pre-existing lung diseases.
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center held its annual Resident & Fellow Graduation Ceremony June 15 at Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ. As Monmouth and Ocean counties’ leading academic medical center, dating back to the 1950’s, Jersey Shore’s faculty and administrators celebrated the graduation of 87 residents and fellows in nine residency and ten fellowship programs.
Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest, most comprehensive hospital network, is proud to announce that the Hackensack Meridian Joseph M. Sanzari and K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospitals - filed jointly under a single program - are ranked #1 in New Jersey for the third year in a row, and #10 in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals 2023-23 Rankings.
“I am pleased to honor this year's graduates,” says Patricia Carroll, FACHE, president, chief hospital executive, Raritan Bay and Old Bridge Medical Center’s. “Their work and dedication has been extraordinary. As they each embrace their bright futures, we wish this talented group the very best.”
Researchers from Hackensack Meridian Children's Health at Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center presented seven studies at the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Conference in Fort Worth in May.
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center has earned a 2023 Specialty Excellence Award for Outpatient Orthopedic Joint Replacement from Healthgrades.
On Saturday, May 20, Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center hosted its inaugural South Asian Community Health Initiative Health Fair to launch the medical center’s new program focused on improving the health and wellbeing of the south Asian community in and around Edison, NJ.
Hackensack Meridian Health is pleased to announce the creation of the Sheila Cancro Institute for Nursing Leadership and Practice Excellence to provide infrastructure, support and advocacy for nurses as they advance their careers, education and research. In addition, a New Career Initiative will help build a pipeline of new nurses by offering financial relief to students.
A $250,000 gift by Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano and his wife Christy, will name a spinal cord treatment room at Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, located at Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center in Edison, NJ, after former Rutgers University defensive tackle Eric LeGrand, who suffered a devastating spinal cord injury during the 2010 college football season. The new name, called the Eric LeGrand Spinal Cord Injury Patient Care Room, was unveiled to LeGrand in a surprise ceremony on June 14 at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute where Schiano, his wife Christy, and leaders from across Hackensack Meridian Health dedicated the treatment room in his honor.
Two-year grant will fund preclinical studies to explore new approach to address brain-cell degeneration and deficits in sensory-motor, psychological and cognitive functions caused by alcohol use disorder
Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s ALS Center is the first in New Jersey to provide patients with QALSODY™ (tofersen), the first treatment to target a genetic cause of the disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the QALSODY (tofersen) injection in April 2023, for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in adults who have a mutation in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene.
“The residents and fellows at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute work with our dedicated faculty who are committed to training these learners in attaining the necessary skills to deliver excellent patient care. These elite residency and fellowship programs at our institution are highly competitive,” said Sara Cuccurullo, M.D., chair, vice president, and medical director, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute.
Hackensack Meridian Health and its Bear’s Den program invest in company to help detect potential health problems hinted in speech patterns
Eighty-five students from the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine have received their medical degrees - and will now start their careers.
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation to Host Second Annual Network Celebration on June 24 at MetLife Stadium
Mental Health Experts available about Pride Month
Mountainside Medical Group has announced that Kulvir Nandra, M.D., has joined the practice, adding colorectal surgery to the medical group’s offerings.
The Desai Lab shows how clinical use of some monoclonal antibodies may cause life-threatening systemic fungal infections
Experts available on the correlation between binge watching television and dementia later in life
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