The Human Motion Institute at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge will hold a free Total Joint Replacement Education session from 8-9 a.m. on Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28 in the Patient Education Center, 1st Floor, Medical and Surgical Pavilion, 2 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. The session is intended for patients who have been scheduled for joint replacement surgery or for those who would like to learn more about joint replacement. Registration required by calling 1-800-560-9990.
The Institute for Weight Loss at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge will hold “Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for Me?” from 7-8 p.m. on Aug. 8 and 13 and from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 in the Medical Arts Building, Suite 404, 3 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. Board certified general and bariatric surgeon Dr. Bennet Togbe will discuss weight loss surgery including Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass, Adjusting Gastric Banding and Gastric Sleeve, and the concerns surrounding weight loss surgery as well as its successes. Family and friends are welcome. Registration required by calling 1-855-TIME-4-ME (1-855-846-3463).
The Institute of Weight Loss at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge will hold a Bariatric Weight Loss Support Group Meeting from 6-7 p.m. on Aug. 22 at Raritan Bay-Old Bridge, Auxiliary Hall B, 1 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. For individuals who have had surgery, are contemplating weight loss surgery or trying to maintain a healthy weight. Family and friends are welcome. Registration required by calling 1-855-TIME-4-ME (1-855-846-3463).
Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge is holding a free Wide Awake Hand Surgery education session from 2-3 p.m. on Aug. 23 in Auxiliary Hall C, 3 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge, NJ. Join orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael J. Pensak and learn the new frontier for hand surgery procedures. Registration required by calling 1-800-560-9990.