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French club to meet March 7
Francophonie Metuchen will meet from 7:45-9:45 p.m. on March 7 at 243 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Discussions are in French, and moderate preparation and active participation are required at these meetings. Participation is free. For more information, call Sam Van Chama, using French, at 732-767-9372.
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Jessica Miller, M.D., FABPMR, joins Raritan Bay Medical Center’s staff
OLD BRIDGE — Raritan Bay Medical Center, a member of the Hackensack Meridian Health family, recently welcomed Jessica S. Miller, M.D., FABPMR, to its medical staff. Board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, Miller opened an office in the Medical Arts Building, Suite 203, 3 Hospital Plaza at Raritan Bay, Old Bridge. “Our health and well-being…
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Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center receives award
LONG BRANCH — The Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center at Monmouth Medical Center has been named one of America’s Best Breast Centers by the Women’s Choice Award, America’s trusted referral source for the best in health care. The award signifies that Monmouth Medical Center is in the top 7 percent of 4,789 U.S. hospitals…
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CentraState names new administrator of rehabilitation center
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Toni Lynn Davis, Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and licensed nursing home administrator, has been named administrator of The Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, CentraState’s 121-bed skilled-nursing, subacute and rehabilitation center located on the medical center campus. Davis has more than 17 years of experience as a health-care executive…
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Red Bank surgeon aims to improve surgery experience without opioids
America’s struggle with opioids continues to make headlines, as 91 people die every day in the U.S. from overuse of opioids. Recently, Gov. Chris Christie declared the opioid epidemic a public health crisis in New Jersey, which has a death rate from heroin double the national rate. To combat the opioid epidemic in the Monmouth…
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JFK Medical Center nursing team provides gifts to its newest arrivals
EDISON — The nursing staff at JFK Medical Center is gifting newborn babies born in the month of February and their moms handmade red hats in honor of Heart Month in support of the American Heart Association’s Little Hats, Big Hearts program. The Little Hats, Big Hearts initiative from the American Heart Association provides new moms…
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Monmouth Medical Center held ‘Dance for Your Heart’ at mall
Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch and Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus in Lakewood, both RWJBarnabas Health facilities, held the fourth annual dance-themed American Heart Month event, “Dance for Your Heart,” at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown on Feb. 11, providing a host of cardiac screenings to nearly 100 people. The annual event celebrates heart…
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High school musicals take the stage in FRHSD
The auditoriums of the Freehold Regional High School District schools are alive with the sound of musicals. Upcoming performances include the following: • Manalapan High School presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories…
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RWJUH achieves recognition for kidney transplant outcomes
NEW BRUNSWICK — Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s (RWJUH) Kidney Transplant Program has been named one of 53 hospitals in the United States with the best organ transplant outcomes, according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). Using data collected from other organizations, SRTR assesses outcomes of centers that perform liver, heart, lung, kidney…
