Tag: American Heart Association

  • CentraState receives award for quality care for stroke patients

    CentraState receives award for quality care for stroke patients

    CentraState Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines- Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. CentraState earned the award by meeting specific…

  • Raritan Bay Medical Center receives award for treating heart attack patients

    Raritan Bay Medical Center receives award for treating heart attack patients

    For the second consecutive year, Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge and Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy received the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. Raritan Bay has been recognized with the EMS Gold Plus Award after demonstrating…

  • Parsons students jump for joy after fundraising effort

    Parsons students jump for joy after fundraising effort

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Students at Parsons Elementary School showed they have heart – both literally and figuratively. For more than 15 years, the school has participated in the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Jump Rope for Heart event, raising awareness of heart-health issues while also promoting the importance of helping others. “We’ve always stressed to kids…

  • American Heart Association accepting nominations for ‘Woman of Distinction’ Award

    American Heart Association accepting nominations for ‘Woman of Distinction’ Award

    The American Heart Association is accepting nominations for the Twelfth Annual American Heart Association Go Red For Women “Woman of Distinction” Award. This award recognizes and celebrates New Jersey women promoting a healthy lifestyle for or among women, making sustained, unique or extraordinary efforts to improve the community as well as those who support and…

  • February is dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease

    February is dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease

    No matter where you look in February, you’ll see a familiar symbol: a heart. This month, homes and stores everywhere are getting ready for Valentine’s Day with heart-shaped boxes of candy, cards and other items, all decorated with hearts. When we give gifts like these, the hearts represent our love for friends and family. But…

  • Heart Walk promotes good health

    Heart Walk promotes good health

    ALLENTOWN – The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have announced that Ann Laurie Fratticcioli of Ann Laurie, LLC, Allentown, will serve as chair of the Community Teams Committee for the 2017 Central New Jersey Heart Walk scheduled for Oct. 7 at Arm and Hammer Park, Trenton. The Central New Jersey Heart Walk, locally…

  • ‘Woman of Distinction’ Award nominees sought

    ‘Woman of Distinction’ Award nominees sought

    The American Heart Association is currently accepting nominations for its 11th annual Go Red for Women “Woman of Distinction” Award. This award recognizes and celebrates New Jersey women who are promoting a healthy lifestyle among women or making sustained, unique or extraordinary efforts to improve the community. The award also recognizes those who support and advance women’s issues…

  • Complete Streets will help Americans stay active

    Complete Streets will help Americans stay active

    Streets are the great connectors of any community. They don’t just take us from one place to another in our cars, they bring us together on bike rides, jogs and walks. At least, that’s what they’re supposed to do. The opposite is true in many New Jersey neighborhoods — streets are unsafe for people who walk,…

  • Local residents credited for their lifesaving efforts

    Local residents credited for their lifesaving efforts

    Several Middlesex County individuals and organizations were recently honored at the American Heart Association 2016 New Jersey American Heartsaver Awards for their lifesaving efforts. Anthony Cascio of Monroe accepted an award on behalf of Burlington County, which launched an innovative mobile app in conjunction with Virtua to help save lives within the county. Using location-aware technology,…