Tag: Hackensack Meridian Health
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State funds support new national 9-8-8 mental crisis hotline in hopes to lift ‘dark clouds’
With state funds to support the launch of the new national mental crisis hotline 9-8-8, New Jersey legislators hope to lift “dark clouds” plaguing those suffering from mental health issues. “The launch [of the mental crisis hotline] is only the beginning,” Wendy Sefcik said. “[This is] revamping a very broken mental health system that fails…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, June 1
Tickets for the TVG.com Haskell Stakes, Monmouth Park’s showcase race, are now on sale. The 55th edition of the $1 million Grade 1 Haskell Stakes on July 23 headlines a stakes-filled card that includes the Grade 1 United Nations, the Grade 3 Monmouth Cup, the Grade 3 Molly Pitcher, the Grade 3 WinStar Matchmaker and…
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JFK EMT receives lifesaving care due to stroke caused by COVID
Jan. 5, 2022, started off just like any other workday for Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Michael (Mike) DiMeglio. Although the 28-year-old had been diagnosed with COVID-19 13 days before, he was fully recovered and ready to start his noon-to-midnight shift. But when DiMeglio was doing a pre-shift rig check…
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New Emergency Department opens at Old Bridge Medical Center
OLD BRIDGE – Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center recently opened its brand new state-of-the-art Emergency Department to the public. A $39 million investment into the community, the new 24,000-square-foot facility will serve every patient from pediatric to geriatric. “At Hackensack Meridian Health, our focus is to provide the best healthcare experience possible and…
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Pandemic ‘silver lining’ for Temple Emanu-El move to JCC; Torah March to symbolize move
EDISON – The timing of the pandemic is the “silver lining” of what essentially brought two respectful groups of the Jewish community together. Temple Emanu-El (TEE), which has been at 100 James St. for 60 years, is gearing up to move to the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County at 1775 Oak Tree Road.…
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Hackensack Meridian Outpatient Rehabilitation opens in East Brunswick
Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center opened a satellite location, Hackensack Meridian Outpatient Rehabilitation, in East Brunswick, relocated from Matawan. “We are excited to bring our outpatient satellite location to the East Brunswick community,” William DiStanislao, interim president, chief hospital executive, Raritan Bay Medical Center and Old Bridge Medical Center, said in a prepared statement.…
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V.P. of Almasi Site Contractors named chair of Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation
Laura Bianchini, vice president and project director at Almasi Site Contractors, has been appointed chair of the Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation’s respective Boards of Trustees, replacing chair Dr. Andrew Citron, who served in the position from 2017-21. Bianchini will take over leadership of the board in its fundraising efforts in support of Hackensack Meridian Old…
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Patient makes donation to Feingold cardiac catheterization suite
EDISON – Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center Foundation announced a gift from a grateful patient to benefit the recently expanded and newly named Aaron J. Feingold, M.D. Cardiac Catheterization Suite at Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center. To celebrate the gift, recently expanded Cardiac Catheterization Suite and its new name, a ribbon cutting ceremony…
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Physicians recall emotional first wave of novel coronavirus pandemic
In the initial weeks of the novel coronavirus pandemic, healthcare professionals were scrambling to take care of their patients as best they could. The evolving COVID-19 virus with no known initial treatment left them “physically and emotionally” exhausted. Newspaper Media Group’s The Criterion Sentinel interviewed a group of female physicians, who Amie Thornton, president of…