Tag: Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center
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Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce schedules next monthly meeting for Nov. 18
The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its next monthly meeting at 5 p.m. Nov. 18 via Zoom. The featured speaker will be Amie Thornton, chief operating officer for Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center, discussing the hospital’s management and preparedness efforts regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. A short business meeting will precede the speaker and…
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Metuchen new COVID-19 cases remain low, chamber hosting silent auction for JFK Medical Center
METUCHEN – The new COVID-19 cases in the borough remain low. The total number of COVID-19 cases is 133 as of June 28. The borough has lost three residents to the virus, according to information provided by Middlesex County. The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce is raising funds to support JFK Medical Center’s COVID-19 Response…
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JFK Medical Center celebrates its 1,000th COVID-19 discharge
EDISON – Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center celebrates its 1,000th COVID discharge. Patient Dora Cardona from South Plainfield spent 10 days at JFK Medical Center and was released with a fanfare of applause. Cardona held a sign “I survived COVID-19” as she was led out of the hospital.
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Edison new COVID-19 cases below 10, Edison police donate more than 200 lunches to frontline heroes
EDISON – Edison officials reported seven new positive cases of COVID-19 on May 8, bringing the total number of cases to 1,570, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. The age range of the cases are 46 to 92, officials said. The township has lost 124 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Members…
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Hackensack Meridian Health discharges its 5,000th COVID-19 patient
EDISON – Hackensack Meridian Health has discharged 5,000 COVID-19 patients. The 5,000th patient spent 26 days at JFK Medical Center in Edison where he was on a ventilator and extubated. He has now made a full recovery. The man in a wheelchair held an “I survived COVD-19” sign and pumped his fist in the air…
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St. Joseph High School will kick off 48-hour goal on May 4 to raise $19,000 for JFK Medical Center
METUCHEN – Student-leaders from the Saint Joseph High School’s Campus Ministry team have set a goal to raise $19,000 for the brave women and men who are on the frontlines at JFK Medical Center in Edison. A link will go live at midnight May 4 for donations at https://alumni.stjoes.org/g/covid-19k-challenge/. Donations will be collected from May…
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Area first responders show appreciation for their fellow frontline heroes
EDISON – The Edison Office of Emergency Management, in a salute to the hard work and tremendous sacrifice made by the staff and employees of Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center, organized a show of appreciation for their fellow frontline heroes. The event on April 10 featured police and fire from Edison, Metuchen, Woodbridge, South…
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Edison community bands together, collects and donates much-needed PPE gear
EDISON – The community has banded together as police continue to investigate the N-95 masks that were stolen from storage closets and off rigs of two first aid squads in the township. Edison First Aid Squad No. 2 reported a total of 19 N-95 masks missing on two different occasions on March 14 and March…
