Tag: Hackensack Meridian Health
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Sayreville baby is first born in Middlesex County in 2020
Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy welcomed Middlesex County’s first baby of 2020: Elias Anthony Alejandro Vargas of Sayreville, born at 12:54 a.m. on Jan. 1, at 7 pounds, 2.3 ounces and 19-and-3/4 inches.
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Raritan Bay Medical Center attending surgeon honored for time spent in Afghanistan
Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC) recently recognized Ghazali A. Chaudry, M.D., FACS, attending surgeon, during the semi-annual physician meeting at the Grand Marquis in Old Bridge for his service in Afghanistan as lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. “We are pleased to honor Dr. Chaudry who has recently returned from overseas…
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Christmas Tree Lighting will be held at the Metuchen Plaza on Dec. 6
The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas Tree Lighting, which was called off due to inclement weather, has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the plaza on New Street. The premiere sponsor is Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center and will include entertainment, hot cocoa, visits with Santa and food vendors. For…
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Institute of Weight Loss to hold weight loss surgery seminars
The Institute of Weight Loss will be the host to “Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for Me?” from 7-8 p.m. on Dec. 9, 11 and 18, focusing on weight loss surgery including discussion on Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass, Adjustable Gastric Banding, and Gastric Sleeve and concerns surrounding weight loss surgery as well as its successes. Family…
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Director of Center for Bariatric Surgery to discuss weight loss surgery
The Center for Bariatric Surgery at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center will hold a free seminar, “Weight Loss Surgery: The Facts,” at 6 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the Medical Pavilion, 740 Route 1, Iselin section of Woodbridge. Center for Bariatric Surgery Medical Director Karl Strom, M.D., will discuss the benefits of weight loss surgery. Registration…
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Panel has honest discussion on the dangers of vaping
METUCHEN – For Metuchen High School student Joshua Bhujbal, focus should not only be on telling kids vaping is bad, it should be helping guide kids to have self worth and how to create real bonds and close friendships that will benefit them for the long-term. Bhujbal said the fact kids think vaping is the…
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Middlesex County, Hackensack Meridian Health changing the narrative on behavioral health care services
EDISON – Endless possibilities await as Middlesex County and Hackensack Meridian Health announced their partnership to advance care at the George J. Otlowski Senior Center for Mental Health in Perth Amboy. “I think what we will see at end of day is a continuum of care serving the needs of folks in Middlesex County, which…
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Amputee keeps her spirits up thanks to team at JFK Medical Center
Margaret Anderson dismissed her sudden and unexpected exhaustion. She was, after all, keeping up with her four-year-old son while caring for her infant daughter. So she asked her husband, Eric, to put the children to bed and she dragged herself to the living room couch. The next morning, she awoke to find alarming black splotches…
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Bayshore Medical Center Foundation to hold Oktoberfest
Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center Foundation will host the fourth annual Benefit for Bayshore: an Oktoberfest Community Celebration from 6:30-10:30 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Stillwell Stables in Colts Neck. The event is usually held on the hospital campus but will move to Stillwell to allow for construction of the hospital’s new Emergency Care Center, slated…
