Tag: Hackensack Meridian Health

  • Raritan Bay Medical Center takes part in Go Red for Women movement

    Raritan Bay Medical Center takes part in Go Red for Women movement

    Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge team members wore red on Feb. 2 in support of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement to encourage awareness of women and heart disease. Women and men can receive heart screenings on Feb. 26 at Hackensack Meridian Health’s Angioscreen event in Centennial Hall A&B, Raritan…

  • Raritan Bay-Old Bridge recognizes Thyroid Awareness Month

    Raritan Bay-Old Bridge recognizes Thyroid Awareness Month

    PHOTO COURTESY OF JODI ANN DEFRANCO Team members from Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge wore pink with teal and purple clothes on Jan. 12 in recognition of Thyroid Awareness Month. The thyroid gland is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the base of the neck just below the Adam’s apple.…

  • Raritan Bay Medical Center – February events

    Raritan Bay Medical Center – February events

    Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center will hold the following programs and events in February at its Old Bridge location, 1 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge, is sponsoring a free Taking a Deep Breath: COPD Facts education session Friday, Feb. 2, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at…

  • New York Giant Harry Carson visits JFK Medical Center

    New York Giant Harry Carson visits JFK Medical Center

    Former captain of the New York Football Giants and Hackensack Meridian Health Neuroscience spokesperson Harry Carson, right, visited employees at JFK Medical Center and the JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison to discuss the importance of head injury treatment and research. Also pictured is Dr. Thomas Steineke, neurosurgeon and chairman at JFK Neuroscience Institute.

  • JFK Health officially part of Hackensack Meridian

    EDISON — After months of negotiations and reviewing documents for approval, JFK Health is officially part of Hackensack Meridian Health. It was on May 2, 2017, when the Board of Trustees of JFK Health and Hackensack Meridian Health announced that the two not-for-profit health networks signed a definitive agreement to merge. On Jan. 3, it…

  • Scott MacIntyre shares secrets of success

    Scott MacIntyre shares secrets of success

    OLD BRIDGE — When Scott MacIntyre was five years old, he had a vivid dream of performing at the piano inside an arena. Little did he know, his subconscious was foreseeing what was to come — MacIntyre, 32, became the first blind finalist on season 8 of American Idol in 2009. American Idol is an…

  • Surgery robot will visit Brunswick Square Mall

    Surgery robot will visit Brunswick Square Mall

    The da Vinci Xi system is the latest in advanced robotic surgical technology. Earlier this year, Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge added this cutting-edge technology to its surgical suite, opening the Center for Robotic Surgery under the direction of board-certified Dr. Frederick Sabido, general surgeon. People visiting Raritan Bay’s robotic surgery event from 11 a.m.…

  • Raritan Bay Medical Center allows 24-hour visitation for certain departments

    Raritan Bay Medical Center allows 24-hour visitation for certain departments

    Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge and Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy launched a new welcome policy, including open patient visiting hours and a streamlined guest check-in process. Families can now visit with their loved ones 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the medical/surgical, telemetry, intensive care and coronary care…

  • JFK Medical Center marks 50 years

    JFK Medical Center marks 50 years

    EDISON — JFK Medical Center is celebrating 50 years. The Township Council voted in favor of a resolution celebrating the significant milestone at a council meeting on July 26. In 1961, Edison Mayor Anthony M. Yelencsics launched an effort to establish a hospital to serve Edison, Metuchen, Woodbridge and the surrounding communities. JFK Medical Center…