Tag: Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center

  • JFK EMT receives lifesaving care due to stroke caused by COVID

    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…

  • Iselin man injured after ambulance strikes low clearance bridge in Edison

    Iselin man injured after ambulance strikes low clearance bridge in Edison

    EDISON – An 81-year-old Iselin man, who was being transported to JFK University Medical Center, was injured after the ambulance he was riding in struck a train bridge on Parsonage Road, according to Deputy Police Chief Robert Dudash. The South Plainfield ambulance was traveling southbound when it struck the low clearance bridge at 11:13 p.m.…

  • YMCA of MEWSA honors leaders in the community with various awards

    YMCA of MEWSA honors leaders in the community with various awards

    The YMCA of MEWSA has announced its 2020 honorees, who are receiving the Charles S. Edgar Memorial Award, the Peter J. Barnes, Jr. Community Champion Award and the Community Partner Award. The recipient of the Charles S. Edgar Memorial Award is Paul Edgcomb. This award is given to an individual who has greatly served the…