Tag: Health & FItness
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Raritan Bay Medical Center receives Magnet recognition for nursing
After successfully completing a rigorous and lengthy review process, Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge and Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy have again attained Magnet recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. This is the fourth time Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC) has achieved Magnet, the highest honor an organization…
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Reformed Church Home earns Embracing Quality Award from National Accrediting Body
Reformed Church Home (RCH) was recently awarded Providigm’s Embracing Quality Award for 2018 for exceptional achievement in Customer Satisfaction. In 2018, only 181 nursing centers across the US received awards, putting RCH in a select group of high performing nursing centers nationwide. “In a time when the skilled nursing industry has been under enormous pressure…
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Raritan Bay Medical Center announces programs for April
The Institute of Weight Loss at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge will hold “Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for Me?” from 7-8 p.m. on April 8 and from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on April 24. The informative event will focus on weight loss surgery including discussion on Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass, Adjustable Gastric Banding, and…
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Weight loss surgery seminar set for April 9
The Center for Bariatric Surgery at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy will hold a free seminar “Weight Loss Surgery: The Facts” at 6 p.m. on April 9 at the Medical Pavilion in Woodbridge, 740 Route 1, Iselin. Center for Bariatric Surgery Medical Director Karl Strom, M.D., will discuss the benefits of weight…
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What brings you to physical therapy today?
By David Bertone, PT, DPT, OCS db Orthopedic Physical Therapy When you kick off a new project at work, chances are you spend a fair amount of time setting and reviewing goals. These goals help you—and those you’ll be working with—get a clear sense of what you’re looking to achieve and begin to map out…
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Bringing pain to its knees: Non-surgical options for knee pain
By Maged Ghattas, MD At times, pain can quite literally bring you to your knees. When knee pain affects your lifestyle, it’s time to explore your options to ensure that you can continue to be active. Knee pain can be caused by a degenerative disease of the knee joint, osteoarthritis of the knee, or injury.…
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Common health concerns African Americans should monitor
By Fiola Sowemimo, MD Several health disparities exist between African Americans and white Americans. Doctors are seeing diseases that you’d expect to see in older patients—heart disease, diabetes, stroke—in relatively young African Americans. While genetics may play a role in certain instances, socioeconomic factors have a significant impact on how African Americans are able…
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CentraState psychiatrist honored by The American Psychiatric Association
Moustafa Shafey, MD, LFAPA, medical director of psychiatric services at CentraState Medical Center, has been awarded Distinguished Life Fellowship by The American Psychiatric Association (APA). Distinguished Fellowship is awarded to outstanding psychiatrists who have made significant contributions to the psychiatric profession in at least five of the following areas, including administration, teaching, scientific and scholarly publications,…
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CentraState names new medical director of its Urogynecology and Pelvic Medicine Program
CentraState Medical Center has named urogynocologist Martin P. Michalewski, MD, FACOG, the new medical director of its Urogynecology and Pelvic Medicine Program. Michalewski earned his medical degree from the Medical University of Gdansk, Poland, where he also trained and worked as an attending urogynecologist. Since his arrival to the United States in the early 1990s,…
