Tag: JFK Medical Center
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Hackensack Meridian Health names regional president of Central Market
Hackensack Meridian Health appointed Raymond F. Fredericks as regional president of the network’s Central Market. This appointment is in conjunction with Hackensack Meridian Health’s new organizational structure to better align its services and improve the overall experience for patients across its 16 hospitals and 500 patient care locations throughout New Jersey. This new structure consists of three markets…
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Former volunteer firefighter charged with sexual assault of a minor
A former volunteer firefighter and current maintenance worker of a local hospital has been charged with the sexual assault of a minor. Robert Jazikoff, 64, of Whiting in Manchester Township, was charged on Nov. 1 and charged with two first degree counts of aggravated sexual assault, and two second degree counts of sexual assault, arising…
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Fitness event to include information on stroke awareness
The Walk With a Doc Fitness Event will be held from 10-1:30 a.m. on May 22 at the gazebo at the Level Playing Fields at Roosevelt Park, off of Route 1 south and Parsonage Road, Edison. While walking at your own pace, you’ll have the opportunity to have questions answered by clinical research nurse Briana…
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Two drivers injured in Edison accident
EDISON — Two motorists were injured during a two-vehicle collision on April 26. The accident occurred on Route 27 near Terry Avenue at 5:25 a.m., according to police. A 54-year-old Newark woman was driving along Route 27 when her Mercedes-Benz SUV collided with a Chevy Malibu, which was making a left turn onto the…
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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.
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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…
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Edison dentist helps battle rise of opioid addiction
EDISON — Dr. Mark A. Vitale has been a local dentist for more than 30 years. He and other health care professionals are committed to prescribing less pain medication as a way to stem the opioid addiction epidemic. During his residency program at JFK Medical Center, Vitale said he remembers a stamp that was ready…
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Metuchen man campaigns for lung cancer awareness
METUCHEN — For Gail Ann Hausser, it started with a cough that wouldn’t go away. It was 2011, Hausser, 46, was in the best of health, working out and enjoying life with her husband, Scott Reid. “Truthfully, Gail was afraid of doctors,” Reid said. “We thought her cough was pneumonia or bronchitis, nothing serious.” A…
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JFK Foundation announces Board of Directors appointment
The JFK Foundation announced the recent appointment of Denise Marra DePekary, of Warren Township, to its Board of Directors. Denise DePekary is a partner in the New Jersey office of Kennedys CMK, an international law firm that recently merged with her former firm, Carroll, McNulty and Kull LLC. DePekary specializes in commercial and insurance litigation…
