Tag: JFK University Medical Center
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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…
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JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute offers two-week inpatient Parkinson’s Wellness Program
Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute recently opened its new Parkinson’s Wellness Program, a two-week inpatient rehabilitation experience for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Diagnosis is determined by a neurologist and medications, therapy and exercise are key to better control of the symptoms. “Our team of neurologists and specialized therapists identified the need to help…
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JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute study identifies nerve damage in post-COVID patients
Some COVID-19 patients develop severe and persistent nerve injuries that can add to the complexity of post-COVID rehabilitation as well as to the burden of disability for patients, according to a recent study. The study by JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, JFK University Medical Center, and Saint Peter’s University Hospital identified peripheral nerve injuries in some…
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Patient makes donation to Feingold cardiac catheterization suite
EDISON – Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center Foundation announced a gift from a grateful patient to benefit the recently expanded and newly named Aaron J. Feingold, M.D. Cardiac Catheterization Suite at Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center. To celebrate the gift, recently expanded Cardiac Catheterization Suite and its new name, a ribbon cutting ceremony…
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JFK hospital executive joins board of YMCA of MEWSA
The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge & South Amboy (MEWSA) appointed Amie Thornton to its board. Thornton serves as chief hospital executive of JFK University Medical Center in Edison as well as providing executive oversight to EMS services across the Hackensack Meridian Health network. She has overall responsibility for operational divisions that include JFK University…
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Physicians recall emotional first wave of novel coronavirus pandemic
In the initial weeks of the novel coronavirus pandemic, healthcare professionals were scrambling to take care of their patients as best they could. The evolving COVID-19 virus with no known initial treatment left them “physically and emotionally” exhausted. Newspaper Media Group’s The Criterion Sentinel interviewed a group of female physicians, who Amie Thornton, president of…
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Female physicians: Inequality still exists among men and women in the field
EDISON – Close to 30 years ago, there were very few women in leadership roles at Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) JFK University Medical Center. Just ask Dr. Lisa Casale, who specializes in pulmonary/critical care. She came to JFK in Edison in 1994. “When I started, the committees were full of men,” she said, recalling she…
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Woodbridge brain trauma patient gives back to rehabilitation center
A Woodbridge community member is giving back to Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison, visiting the Brain Trauma Unit to give appreciation for the care he received. In October 2014, Bob Sorbanelli of Woodbridge woke up in an Intensive Care Unit wondering why he was in a hospital. He learned that two weeks…
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Golf outing nets $475K for JFK University Medical Center
More than $475,000 was raised during Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center Foundation’s 2021 golf outing. The presenting sponsors were Greg and Jerry Iannone of Unitex, Larry Inserra and Inserra Supermarkets, Horizon Blue and Joseph M. Sanzari, Inc. “We are absolutely thrilled that we were able to host our annual golf outing this year after…