Tag: Raritan Bay Medical Center

  • Physician named chair of Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation

    Physician named chair of Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation

    OLD BRIDGE — Dr. Andrew Citron, director of the Division of Anesthesiology at Raritan Bay Medical Center, is the first physician to be named chair of the Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees. “I’ve been fortunate to see Raritan Bay Medical Center grow over the recent years,” Citron said. “The…

  • Annual Bowl for Hunger raises $31,000 for food banks

    Annual Bowl for Hunger raises $31,000 for food banks

    WOODBRIDGE — Funds from the eighth annual “Bowl for Hunger” will be distributed evenly among 32 food banks in Middlesex County. This year’s “Bowl for Hunger” on July 27 at Majestic Lanes of Hopelawn raised approximately $31,000, with additional pledges to come. Assemblyman Craig J. Coughlin (D-Middlesex) in partnership with the Middlesex Water Company, Raritan…

  • Raritan Bay welcomes new vice president of nursing

    Raritan Bay welcomes new vice president of nursing

    Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center welcomed Jane O’Rourke, DNP, R.N., NEA-BC, as its new vice president of nursing and chief nursing executive in June. A Glen Rock resident, O’Rourke brings more than 35 years of experience in hospital and nursing administration to Raritan Bay – Old Bridge and Raritan Bay – Perth Amboy.…

  • Dr. Kenneth Faistl joins Raritan Bay Medical Center

    Dr. Kenneth Faistl joins Raritan Bay Medical Center

    Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center recently welcomed Kenneth Faistl, MD, FAAFP, who is board certified in family medicine and addiction medicine, to its medical staff. An advocate for family medicine and holder of a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics, Faistl had an office in Freehold for more than 25 years. In addition…

  • Raritan Bay Medical Center welcomes Dr. Andrew Boyarsky

    Raritan Bay Medical Center welcomes Dr. Andrew Boyarsky

    Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge recently welcomed board certified general surgeon Andrew H. Boyarsky, MD, FACS, to its medical staff. He is a longtime surgical educator and achieved recognition as professor of surgery, Emeritus at Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. As a general surgeon, Boyarsky handles an array of diseases,…

  • JFK Medical Center joins Hackensack Meridian Health network

    JFK Medical Center joins Hackensack Meridian Health network

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — After five months of negotiations, the JFK Health network, which includes JFK Medical Center in Edison, is the latest to merge with Hackensack Meridian Health. On May 2, the Board of Trustees of JFK Health and Hackensack Meridian Health announced that the two not-for-profit health networks signed a definitive…

  • Investigators revise investigation findings based on witness accounts

    Investigators revise investigation findings based on witness accounts

      SOUTH AMBOY – Investigators have developed new information on a fatal head-on collision that occurred on Easter Sunday morning, reversing the blame for the cause of the accident. On April 25, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Darren Lavigne of the South Amboy Police Department released new information about the crash in…

  • First responders save woman trapped in fiery vehicle

    First responders save woman trapped in fiery vehicle

    MONROE – A police officer and firefighters helped save the life of a woman who was trapped inside her vehicle when it caught fire. A 74-year-old woman from Old Bridge was traveling north on Spotswood-Englishtown Road in Monroe around 1:22 p.m. April 10, according to information provided by the Monroe Township Police Department. Her 2012…

  • Raritan Bay foundation to hold fundraising gala

    Raritan Bay foundation to hold fundraising gala

    Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation’s premier fundraising event, the 33rd annual Harbor Lights Ball, will be held from 6:30-11:30 p.m. May 12 at the Grand Marquis, 1550 Route 9 south, Old Bridge. Proceeds from the ball will be used to support the hospital’s new Center for Robotic Surgery at Raritan Bay in Old Bridge. Honorees include…