Canadian Wildfire Triggers Code Red Air Quality Alert in New Jersey: Officials Warn Everyone Is at Risk
Trenton, NJ – Smoke from hundreds of active wildfires burning across Canada continues to blanket New Jersey in unhealthy air, prompting the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to declare an…
Spirit Halloween Donates Nearly $72,000 to the Child Life Program at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
Neptune, NJ – February 12, 2020 – For the fourth consecutive year, Spirit Halloween has provided a significant grant to Hackensack Meridian Health K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey…
ICE Removes Illegal Alien Murderers, Child Predators, Drug Dealers Hiding Out in Phil Murphy’s New Jersey Sanctuary State
NEWARK, N.J. – A Brazilian national, in the country illegally and wanted in Brazil for homicide, was arrested last week during enforcement efforts conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement…
Women’s Heart Fund Launches ‘Community Conversations with the CDI’
Neptune, NJ – February 3, 2020 – The Women’s Heart Fund, a philanthropic arm of Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation, has announced that for its newest venture, the organization will sponsor…
CDC: Suicide Rate Increasing in America
Today, the CDC released its mortality report including the most recent data related to suicide in the U.S. for the year 2018. According to the new data, suicide remains the tenth leading…
Hackensack Meridian Southern Region Hospitals Receive N.J. Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Awards
The Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs at Hackensack Meridian Health southern region hospitals were recognized by the New Jersey Department of Health for their dedication to antimicrobial stewardship at the New Jersey Antimicrobial Stewardship…
Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Region Calendar Announcements for January 2020
January 7, 2020 JACKSON – Jersey Shore University Medical Center is holding a free New Moms Network meeting Tuesday, January 7, 1–3 p.m., at Meridian Health Village at Jackson, lower level conference…
Jersey Shore University and Ocean Medical Centers Earn 2019 Leapfrog Top Hospital Awards
Highlighting their nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune and Ocean Medical Center in Brick were named Top Teaching Hospitals nationally.…
Todd Frazier, Community Rallies Around Jackson Boy Battling Rare Disease
JACKSON-A Jackson boy has been receiving an outpouring of support from near and far as he continues to battle Castleman Disease, a rare disease that affects the lymph nodes that makes cells…
Meridian Health Foundation Named Top Nonprofit Organization In New Jersey
Neptune, NJ – December 17, 2019 – Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation was recognized by NJBIZ in its 2019 Reader Rankings as the top nonprofit organization in New Jersey. Votes were…
Meridian Health Foundation’s 22nd Annual Gala Raises $1.7 Million
Neptune, NJ – November 27, 2019 ― Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation is pleased to announce its 22nd Annual Gala, the Giving Heals Gala, raised nearly $1.7 million for the organization.…
Johnson & Johnson Loses Asbestos Baby Powder Lawsuits, Pays Over $60 Million to Cancer Victims
A California woman suffering from mesothelioma has prevailed in the latest talc trial against Johnson & Johnson, following six days of jury deliberation that ended Friday when the jury awarded her $40 million in…
Report: Cord Blood Milking Could Increase Risk of Injury in Newborn Babies
Milking the umbilical cord—gently squeezing the cord and pushing the contents into the newborn’s abdomen before clamping the cord—could increase the risk for severe intraventricular hemorrhage, or bleeding into the brain’s fluid-filled…
Open Enrollment is Now Open; Everything You need to know for 2020 Health Insurance buying through the FHIE Marketplace
The Federal Health Insurance Exchange (also known as the Marketplace) Open Enrollment Period runs from November 1, 2019 to December 15, 2019, for coverage starting on January 1, 2020. Similar to previous…
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Recognized in 2019 NJBIZ Reader Rankings
Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center was recognized by NJBIZ in its 2019 Reader Rankings as among the top three Best Hospitals and Best Cardiac Care Centers in the state.…
What are 2020 Medicaid and Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Coinsurance Amounts for Part A & B Programs
On November 8, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2020 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs. Medicare Part B…
What Trump’s Affordable Healthcare Order Means for Americans Looking for Health Insurance in 2019
As directed by President Trump’s Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare, today the Department of Health and Human Services is announcing that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
Get Health Insurance in New York State, Marketplace Open Until January 31, 2020
NY State of Health, the state’s official health plan Marketplace today announced the health insurance options available to New Yorkers in 2020. Open Enrollment for coverage in a 2020 Qualified Health Plan…
8-Year Old Jared Gaedt Battling Cerebral Palsy Celebrated as “Shining Knight” of The Game During Rutgers vs. Ohio State Football Game on Saturday, Nov. 16
Rutgers Athletics and Official Healthcare Provider, RWJBarnabas Health, celebrated 8-year old Jared Gaedt of Neptune, NJ as the “Shining Knight” of the game during the first quarter intermission of the Rutgers vs.…
Jersey Shore University Medical Center & Ocean Medical Center Receive ‘A’s for Patient Safety
Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune and Ocean Medical Center in Brick were awarded ‘A’s from The Leapfrog Group’s fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Guide. The designation recognizes…
Mets’ Frazier Says Out of Control Turkeys Ruined His Cars, Trashed His Yard
TOMS RIVER-As we peel back the layers of the onion on Toms River’s wild turkey terror problem, Major League Baseball player and Toms River Little League legend Todd Frazier gobbled up the…
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