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Archived Press Releases and Media Statements

March 2008
03/04/08 Riverview Medical Center Recognized for Providing An Outstanding Emergency Department Experience
February 2008
02/25/08 New Executive Vice President Joins Meridian Health
02/12/08 Red Bank Businesses Invited to Participate in Second Annual “Paint the Town Pink”
02/08/08 Over 700 Attend Heart and Soul GospelFest
January 2008
01/30/08 In Recognition of Heart Month, Hospital Hosts Heart Healthy Fair
01/29/08 Jersey Shore Regional Trauma Center Earns National Distinction
01/14/08 Annual Sweetheart Ball Scheduled to Benefit Local Cancer Center
01/04/08 Local Nurses Recognized by State Association
01/04/08 Local Motorcycle Club Donates Gifts to Pediatric Patients
01/02/08 Riverview Medical Center receives American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Silver Performance Achievement Award
01/02/08 Meridian Health’s Digital Healthcare Solutions to be Showcased at Lunch at Piero’s Media Event During CES 2008
December 2007
12/20/07 Record Breaking Gala Benefits Region’s Leading Not-For-Profit Health Care Provider
12/18/07 Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation Opens Brand New Center in Shrewsbury
12/18/07 Safety First: OSHA and Jersey Shore University Medical Center Form Safety Partnership
12/07/07 Organizations Across Monmouth and Ocean Counties Join K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital to Make a Difference this Holiday Season
November 2007
11/29/07 1,000 Children’s Books Dedicated to Asbury Park Pediatrics as Part of “Reach Out and Read” Program
11/26/07 Ocean Medical Center Earns the Highest Nursing Award
11/19/07 Jersey Shore's Expansion Reaches Major Milestone
11/15/07 Pinewoods Resident to Celebrate 100th Birthday
11/13/07 50/50 Raffle to Benefit Local Hospitals
11/13/07 Ocean Medical Center Remains Focused on the Future with Pediatric Hospitalist Program
11/12/07 Local Nurse's Assistant Receives Award
October 2007
10/30/07 Riverview Support Groups an Important Resource for Breast Cancer Patients, Survivors.
10/29/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Awarded National Medal for Organ Donation Program
10/28/07 Third Cameo Appearance Raises $26,000 for Riverview's Alton A. Hovnanian Emergency Care Center
10/23/07 Riverview's Baby Shower to Offer "Bundles" of Fun for Parents-To-Be
10/19/07 Meridian Health Named the Area's Only "Most Wired" Health System for the Eighth Consecutive Year
10/10/07 Pink Ribbon Bagles Help to Support Breast Cancer Awareness
10/04/07 K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital Hosts Free Children's Health Fair On October 20
September 2007
09/20/07 Does Your Hospital Make the Grade?
09/11/07 Free Prostate Screenings Offered on September 20 At Jersey Shore University Medical Center
09/11/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Schedules Health Lecture Series at Neptune Senior Center
09/05/07 K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital Calls for Increased Protection For Children From Tobacco
August 2007
08/31/07 The Guild of Ocean Medical Center To Host Fourth Annual “Friends on the Bay Fundraiser” --Slated for Friday, October 5 --
08/31/07 Ride for Riverview a Great Success
08/29/07 Health and Wellness Fair Planned for September 4
08/29/07 Meridian Health Celebrates 10th Anniversary
08/21/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents Physician Panel on Breast Cancer
08/17/07 Ocean Medical Center Hosts "Kid's View: A Trip to the Operating Room"
08/16/07 Riverview Expert Warns Leg Pain Could Be Sign of Serious Health Condition
08/15/07 Ride for Riverview to benefit Booker Cancer Center in Red Bank
08/10/07 From Loss Rises Hope
08/10/07 Meridian Health Welcomes Ernest Richards, Ph.D., to Clinical Research Leadership Position
08/10/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents Program on Thyroid Conditions
July 2007
07/24/07 Lunch Break Benefits from Riverview Weight Loss Team
07/20/07 Riverview Medical Center Offers Safe Sitter® Class to Train Babysitters
07/13/07 Riverview Offers Free Summer Health Screenings
07/12/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents Program on Children's Behavioral Health
07/12/07 Riverview Offers Free Lecture, "Living a Full and Active Life with Arthritis"
07/12/07 Ocean Medical Center Hosting Free Senior Health Fair
07/09/07 Ocean Medical Center Nurse Receives Governors Award
07/09/07 Ocean Medical Center Radiation Oncologist Receives Physician of the Year Award
07/06/07 Riverview Experts Offers Tips to Prevent Heat Related Illnesses
07/06/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents Program on Prostate Cancer
June 2007
06/29/07 Meridian Health Welcomes Judge Alexander Lehrer to Senior Leadership Position
06/29/07 Ocean Medical Center Responds to Rapid Ocean County Population Growth with New Area Physicians
06/29/07 Shore Rehabilitation Institute Celebrated 12th Birthday
06/28/07 New Spine Center Launched at Riverview
06/26/07 Trauma Center At Jersey Shore University Medical Center Cautions That Fireworks Are Best Viewed At A Distance
06/22/07 Riverview Experts offer Tips to Choose the Right Doctor when Preparing to Have a Baby
06/19/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Dedicates Advanced Gynecologic Oncology Centers
06/13/07 Riverview Experts Offer Tips to Beat Bloating
06/13/07 Riverview Named Primary Stroke Center for Exceptional Stroke Program, Services
06/12/07 Shore Rehabilitation Institute Celebrates 12th Birthday
06/06/07 Star Team Introduces Advanced Breast Reconstruction at Riverview Medical Center
06/05/07 Meridian Health Welcomes David Siegel, M.D., as New Senior Vice President of Clinical Effectiveness and Medical Affairs
06/05/07 Riverview's Medical Library Open to Public
06/01/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Cancer Center to Host Free Skin Cancer Screenings
06/01/07 Riverview Medical Center offers options to cope with Arthritis
06/01/07 FOUR RIVERVIEW PHYSICIANS HONORED AT RECOGNITION DINNER
06/01/07 Riverview Experts Stress that Even Teens are at Risk for Alcohol Addiction
May 2007
05/18/07 Riverview Rehabilitation Center Awarded Three-Year CARF Accreditation
05/16/07 Riverview Medical Center Earns National Recognition for Nursing Excellence
05/15/07 Riverview's Sleep Centers Help Patients Get Their Lives Back on Track
05/09/07 Riverview Medical Center to Host Program on Stabilizing Blood Sugar
05/09/07 Ocean Medical Center Holds Free Session on Female Urinary Incontinence
05/09/07 Are You Losing Sleep over Losing Sleep?
05/09/07 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Support Group Scheduled for May 17
05/04/07 Riverview Medical Center Earns National Recognition for Nursing Excellence
05/01/07 16th Annual Healthcare Perspectives Luncheon to be Held May 4, 2007
05/01/07 Ocean Medical Center Foundation Golf Classic Scheduled for May 14, 2007 at Manasquan River Golf Club
April 2007
04/27/07 Riverview Answers the Question, "What Does it Take to Paint a Town Pink?"
04/23/07 K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Announces Partnership with Hollywood Video
04/18/07 Ocean Medical Center Partners with WOBM AM1160 to Host Free Senior Lifestyle & Health Expo
04/16/07 Red Bank Preparing to Turn Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
04/13/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Hold Discussion on Cervical Cancer Vaccine
March 2007
03/29/07 New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening Supported at Riverview Medical Center
03/29/07 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Lecture to be Held on April 26
03/26/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents Physician Art Show
03/20/07 Riverview Medical Center Introduces Next Generation Imaging Technolgoy to Improve Cancer Detection
03/20/07 Ocean Medical Center to Hold NJ’s First Ever Colorectal Cancer Awareness Walk
03/15/07 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Medication Management Program
03/14/07 Riverview Medical Center to Present Program on Cancer-Related Fatigue
03/13/07 K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital and Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts to Host Healthy Eating Program
03/12/07 Tenth Anniversary Sweetheart Ball Raises a Record Breaking $110,000 to Benefit Jersey Shore University Medical Center Cancer Center
03/08/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Adds Pet/Ct Capability To Radiology, Oncology And Cardiac Services
03/05/07 Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations Welcomes New President Michael Luck, Ph.D.
03/05/07 New Technology at Riverview Helps Local Doctor Fight Family History of Heart Disease
03/02/07 Music for Healing at Riverview Medical Center
February 2007
02/23/07 Meridian Health to Hold Programs Called “Just in Case: Being Prepared for Emergency Situations”
02/22/07 Disney Institute Brings Program on Leadership, Management, Service & Loyalty to Eatontown
02/21/07 Meridian Health Presents “Nutrition Fuels Fitness and Exercise”
02/16/07 National Children’s Dental Health Month Helps Smiles Stay Bright
02/08/07 Riverview Medical Center Recognized for Providing an Outstanding Inpatient Experience by J.D. Power and Associates
January 2007
01/30/07 Community Invited to Women’s Day of Wellness and Pampering
01/29/07 Riverview Helps the Growing Number Who Face the Special Challenges of Surviving Cancer
01/25/07 Photos Bring Inspiration to Riverview Medical Center
01/24/07 K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital And Epilepsy Foundation Of New Jersey Collaborate For Better Pediatric Treatment
01/15/07 Riverview Physicians Maintain a Family Legacy
01/11/07 Ball Benefiting Jersey Shore University Medical Center Cancer Center Scheduled for February 3
December 2006
12/28/06 Meridian Health Employees Lose 1,773.4 Pounds for Fit to Win Program
12/27/06 Riverview Medical Center Staff Extend Holiday Cheer throughout Community
12/18/06 Manor by the Sea to Join Meridian Health
12/18/06 Hospital and Health Insurer Are Working Together to Improve Quality of Care for Patients
12/13/06 Ocean Medical Center Cancer Program Approved with Commendation by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
12/12/06 Ocean Medical Center Guild Presents $63,000
12/11/06 Talbots in Shrewsbury Hosts Holiday Giving Tree for Patients at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
12/11/06 Ocean Medical Center Association Celebrated 19th Annual Lights of Love Ceremony and Presents $10,000 Raised Through Fundraising Efforts
12/11/06 Record Breaking Gala Benefiting Region’s Leading Not-For-Profit Health Care Provider Held on November 18
November 2006
11/24/06 Ocean Medical Center Offers Tips on Staying Healthy Despite Holiday Stress
11/20/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Receives $1 Million Gift in Support of Landmark Expansion and Renovation Project
11/13/06 Ocean Medical Center Congratulates ‘Top Doctor’ Nathan Kaufman, MD
11/13/06 Ocean Medical Center Announces 19th Annual ‘Lights of Love’ Tree-lighting Event
11/10/06 Riverview Medical Center Recognized for Community Outreach by Red Bank Downtown Alliance
11/09/06 Meridian Health Pilots C.H.A.S.E. for Life Video to Teach “How to Save a Life”
11/03/06 Ocean Medical Center to Offer Flu and Pneumonia Shots in Conjunction with the Ocean County Board of Health
11/03/06 Ocean Medical Center Welcomes Physicians to Leadership Positions
October 2006
10/31/06 OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER HONORS EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEES
10/30/06 Individuals Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease Invited to Seminar at Riverview Medical Center
10/30/06 Meridian At Home Recognized Among Best In the Nation in Providing Quality Home Health Care
10/24/06 OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER TO HOST PROGRAM FOR ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVERS
10/11/06 Riverview Medical Center and RiverCenter Create New Parking Options in Red Bank
10/11/06 “Celebration of Life” to Mark One Year Anniversary of Unique Cancer Treatment at Riverview Medical Center on Nov. 1
10/09/06 K.Hovnanian Children’s Hospital To Host Free Children’s Health Fair On Oct. 21
September 2006
09/28/06 Parker Family Health Center Founder, Riverview Board Member Honored as Purpose Prize Fellow
09/25/06 State Hospital Performance Report Confirms Meridian Health Among New Jersey’s Best in Delivering Quality Patient Care
09/25/06 Kick Off Reception Held For Gala Benefiting Region’s Leading Not-For-Profit Health Care Provider
09/25/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Introduces New Director Of Cardiovascular Research
09/21/06 Theater Event Benefits Riverview Medical Center Cancer Services
09/13/06 “Hooked On Health” Fair to Blend Health and Wellness with Family Fun
09/03/06 GUILD OF OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER TO HOST THIRD ANNUAL GALA
August 2006
08/31/06 Ride for Riverview a Grand Success
08/24/06 K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital NICU Celebrated 3rd Heartwarming Reunion
08/10/06 New HPV Vaccine May Reduce Cervical Cancer Worldwide
08/08/06 Riverview Specialist Offers Tips to Prevent Swimmer’s Ear
08/02/06 Meridian Nurses Dominate Governor's Nursing Awards
08/01/06 Extreme Heat Safety Tips from Jersey Shore University Medical Center
08/01/06 K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital NICU Welcomes Back Families for a Celebration of Life
July 2006
07/31/06 Riverview Physician Offers Health Tips to Prevent Heat Related Illnesses
07/25/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Breaks Ground On Landmark Expansion And Renovation Project
07/24/06 CyberKnife Offers New Options, New Hope
07/21/06 Riverview Medical Center Cancer Program Approved by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
07/20/06 Pediatric Unit at Riverview Medical Center receives gifts to calm children’s fears
07/13/06 Ocean Care Center Marks Second Anniversary, Celebrates Consistently High Satisfaction Scores and Growth
07/10/06 Open House at Asbury Park Pediatrics to Welcome Dr. Amy Peardon
07/10/06 Ocean Medical Center Imaging Services Announces New Hours of Operation
07/07/06 RIDE FOR RIVERVIEW at the 111th Monmouth County Horse Show
07/05/06 Meridian Home Care Offers Free Certification Course for Future Home Health Aides
07/05/06 Don’t Let Gastrointestinal Problems Curb Your Lifestyle
07/03/06 Achieving Optimum Health and Wellness with the Help of Fresh Produce
June 2006
06/28/06 Dr.Greisman Honored at Physician Recognition Dinner
06/24/06 Meridian Life Fitness Helps Community Members “Lose for Life”
06/20/06 Free Skin Cancer Screening at Ocean Medical Center, July 18
06/15/06 New Jersey Hospitals Celebrate Success of National Healthcare Quality Improvement Effort
06/13/06 Meridian Health Welcomes Wayne M. Boatwright as Vice President of Cultural Diversity
06/13/06 Shore Rehabilitation Institute Celebrates 11th Anniversary
06/07/06 Meridian Health and Assemblyman Sean Kean Voice Concerns Over Proposed State “Sick Tax” as Budget Nears
06/06/06 Do Magnets Really Relieve Pain?
May 2006
05/31/06 Meridian Health Hosts Seminar on Children's Nutrition
05/30/06 Ocean Medical Center Hosts a Fair Concerning Pulmonary Health
05/26/06 “CAMEO’s Second Appearance“
05/25/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Recieves Highest Nursing Honor Again!
05/17/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Earns Governor’s Award for Performance Excellence
05/12/06 Riverview Nurses Honored for Nursing Excellence
05/09/06 Monmouth and Ocean County Hospitals Join Assemblyman Mike Panter in Opposing Proposed State “Sick Tax”
05/05/06 Join Meridian Health Mother’s Day Weekend and Bring Balance to Your Health
05/05/06 Baby Fair to Offer “Bundles” of Fun for Parents-To-Be
05/04/06 Free Golf Clinic May 13
April 2006
04/27/06 Mrs. Mary Ida Vandross to Guest Speak at Stroke Awareness Luncheon
04/25/06 Meridian Health Spreads Awareness of “Cover the Uninsured Week” May 1-7
04/25/06 Celebrating National Healthcare Volunteer Week – April 23rd – 29th
04/24/06 Community Invited to Cook With Heart
04/14/06 Pre-Mother’s Day Art Show To Benefit Junior Volunteers
04/14/06 Get A Leg Up on Peripheral Vascular Disease
04/05/06 Shield Yourself from Skin Cancer
04/05/06 MERIDIAN HEALTH HOSTS "FIGHT FATIGUE WITH FACTS" CANCER SEMINAR
March 2006
03/31/06 Superior Technology Available Close to Home
03/31/06 Meridian Health Hosts Yard Work Safety Lecture
03/30/06 New Options for Brain Tumors
03/27/06 Kids Learn Healthy Food Choices for National Nutrition Month
03/26/06 Love Knows No Boundaries
03/24/06 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Colo-Rectal and Other Digestive Cancers Support Group
03/22/06 Ocean Medical Center Hosts “Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery: Are You a Candidate?”
03/16/06 Ocean Medical Center is treating more people with Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disorder
February 2006
02/28/06 Meridian Health Hosts Alzheimer’s Symposium
02/22/06 Meridian Life Fitness Pt. Pleasant to Host Heart Fundraiser
02/10/06 Save Your Back During a Snow Storm
02/09/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Celebrates National Heart Month With Family Healthy Heart Fair On February 20
02/07/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Riverview Medical Center Recognized for Providing an Outstanding Inpatient Experience
January 2006
01/09/06 Hovnanian Gift Names K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
01/02/06 Riverview Medical Center Welcomes Monmouth County’s First Baby Born in 2006
December 2005
12/28/05 Ocean Medical Center Host NEW Digestive Cancer Support Group
November 2005
11/28/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Awarded Township Approval And Receives $1.6 Million Gift For Expansion And Renovation Project
11/21/05 The CyberKnife Arrives at Riverview Medical Center
11/01/05 Lose Weight To Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
11/01/05 New Advanced 64-Slice CT Scanner Technology Helps to Diagnose Injuries and Conditions Faster and With Greater Precision
October 2005
10/20/05 Guild of Ocean Medical Center will hold its Annual Luncheon at the Manasquan River Golf Club
10/18/05 Meridian Health Hosts Educational Lectures on Plan D
10/18/05 Riverview Medical Center to Host Conference About Caring for Loved Ones With Dementia
10/18/05 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Free Women’s Health Fair
10/12/05 Meridian Hospice Event Encourages Seniors to Think About End of Life Care
10/11/05 Meridian Health Receives National Recognition for Patient Safety and Quality Initiative
10/10/05 Meridian Health Hosts Kites Against Cancer On October 23 At Pier Village In Long Branch
10/10/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Becomes The First Licensed Children's Hospital For Monmouth And Ocean Counties
10/05/05 Ocean Medical Center to Host Free Seminar on Preventing Back Pain
10/03/05 Meridian Health Orthopedics to Host Free Golf Clinic, October 15
10/03/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Child Health Fair, October 8
September 2005
09/25/05 Meridian Health Offering Free Health Clinics At Jersey Shore University Medical Center For Relocated Victims Of Hurricane Katrina
09/07/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center To Host Prostate Cancer Screening
August 2005
08/24/05 Confused About Prescription Assistance Programs? Meridian Hospitals Offer Programs to Help
08/09/05 Ocean Medical Center To Host Free Prostate Cancer Seminar
July 2005
07/21/05 Honors Bestowed At Physician Recognition Dinner
07/14/05 "SUNSHINE" VITAMIN SHEDDING LIGHT ON PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION
07/14/05 GRILL SMARTER: START WITH A MARINADE AND FINISH WITH A SIDE OF VEGGIES
June 2005
06/30/05 Four Meridian Health Nurses Receive Governor's Nursing Merit Awards
06/22/05 For The Fourth Consecutive Year Jersey Shore University Medical Center Rated Among The Very Best In Cardiac Surgery Results
06/22/05 Shore Rehabilitation Institute Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary
06/16/05 DNA MUTATIONS LEAD TO THYROID CANCER
06/06/05 Ocean Medical Center Appoints Two New Vice Presidents
06/03/05 Riverview Surgeon Performs New Minimally-Invasive Total Knee Replacement
May 2005
05/26/05 Meridian Health Launches Women's HeartAdvantage Program
05/26/05 Riverview Medical Center Hosts Children and Infant Summer Safety Fair
05/25/05 Riverview Nurses Honored for Nursing Excellence
05/23/05 Ocean Medical Center to Host National Senior Health and Fitness Day
05/19/05 Riverview Emergency Physician Receives Medical Director of the Year Award
05/11/05 Ocean Medical Center Opens New Interventional Radiology Suite
05/09/05 Meridian Health to Host Rx4NJ Presentation & Senior Health Fair
05/05/05 Ocean Medical Center Celebrates Nurses Week with Live Radio Broadcast
05/05/05 Meridian Health to Launch Women’s HeartAdvantage Program With May 16 Luncheon
05/02/05 Meridian Health Named One of the 10 Best Places to Work in New Jersey
05/01/05 Meridian Health Welcomes Marc H. Lory As New Executive Vice President And Chief Operating Officer And President Of Meridian Hospitals
April 2005
04/11/05 Ocean Medical Center To Host Seminar on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
04/06/05 Riverview Medical Center Hosts "Obesity in Youth: Prevalence, Health, and Personal Issues"
March 2005
03/24/05 Nine Nurses Receive the Elizabeth I. Kellogg Nursing Award for Nursing Excellence
03/23/05 New Treatment for Chronic Heartburn Sufferers Available at Ocean Medical Center
03/22/05 Meridian Health Offers Free Soccer Clinic
03/22/05 Five to Nine A Day Helps Keep Cancer Away
03/21/05 Meridian Health Hosts "Fight Fatigue With Facts" Cancer Seminar
03/17/05 New Magnet Nursing Units Dedicated at Meridian Health Hospitals
03/10/05 Ocean Medical Center's Hospital Association to Sponsor a Art Auction
03/09/05 Hitchner Named to Meridian Health Board of Trustees
03/09/05 Ocean Medical Center To Host Annual Bereavement Service
03/08/05 Meridian Home Care Offers New Daily Home Monitoring Service
03/07/05 Ocean Medical Center to Host Conference for Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Sufferers
03/07/05 Family Support Makes a Difference for Cancer Patients
February 2005
02/23/05 Meridian Health Supports Prescription Assistance Program, Rx4NJ
02/21/05 Ocean Medical Center Opens New Laparoscopic Operating Room Suite
02/21/05 A Healthy Lifestyle and Routine Screenings: the Keys to Cancer Prevention
02/15/05 Riverview Hosts Public Forum on Eating Disorders
02/15/05 Jersey Shore Regional Trauma Center Receives Re-Verification By American College Of Surgeons
02/09/05 Health Fair Launches National Nutrition Month
02/01/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Healthy Heart Fair During American Heart Month
January 2005
01/31/05 Meridian Health Declares a “Red Alert” in Honor of Heart Health Month
01/28/05 Ocean Medial Center Recieves Gift For The Breast Center of Ocean County
01/26/05 Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus – An Unusal Name for a Not So Uncommon Problem
01/25/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Physician Selected for National Program on Women's Health Education
01/25/05 Ocean Medical Center Offers Art Therapy Program
01/24/05 Ocean Medical Center To Host Blood Drive
01/21/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Appoints Three New Vice Presidents
December 2004
12/22/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Blood Drive
12/17/04 Tips to Avoid Putting on Holiday Pounds
12/16/04 Determining Your Risk for Cancer
12/14/04 Breath Easy About Lung Cancer
12/13/04 With Riverview Medical Center Support Groups You Are Never Alone
12/10/04 Eat and Exercise Your Way to Cancer Prevention
12/10/04 Ocean Medical Center Offers a New, Minimally Invasive Procedure To Reduce The Risk Of Stroke
12/02/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center's Diagnostic Imaging Department Receives Accreditation
November 2004
11/24/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Expands Neonatal Capacity With Approval of Bassinets
11/23/04 Free Seminar at Ocean Medical Center Explains Latest Techniques in Urologic Surgery
11/22/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Blood Drive
11/18/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Bladder Control Program
11/17/04 RFHS Student Creates Mural at Riverview for Eagle Scout Project
11/17/04 Riverview Vice President Recognized by Nursing Magazine
11/17/04 Pick Up “The Patch” or Grab Some Gum
11/11/04 Lithotripsy Remains a Practical and Effective Way to Treat Kidney Stones
11/11/04 Respiratory Therapists Raise Funds to Support the American Lung Association
11/11/04 Riverview Nurse Receives New Jersey League for Nursing Recognition Award
11/10/04 Meridian Behavioral Health Welcomes New Corporate Director
11/10/04 MeridianHealth.com Wins Gold for Best Overall Internet Site
11/09/04 Meridian Health Hosts “Rhapsody in White” Annual Gala
11/08/04 Mission to Spread Alzheimer’s Awareness Continues to Grow
11/08/04 Meridian Health Trials Technology Option for Senior Caregivers
11/05/04 BONE MARROW AND BLOOD DRIVE HELD IN HONOR OF THREE LOCAL CHILDREN
11/04/04 Riverview Medical Center Becomes One of Only 16 Hospitals in the Nation to Acquire State-of-the-Art Cyberknife Technology
11/03/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Launches Organ Donor Awareness Campaign
October 2004
10/29/04 Cancer Survivor Hosts Breast Cancer Awareness Day
10/28/04 President of Riverview Medical Center Receives 2004 Baden-Powell Award
10/27/04 OBESITY IN CHILDREN AND TEENS IS BECOMING A GROWING EPIDEMIC
10/26/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center To Host Cancer Caregiver Seminar
10/25/04 October is National “Talk About Prescriptions” Month
10/25/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Diabetes Fair
10/22/04 Steppin’ Out in Red Bank Launched by Riverview Medical Center and Red Bank RiverCenter
10/14/04 Ocean Medical Center Raises Awareness To Breast Cancer
10/07/04 Ocean Medical Center's Hospital Association To Sponsor Art Auction To Benefit Emergency Department
10/06/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Women's Health Day Fair
10/04/04 Meridian Health and 94.3 The Point are Joining Forces to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness
10/04/04 Those Living With Diabetes Especially Urged To Get Flu And Pneumonia Shots
10/04/04 DayBreak Adult Day Services Approved for State Funding
10/04/04 Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Announces Meridian Foundation President as Chair
September 2004
09/23/04 Inpatient Hospice Provides Invaluable Help to Patients and Their Families
09/23/04 Riverview Medical Center Receives $4 Million Gift
09/20/04 Meridian Health’s Breast Centers and 94.3 The Point Present 5th Annual "Kites Against Breast Cancer"
09/15/04 Riverview Diabetes Education Program Merits ADA Recognition
09/15/04 Riverview Medical Center Celebrates the Successful Completion of its $63 Million "New View" Expansion and Renovation Project
09/15/04 World-Renowned Pain Physician Brings Innovative Options for Relief from Chronic and Debilitating Pain to Riverview Medical Center
09/13/04 National Childhood Injury Prevention Week Aims to Protect our Future
09/13/04 Riverview Medical Center Honored For Outstanding Patient Service
09/13/04 Ocean Medical Center Raises Awareness to Ovarian Cancer
09/13/04 If You’re Suffering from Post Olympic Withdrawal, Join Some Local Professionals Who Can “Volley” You in to Health
09/09/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center To Host Bicycle Helmet Safety Program
09/08/04 Early Warning Signs For Heart Attack And Stroke Can Be Found Through Screening For Pvd Leg Pain By Riverview Medical Center
09/07/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Blood Drive
09/03/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Prostate Cancer Screening
09/03/04 Jersey SHore University Medical Center Physician Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From Boy Scouts of America Honor Society
09/01/04 Ocean Medical Center Raises Awareness to Prostate Cancer
August 2004
08/30/04 Ocean Medical Center to Host Health Screenings
08/25/04 Successful Meridian Hospice Social to Become Annual Event
08/24/04 Ocean Medical Center Offers Art Therapy Program
08/16/04 Riverview Hosts Hooked on Health Fair
08/11/04 Ocean Medical Center Names Vice President Of Medical Affairs
08/10/04 Meridian Health's Specialty Care Transportation Units Receive Licensing Under Newly Adopted Regulations
08/10/04 Local Teenager Helping Make Monmouth And Ocean County Roads A Safer Place
08/10/04 Meridian Health Receives $250,000 Grant for Nursing Scholarships and Continued Education
08/10/04 A New Medical Procedure Helps Women with an Embarrassing and Debilitating Problem
08/10/04 Mind, Body and Soul: Seeking Fulfillment in Your Senior Years
08/03/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Laboratory Awarded Re-Accreditation
08/02/04 Breast Center of Ocean County Extends Hours
July 2004
07/30/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center and The Local Barber Shop Hope to Educate You On Prostate Cancer
07/21/04 Nurses Win Scholarship Awards Across Meridian Health Family
07/15/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Appoints New Chair of Surgery
07/15/04 Riverview Physicians Award Scholarships for Continuing Education
07/14/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Bladder Control Program
07/13/04 Ocean Medical Center’s Dialysis Unit Celebrates Relocation
07/12/04 “Ride For Riverview” At The 109th Monmouth County Horse Show
07/06/04 Gotterup, Kalian, And Roberts Named To Riverview Medical Center Foundation Board Of Trustees
June 2004
06/30/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Blood Drive
06/30/04 Ocean Medical Center to Host Blood Drive
06/29/04 Ocean Care Center Opens At New Location
06/29/04 Ocean Care Center Opens At New Location
06/28/04 Adult Day Service Provides Caregivers a Helping Hand for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s
06/23/04 Skin Cancer Awareness Program Heald at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
06/22/04 Ocean Medical Center Uses An Innovative New Medical Device To Treat Peripheral Vascular Disease
06/22/04 Ocean Medical Center to Host Peripheral Vascular Disease Lecture
06/18/04 Meridian Chief Nursing Officer Receives 2004 Governor’s Nursing Merit Award
06/08/04 Ocean Medical Center Announces The Addition Of An Advanced Computed Tomography (CT)Scanner
06/07/04 Risk of Certain Cancer Higher in Racial and Ethnic Minorities
06/07/04 Riverview Medical Center Wants you to know the Facts about Cancer Fatigue
06/03/04 Advanced Technology Successful in Treating for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
06/03/04 Ocean Care Center VIP Reception
06/02/04 Ocean Medical Center to Host Pulmonary Fair
06/02/04 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Cancer Clinical Trials Educational Program
06/01/04 Irregular Heartbeat Treatment Options Lecture Presented by Jersey Shore University Medical Center on June 9, 2004
06/01/04 Joint Replacement Lecture Presented by Jersey Shore University Medical Center on June 17, 2004
06/01/04 Relief for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
May 2004
05/20/04 Why Knowing the Difference Between Non-Melanoma and Melanoma Skin Cancer is Important
05/17/04 Red Bank/Shrewsbury Physicians Receive Prestigious American Diabetes Association Award
05/17/04 New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Awards Meridian Health and Hospitals Over $300,000 to Improve Emergency Preparedness
05/17/04 Riverview Physicians Honored at Annual Dinner
05/13/04 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Critical Awareness Day in Honor of Critical Care Awareness Month
05/12/04 Nurses Receive Honors During National Nurses Week
05/10/04 Ocean Medical Cener Hosts Food Drive
05/10/04 Spend a Healthy Afternoon with Your Girlfriends at Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s Women’s Health Fair on May 13
05/05/04 Advances in ADHD Lecture Presented by Jersey Shore University Medical Center on May 18
05/05/04 Urinary Incontinence in Women Lecture Presented by Jersey Shore University Medical Center on May 11
05/05/04 Joint Replacement Lecture Presented by Jersey Shore University Medical Center on May 11
05/04/04 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Food Drive
April 2004
04/27/04 Maybe a Baby?
04/26/04 Is Your Child Protected While In a Car?
04/23/04 Art Therapy Program Video Receives Prestigious Business Award
04/09/04 Ocean Medical Center Opens Cancer Resource Center
March 2004
03/26/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Free Joint Replacement Seminar
03/17/04 Ocean Medical Center Announces 2004 Kellogg Nursing Grant Award Winners
03/16/04 Women Smokers May Face Higher Cancer Risk
03/11/04 Where Do I Draw the Line with Alcohol Consumption?
03/08/04 Community Health Fair Kicks Off During National Nutrition Month
03/08/04 Riverview Hosts Program on Teen Sexuality
03/01/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts Colon Cancer Awareness Day On March 11
03/01/04 Ocean Medical Center Opens New East Wing
February 2004
02/26/04 Riverview Medical Center Can Help You Deal With The Emotional Impact Of A Cancer Diagnosis
02/16/04 Ocean Medical Center Offers Community Health Education Program Ouch! Joints in the Cold Weather
02/16/04 Ocean Medical Center Offers Community Education Program On Women & Heart Disease
02/12/04 Ocean Medical Center Physician Achieves Fellowship Status From the American College of Radiation Oncology
02/12/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Supports State’s Decision Not To Add Another Open Heart Surgery Program In Area
02/11/04 Meridian Life Fitness Hosts Open House
02/06/04 Lower Back Pain Solutions Lecture Presented By Jersey Shore University Medical Center On February 19
02/05/04 The Zobel Foundation Establishes Scholarship at Riverview Medical Center
02/02/04 Preventing Colon Cancer May Be Easier Than You Thought
02/02/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Blood Drive
January 2004
01/30/04 Ocean Medical Center Offers Art Therapy Program
01/30/04 Ocean Medical Center's Laboratory Receives Reaccreditation from The College of Americian Pathologists
01/28/04 Can Healthy Bones Help Prevent the Spread of Breast Cancer?
01/28/04 Ocean Medical Center Names Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs
01/27/04 Meridian Health Hosts Healthy Heart Lecture Series for American Heart Month
01/26/04 Riverview Medical Center Hosts Program on Menopause
01/24/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Blood Drive
01/23/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts “Journey Of The Heart” Free Heart Health Fair On February 2
01/08/04 Riverview Medical Center Welcomes New Vice President Of Operations
01/07/04 Meridianhealth.com Reaches One Million Visitors in 2003
01/07/04 Meridian Health Urges Public To Learn More About Flu, Use Precautions, Stay Healthy
December 2003
12/31/03 Riverview Medical Center Receives $3 Million Gift for New Outpatient Renal Dialysis Center
12/30/03 Ocean Medical Center Receives Approval for Primary Angioplasty
12/30/03 OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER’S FAMILY HEALTH CENTER RECEIVES DONATION FROM SCHOLARSHIP FUND
12/26/03 Riverview Medical Center Receives Approval for Primary Angioplasty
12/26/03 Riverview Medical Center and Ocean Medical Center Receive Approval for Primary Angioplasty
12/23/03 For The Second Year In A Row Jersey Shore University Medical Center Achieves The State’s Best Actual Cardiac Surgery Mortality Rate
12/22/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation Awarded $272,000 Grant From The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation For Nursing Excellence Initiatives
12/22/03 Ocean Medical Center’s Cancer Program Receives Three Year Re-Accreditation
12/04/03 Meridian Home Care Opens New Location In Brick
12/02/03 Riverview Medical Center Receives Three-Year Accreditation from Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
November 2003
11/25/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Partners with National Gynecological Oncology Group
11/11/03 Ocean Medical Center To Host Alzheimer's Disease Symposium
11/10/03 Breast Center of Ocean County To Host Free Breast Cancer Seminar
11/04/03 Ocean Medical Center to Host Free Diabetes Fair
October 2003
10/31/03 Breast Center of Ocean County at Ocean Medical Center Receives $12,000 Donation
10/31/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts "Good for Your Heart" Lecture Series on November 17
10/27/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts "Good for Your Heart" Lecture Series on November 10
10/24/03