Mountainside Medical Group announced today that Rosemarie Arena, M.D., has joined the practice, expanding their gastroenterology group. Rosemarie Arena, M.D., is board certified in Internal Medicine and specializes in Gastroenterology. Dr. Arena values getting to know her patients as people first and foremost. “Taking the time to listen to the patient’s chief complaint, along with medical and personal history…

Photo: Parents Everliz Gonzalez and Dante Moore, with the newest addition to their family, Ariah, the first baby born at Mountainside Medical Center on January 2, 2020. MONTCLAIR, NJ [January 4, 2021] – Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center welcomed the hospital’s first baby of 2021 on January 2 at 7:11 p.m.  Born to parents Everliz…

The New Jersey Department of Health has recognized Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center as a 2020 Antimicrobial Steward. This award follows the observance of Antibiotic Awareness Week, an annual recognition hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during the month of November to raise awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic use…

Mountainside Medical Center is pleased to announce that its Behavioral Health inpatient unit has been named a 2020 Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing health care organizations that have achieved the 95th percentile or above for performance in Patient Experience. The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award is a…

Photo: Steven Sokolowski, Respiratory Therapist at Mountainside Medical Center receives first COVID-19 vaccination administered at the hospital. Today, Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center began administering the first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to frontline team members. Mountainside Medical Center will administer 975 vaccinations from the first shipment of vaccines delivered to the hospital.  Steven Sokolowski, Respiratory Therapist…

Mountainside Medical Group announced today that plastic surgeon Matthew S. Coons, M.D., FACS, has joined the practice. Dr. Coons is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. His interests also include hand surgery and reconstructive surgery with an emphasis on breast reconstruction.   “We are fortunate to have someone…

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Mountainside Medical Center earned the award…