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Why am I Experiencing Pain or Numbness in My Hands and Fingers?
Read more: Why am I Experiencing Pain or Numbness in My Hands and Fingers?Do you feel burning, numbness or tingling in your fingers, particularly the thumb, index, middle, and ring finger? Do your fingers feel swollen, particularly at night? Do you occasionally feel a shock-like sensation that can radiate to the first four fingers, or a pain or tingling that travels all the way up the forearm? Several…
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Mountainside Medical Center Celebrates Highly Reliable Heroes
Read more: Mountainside Medical Center Celebrates Highly Reliable HeroesPhoto: Team members from Labor & Delivery and hospital leadership at the award ceremony. MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (June 2, 2022) – Mountainside’s Highly Reliable Hero Award was created to celebrate the heroes around us – the person or department that goes out of their way to do extraordinary things for our patients, family members and fellow…
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Despite All Odds, Father-Daughter OB-GYN Duo Help Deliver Healthy Baby to New Jersey Couple
Read more: Despite All Odds, Father-Daughter OB-GYN Duo Help Deliver Healthy Baby to New Jersey CoupleFor Chrissy and Russell B. finding the right OB-GYN to deliver their first child was no easy task. After touring a few hospitals, they were set on delivering at Mountainside Medical Center but still needed to find the right OB-GYN to care for their baby during pregnancy. “We chose Mountainside because it is a community hospital,” Chrissy…
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Lyme Disease: What You Need to Know
Read more: Lyme Disease: What You Need to KnowWhile summer typically means more time outside, the season also brings an increased threat of tick bites. These parasites can be relatively harmless, but they can also carry and spread illnesses like Lyme disease. We spoke with Mountainside Medical Group’s Crystal Tank, M.D., and Ashany Sundaram, M.D. to learn more. “Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and less…
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Exceptional Care Comforts Diabetic Wound Care Patient During a Critical Time
Read more: Exceptional Care Comforts Diabetic Wound Care Patient During a Critical TimeCarlos Inacio, 57, of West Orange, was getting ready to head out on a Labor Day weekend trip to Lake George when a mild wound on his left foot became severely infected. Due to his diabetes, as well as intense swelling of his foot and leg, Inacio rushed to Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center for guidance. By…
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Turning a Challenging Experience Into a Positive New Initiative
Read more: Turning a Challenging Experience Into a Positive New InitiativeOur purpose is caring for people, and while our mission is always top of mind, sometimes – despite our best efforts – patients leave our care with an experience below expectations. So, when Kiamesha Washington came to Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center for emergency care, we took the opportunity to work with her after a challenging experience…
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A Picture Worth A Thousand Words
Read more: A Picture Worth A Thousand WordsFlorey Cruz-Cerpa is a healthcare professional at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center. Like her colleagues, she took to Facebook this spring to share stories of uncertainty, exhaustion and solidarity with her peers. She hoped her stories would serve as a sign of unity and perseverance. One evening, Florey posted a selfie, which was seen by Anjali…
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Hearts of Hope
Read more: Hearts of HopeWith only essential staff being able to come into the hospital, Sydney Topf, a junior volunteer at Mountainside Medical Center, wasn’t able to work in the Transitional Care Unit. With time on her hands and looking for a way to give back, Sydney learned about the organization Hearts of Hope. “I am very passionate about…
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Recovered COVID-19 Patient Grateful for Care at Mountainside Medical Center
Read more: Recovered COVID-19 Patient Grateful for Care at Mountainside Medical CenterOn March 28, 2020, Anthony Idone, Jr. of Belleville, New Jersey started to feel very tired, weak, and was coughing incessantly. His wife said to call the doctor, who prescribed him a medication. Two days later, Anthony still felt terrible. They decided to go to an urgent care in Cedar Grove, N.J., where the doctor…
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Heart Attack Symptoms Can Vary: Chris Armstrong’s Story of Survival and Recovery
Read more: Heart Attack Symptoms Can Vary: Chris Armstrong’s Story of Survival and RecoveryPain, tightness in the chest and numbness down one arm – these are the symptoms that come to mind when we hear “heart attack.” So when Chris Armstrong felt overwhelming nausea and dizziness, leaving him too weak to even leave the shower, he didn’t think the cause was a blocked artery in his heart. However,…
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