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Flu Q&A with Dr. Julie Kidangan
Read more: Flu Q&A with Dr. Julie KidanganEvery year millions of people in the United States are affected by the flu virus. There have been 22 million flu illnesses with 210,000 of them resulting in hospitalizations just this flu season alone. Most of those that catch the flu suffer from a mild flu that will resolve in two or so weeks. Others…
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Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center and Montclair Public Library Create a Space for Nursing Mothers
Read more: Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center and Montclair Public Library Create a Space for Nursing MothersMONTCLAIR, NJ [February 3, 2020] – Nursing mothers who frequent Montclair Public Library will now benefit from the ease and comfort offered by a new private room. Sponsored by Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center, the new Nursing Mother’s Room at the Montclair Public Library main branch creates a safe and comfortable space for mothers to breastfeed…
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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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Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center CEO Retiring
Read more: Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center CEO RetiringMONTCLAIR, New Jersey (January 15, 2020) – John A. Fromhold, chief executive officer at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center, has announced his retirement effective May 1, 2020. Fromhold has served as CEO for 12 years. Commenting on the timing of his retirement Fromhold said, “It was important to me that I begin this new chapter in…
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The Hampshire Companies and Hackensack Meridian Celebrate Opening of New Medical Office Building at Mountainside Medical Center
Read more: The Hampshire Companies and Hackensack Meridian Celebrate Opening of New Medical Office Building at Mountainside Medical CenterProject brings 45,375 square feet of state-of-the-art medical office space to Essex County Glen Ridge and Montclair, N.J. (January 10, 2020) – A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Thursday for a three-story, 45,735-square-foot state-of-the-art medical office building at the former School of Nursing site across from Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center on the border of…
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Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center’s Stroke/Aneurysm Support Group will focus on needs of patients and their families
Read more: Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center’s Stroke/Aneurysm Support Group will focus on needs of patients and their familiesMONTCLAIR, N.J., [January 2019] — Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center’s Stroke/Aneurysm Support Group invites affected patients and families to share their experiences and challenges within a supportive environment to learn valuable information to help one other. The group is led by Melissa Santoro, R.N., BSN, NVRN-BC, stroke coordinator. “Having a stroke or aneurysm can be…
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A Faster Cancer Treatment – with Limited Side Effects
Read more: A Faster Cancer Treatment – with Limited Side EffectsAdvances in cancer treatment technology are having a dramatic impact on patient prognoses and outcomes. Malignant tumors that once required high-risk surgery to remove can now be eradicated non-invasively with fewer side effects, thanks to SBRT, which stands for stereotactic body radiation therapy. “Stereotactic body radiation therapy, or SBRT, is the most exciting advancement in…
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Mountainside Celebrates 50th Neurointerventional Case
Read more: Mountainside Celebrates 50th Neurointerventional CaseThe new Interventional Stroke Program at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center offers lifesaving and cutting edge treatments for acute strokes, removing dangerous blood clots and rapidly restoring blood flow to integral brain tissue. Additionally, the new program includes procedures such as cerebral aneurysm coiling and embolization, arteriovenous malformation and intracranial tumor embolization, as well as…
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Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Enhances Capabilities in Radiation Oncology with New State of the Art Technology
Read more: Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Enhances Capabilities in Radiation Oncology with New State of the Art TechnologyMontclair, NJ, [December 2019] – Mountainside Medical Center recently installed the TrueBeam® Radiotherapy System, a state-of-the-art linear accelerator, that allows for radiation to be delivered to cancer patients more precisely than ever. TrueBeam® brings high-quality, real-time imaging capabilities to enhance treatment accuracy, and the machine is also faster at delivering treatments, which means shorter visits…
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Avoiding the Travel Bug
Read more: Avoiding the Travel BugWorry over dodging the flu, avoiding a cold and escaping strep can be amplified during the colder months of the year. It can be even harder to stay healthy while travelling, surround by hundreds of other people. To make it through the holidays with your immune system intact, follow these helpful tips. Get Those Zzzzs…
