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Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center receives Get With The Guidelines® Gold Plus Target: Stroke Honor Roll Quality Achievement Award
Read more: Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center receives Get With The Guidelines® Gold Plus Target: Stroke Honor Roll Quality Achievement AwardPhoto: Members of Mountainside Medical Center’s Stroke team pictured left to right: Kelsey Vander Werff, Director Neurosciences; Michelle Rombough, R.N., Interim Director Emergency Department; Melissa Santoro, R.N., Stroke Coordinator; Amy Paolella, R.N., Quality Outcomes Manager; David Blady, M.D., Stroke Committee Physician Chairman; Arthur Calise, D.O., Medical Director Emergency Department; Florey Cruz-Cerpa, Community Health Manager; Andrea…
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Lifesaving Habits for Child Car Safety
Read more: Lifesaving Habits for Child Car SafetyNo one believes they will be the ones to leave their child in a hot car, but every year the parents of 37* children are wrong. Forgetting a child, not locking your car doors, getting distracted can happen to the best parents. It’s the responsibility of all mom, dads and caregivers to learn about the…
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Transitional Care Unit at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Receives Highest Quality Rating from CMS
Read more: Transitional Care Unit at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Receives Highest Quality Rating from CMSMontclair, NJ, [June 2019] — The Transitional Care Unit (TCU) at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center, a post-acute skilled nursing facility located on the sixth floor of the hospital, received the highest ranking (Five Stars) by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Five-Star Quality Rating System is based on three categories including…
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Choosing to Have Bariatric Surgery Proves to be Positive for New Jersey Woman
Read more: Choosing to Have Bariatric Surgery Proves to be Positive for New Jersey WomanAs a young adult, Olivia Davis was in great physical shape and had always lived a very health conscious lifestyle. After giving birth to her daughter in the 1990s, she found it hard to maintain that lifestyle. “I went through a series of bad events in my 40s which contributed to my weight gain,” said…
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Double Hip Replacements Gives Mountainside Nurse New Outlook
Read more: Double Hip Replacements Gives Mountainside Nurse New OutlookAnnie Mueller has been a nurse at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center since 1992. In recent years, she started experiencing intense hip pain. “Being a nurse, I was afraid to have the issue addressed because I knew what I was likely going to have to undergo a hip replacement,” said Mueller. After a vacation with…
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Why Mixing Alcohol and Prescription Medication is Dangerous
Read more: Why Mixing Alcohol and Prescription Medication is DangerousMixing prescription drugs with alcohol may lead to possible overdose, damage to the body, and even death. The National Council on Patient Information and Education warns consumers that “alcohol interacts with as many as 150 medications and can cause them to not work effectively.” Alcohol combined with prescription drugs can counteract the purpose and effectiveness…
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Wound Treatment at Mountainside Medical Center
Read more: Wound Treatment at Mountainside Medical CenterThe Wound Care Center at Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside Medical Center is a leader in Northern New Jersey in treating patients with stubborn wounds. Individuals living with diabetes are particularly prone to slow-healing and related risks when they experience a wound, especially foot wounds. To learn more about how wounds are treated, Lauren Danzi, RN, BSN, WCC,…
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Dr. Grishma Bambhroliya, Internist, joins Mountainside Medical Group
Read more: Dr. Grishma Bambhroliya, Internist, joins Mountainside Medical GroupMontclair, NJ, – (April 15, 2019) – Mountainside Medical Group announced today that Grishma Bambhroliya, M.D., has joined the practice, to service the community’s growing need for primary care physicians. Dr. Grishma Bambhroliya received her medical degree from PramukhSwami Medical College and completed her Internal Medicine residency at Mountainside Medical Center. She is an expert in patient care and…
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Stroke Care at Mountainside Medical Center Leads Woman to Successful Recovery
Read more: Stroke Care at Mountainside Medical Center Leads Woman to Successful RecoveryThe morning of Christmas Eve 2018, Barbara Donahue was getting ready for her family’s annual dinner. “Around 10 a.m., I told someone sitting nearby that I was starting to get a headache and my eye was hurting, which I thought was very strange,” said Donahue. “My oldest son turned to look at me and said…
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New Jersey Police Officer Gets New Lease on Life Following Heart Attack
Read more: New Jersey Police Officer Gets New Lease on Life Following Heart AttackOn June 5, 2014, Sergeant Fred Arnold’s day started out just like any other day. “That morning, my police department was participating in our bi-annual weapons qualifications training at the Essex County Police Academy’s Shooting Range,” said Arnold. “After we finished up I made a quick stop before making my way back to police headquarters.…
