Press Releases Archive

2011

11/14/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center To Hold Annual Public Meeting
10/27/11 Meridian Women’s Heart Connection to Hold Joyful Heart Afternoon Tea Presentation
10/26/11 Meridian CardioVascular Network Presents Cooking with Heart Event at
Radisson Hotel in Freehold
10/24/11 Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking of Meridian Health Village at Jackson
10/20/11 ‘U.S. News’ best hospital list picks Meridian Health
10/17/11 Meridian Health to Host “Life is Not a Stress Rehearsal” featuring Author and Humorist Loretta LaRoche at Two River Theater
10/13/11 Jumping Jack Flash Mob!  Meridian Health’s “Jersey Jumpers” participate in First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Jump! Campaign to Break Guinness World Record® Title for Jumping Jacks
10/12/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s Treatment of Paralysis & Reconstructive Nerve Surgery announces Compelling Hope – the second annual global symposium on Innovative Solutions for Spinal Cord Injury, Paralysis and Neuropathy
09/30/11 Revolutionary Heart Pump Now Available at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
08/15/11 Meridian Health Supports Centralized Clinical Research across a Five-Hospital Network with the OnCore System
08/10/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Hold Inaugural Thyroid Cancer Support Group Meeting
08/03/11 New Leadership and a New Vision at Bayshore Community Hospital with the Appointment of Anthony Cava as Executive Director
07/29/11 Meridian Stroke Centers Receive Get With The Guidelines® Gold Plus Performance Achievement Awards
07/27/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Free Lecture on Weight Loss Surgery on August 3
07/20/11 Meridian Cancer Care to Host Free Dinner and Comedy Show at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
07/20/11 Meridian Health Receives Grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Central and South Jersey
07/08/11 Pediatric Surgeon from K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
Travels to Palestine on Medical Mission
06/30/11 Cardinal Health Foundation Grants Meridian Health $35,000 to Improve Patient Safety at the Point of Care
06/30/11 Jane H. Booker Family Health Center at Jersey Shore University Medical Center Holds Successful Community Day
06/27/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation to Host Twenty-Eighth Annual Sports Classic Golf Tournament – Very limited spots remain!
06/27/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center offers the most comprehensive Congenital Heart program in New Jersey
06/23/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Graduates 43 Residents
06/22/11 United States Women’s National Team Captain Christie Rampone Blogs from FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany
06/17/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts Successful Research Day
06/14/11 Second Annual Community Day and 5K Race Slated for September 18 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
06/13/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host a Free Skin Cancer Screening Clinic
05/26/11 2011 Ryan’s Run registering athletes and advocates of Middletown’s favorite event
04/21/11 Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations to Host Third Annual Runway on the River
04/20/11 Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations to hold 20th Annual Health Care Perspectives Luncheon on May 6
04/19/11 iMPak Health Announces first NFC Enabled Health and Wellness Application
04/15/11 Meridian Health Appoints New President of Ocean Medical Center
03/24/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Becomes First in NY/NJ to Implant Experimental Heart Attack Detection Device
03/22/11 Annual Sweetheart Ball Raises Significant Funds to Benefit Cancer Care
03/14/11 Meridian CardioVascular Network Presents Cooking With Heart
03/14/11 Meridian Women’s Heart Connection Offers Know Your Numbers
03/04/11 Meridian Cancer Care Welcomed as 'System Partner’ to The Cancer Institute of New Jersey                                 
02/25/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Implants First MRI-Safe Pacemaker in Monmouth County, New Jersey
02/15/11 Meridian Stroke Centers Receive
Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award
02/14/11 Know Your Risk of Heart Disease to be held February 16
02/11/11 Meridian CardioVascular Network to Offer Heart Wellness Expo and Screening
02/11/11 Free Interactive Seminar on Vascular Disorders and Diseases to be held February 17
02/11/11 Meridian CardioVascular Network to Offer Free Screenings at the Community YMCA
02/07/11 Celebrities, both International and Local, Share their Personal Experiences with CardioVascular Disease.
02/04/11 Important Information for Medical Residents of Jersey Shore University Medical Center from 2000 - 2005.
02/03/11 Third Annual Red Dress Event Brings NY Fashion to Red Bank for Heart Health Awareness
02/02/11 Meridian CardioVascular Network Presents 365 Days of Heart Health

02/01/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Participates in a Phase II Vaccine Trial for Primary Prevention of Clostridium difficile
02/01/11 Meridian At Home Remote Monitoring Pilot Program Receives Quality Improvement Award
01/25/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Child Car Seat Safety Check
01/24/11 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Executive Robert H. Adams Jr., Receives Prestigious American College of Healthcare Executives Early Career Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award
01/24/11 Meridian Health Nursing Executive Presented with Health Care Award
01/20/11 Meridian Health Named one of FORTUNE’S “100 Best Companies to Work For”
01/11/11 Meridian At Home Receives HomeCare Elite™ Status for Third Consecutive Year
01/10/11 Annual Sweetheart Ball to benefit local Cancer Center to be held February 26
01/06/11 Autism & Immunizations, Dr. Kairys of K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital comments.

2010

11/15/10 Meridian Subacute Rehabilitation at Wall Receives Outstanding Business Award
11/12/10 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Partners With World-Renowned Reconstructive Surgeons to Unveil Center for Paralysis
11/02/10 Meridian Health Physician Honored with National Boy Scout Award
10/21/10 Growing into a New Name: Introducing Southern Ocean Medical Center
09/28/10 Jersey Shore University Medical Center is First to earn LEED Gold in NJ and Largest on East Coast
09/21/10 Jersey Shore University Medical Center To Hold Annual Public Meeting
09/20/10 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation's 21st Annual Open Heart Invitational Slated for October 12
09/09/10 Annual Meridian Health Gala Promises an Elegant Southern Evening
09/01/10 Meridian Health Completes Merger with Bayshore Community Hospital
08/04/10 Local Moms Invited To Join Meridian Health's "Momtourage"
07/29/10 Meridian Health Abuzz After Receiving 2010 Most Wired
07/21/10 Meridian Health Explains How To Find Reliable Health Information Online
07/20/10 Jersey Shore University Medical Center “Transforming Care” Project Hailed Among the Best in the World
07/14/10 Advance Directives and Living Wills - Do You Know The Facts?
07/12/10 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Rated Among The Very Best In Cardiac Surgery Results
07/12/10 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Community Day and 5K Run/Walk on September 19
07/08/10 Mary Ann Donohue Promoted to Vice President & Chief Nurse Executive At Jersey Shore University Medical Center
07/06/10 Health Journal For Pain To Be First Offering From iMPak Health
06/30/10 Registration For The 27th Annual Sports Classic To Benefit Jersey Shore University Medical Center Community Is In Full-Swing
06/25/10 Annual Health Care Perspectives Luncheon Raises Funds To Support Meridian Health
06/25/10 2010 Runway On The River Raises Significant Funds For Children's Hospital
06/23/10 Meridian Pediatric Network Calendar Contest Winners Announced!
06/21/10 Meridian Health Deploys Smartphone App to Connect Mobile Users, Busy Travelers with Healthcare
05/18/10 Meridian Women's Heart Connection to hold Joyful Heart Afternoon Tea Presentations
05/12/10 Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations to hold 2010 Runway on the River
04/28/10 Meridian Health Ranked One of the Top 10 "Best Places To Work" in New Jersey
04/16/10 Capital Campaign for the 'New' Jersey Shore University Medical Center Surpasses $20 Million Goal
04/16/10 Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations to hold 19th Annual Healthcare Perspectives Luncheon on May 7
04/16/10 Meridian Health's Women's Philanthropic Fund to Hold Fourth Annual Fundraising Luncheon
03/17/10 Monmouth and Ocean County Fourth Graders Invited To Enter Children’s Calendar Contest
03/17/10 Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations Hosts 2010 Runway On The River Kick-Off
03/16/10 Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations Host Successful Cancer Center Fund Raiser
03/09/10 Meridian At Home Launches New Medication Management Program
03/07/10 Christie Rampone Delivers Baby Girl At Jersey Shore University Medical Center
02/15/10 Caring For Family Members Infected With H1N1 Flu
02/01/10 Meridian Health Shares Tips On Staying Healthy At Work During Flu Season
01/26/10 Jersey Shore University Medical Center and The Monmouth County Health Department Offering H1N1 Flu Shots
01/21/10 Meridian Health Named One Of Fortune's "100 Best Companies To Work For"
01/19/10 Meridian Health Encourages H1N1 Flu Awareness By Addressing Who Is At Risk
01/12/10 Meridian Cardiovascular Network Presents Second Annual 28 Days To A Healthier Heart Campaign
01/11/10 Annual Sweetheart Ball Benefiting Local Cancer Center To Be Held February 20
01/05/10 Meridian Health Completes Merger With Southern Ocean County Hospital
01/04/10 Meridian Health Addresses H1N1 Flu Vaccine Myths and Facts
01/04/10 Meridian Health Presents New Year New You Screenings In January

2009

12/22/09 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents New Year New You Event On January 3
12/14/09 Keeping Children Healthy and Safe During Flu Season
12/12/09 Annual Sweetheart Ball Benefiting Local Cancer Center To Be Held February 7, 2010
12/03/09 Get Back To What You Like To Do: New Treatment Options For Lower Back Pain
12/01/09 Meridian Health Encourages H1N1 Flu Awareness For Pregnant Women
11/16/09 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts Successful Open Heart Invitational
11/12/09 Meridian Health Issues Visitor Guidelines To Prevent H1N1 Flu Spread
11/03/09 Meridian Health Recognized As “Outstanding Employer” By New Jersey Business & Industry Association
10/30/09 Notice Of Public Hearing
10/19/09 Students From Allied Health and Science High School Donate 1,000 Books To Asbury Park Pediatrics
10/06/09 Meridian Health First Health Care System In The Region To Receive CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation
09/17/09 Meridian Health Rated Among State’s Best For Hospital Quality
08/26/09 Steeplechase Racing Returns To Benefit Meridian Health
08/26/09 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation’s 20th Annual Open Heart Invitational Scheduled For October 13
08/06/09 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Recognized For Implementing Quality Heart Disease and Stroke Care
07/29/09 Meridian Health and Bayshore Community Health Services Approve Merger Agreement
07/21/09 Meridian Health Welcomes Richard J. Scott, M.D., To Clinical Effectiveness Leadership Position
06/30/09 Meridian Health and Iguard.Org Partner To Provide Medication Safety Information
06/23/09 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation 26th Annual Sports Classic Scheduled For July 13
05/28/09 Meridian Health and Southern Ocean County Health System Approve Merger Agreement
04/27/09 Meridian Health Recognized As “Best Place To Work” For Fifth Consecutive Year
04/09/09 Jersey Shore University Medical Center and K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital To Hold Annual Public Meeting
04/06/09 Meridian Health Launches Support Web Site To Help Those Impacted By Multiple Sclerosis
01/26/09 Meridian Health To Host Free Healthy Heart Screenings In February

2008

11/19/08 Clearing The Air - Local Hospitals Go Smoke-Free
11/03/08 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Adult Partial Hospital Program Receives National Recognition
11/03/08 K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Receives $100,000 Gift In Support Of Expansion and Renovation Project
10/29/08 Jersey Shore University Medical Center To Hold Lectures On Diabetes Awareness Day
10/28/08 Hope For Children With Autism:  $1 Million Grant Awarded To Jersey Shore University Medical Center
10/15/08 MERIDIAN HEALTH TEAMS UP WITH JITTERBUG® TO ASSIST CONSUMERS WITH MEDICATION COMPLIANCE
09/17/08 MERIDIAN HEALTH RATED AMONG STATE’S BEST FOR HOSPITAL QUALITY
09/08/08 JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER STATEMENT
07/21/08 JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER TO HOST OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP
07/10/08 JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER’S JANE H. BOOKER DIALYSIS CENTER TO HOST OPEN HOUSE
06/27/08 TWO MERIDIAN HEALTH NURSES RECEIVE GOVERNOR’S NURSING MERIT AWARD
06/12/08 JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER TO HOST HOME RUN FOR HEALTH WORKSHOP AT FIRSTENERGY PARK IN LAKEWOOD
06/11/08 JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER TO HOST BLOOD DRIVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CENTRAL JERSEY BLOOD CENTER
04/15/08 LOCAL PHYSICIAN NAMED NEW JERSEY’S HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
02/25/08 NEW EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT JOINS MERIDIAN HEALTH
02/08/08 OVER 700 ATTEND HEART AND SOUL GOSPELFEST
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 MOTORCYCLE CLUB DONATES GIFTS TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
01/04/08 LOCAL NURSES RECOGNIZED BY STATE ASSOCIATION
01/02/08 MERIDIAN HEALTH’S DIGITAL HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS TO BE SHOWCASED AT LUNCH AT PIERO’S MEDIA EVENT DURING CES 2008