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Archived Press Releases and Media Statements

July 2008
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
June 2008
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
April 2008
04/15/08 Local Physician Named New Jersey’s Healthcare Professional of the Year
February 2008
02/25/08 New Executive Vice President Joins Meridian Health
02/08/08 Over 700 Attend Heart and Soul GospelFest
January 2008
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 Nurses Recognized by State Association
01/04/08 Local Motorcycle Club Donates Gifts to Pediatric Patients
01/02/08 Meridian Health’s Digital Healthcare Solutions to be Showcased at Lunch at Piero’s Media Event During CES 2008
December 2007
12/20/07 Record Breaking Gala Benefits Region’s Leading Not-For-Profit Health Care Provider
12/18/07 Safety First: OSHA and Jersey Shore University Medical Center Form Safety Partnership
12/07/07 Organizations Across Monmouth and Ocean Counties Join K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital to Make a Difference this Holiday Season
November 2007
11/29/07 1,000 Children’s Books Dedicated to Asbury Park Pediatrics as Part of “Reach Out and Read” Program
11/19/07 Jersey Shore's Expansion Reaches Major Milestone
11/13/07 50/50 Raffle to Benefit Local Hospitals
October 2007
10/29/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Awarded National Medal for Organ Donation Program
10/04/07 K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital Hosts Free Children's Health Fair On October 20
September 2007
09/20/07 Does Your Hospital Make the Grade?
09/11/07 Free Prostate Screenings Offered on September 20 At Jersey Shore University Medical Center
09/11/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Schedules Health Lecture Series at Neptune Senior Center
09/05/07 K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital Calls for Increased Protection For Children From Tobacco
August 2007
08/29/07 Meridian Health Celebrates 10th Anniversary
08/29/07 Health and Wellness Fair Planned for September 4
08/21/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents Physician Panel on Breast Cancer
08/10/07 Meridian Health Welcomes Ernest Richards, Ph.D., to Clinical Research Leadership Position
08/10/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents Program on Thyroid Conditions
08/10/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Nationally Recognized For Exceptional Stroke Care
July 2007
07/12/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents Program on Children's Behavioral Health
07/06/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents Program on Prostate Cancer
June 2007
06/29/07 Meridian Health Welcomes Judge Alexander Lehrer to Senior Leadership Position
06/26/07 Trauma Center At Jersey Shore University Medical Center Cautions That Fireworks Are Best Viewed At A Distance
06/19/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Dedicates Advanced Gynecologic Oncology Centers
06/05/07 Meridian Health Welcomes David Siegel, M.D., as New Senior Vice President of Clinical Effectiveness and Medical Affairs
06/01/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Cancer Center to Host Free Skin Cancer Screenings
May 2007
05/09/07 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Support Group Scheduled for May 17
05/01/07 16th Annual Healthcare Perspectives Luncheon to be Held May 4, 2007
April 2007
04/23/07 K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Announces Partnership with Hollywood Video
04/13/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Hold Discussion on Cervical Cancer Vaccine
04/02/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Appoints David S. Kountz, M.D. As New Senior Vice President of Medical and Academic Affairs
March 2007
03/29/07 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Lecture to be Held on April 26
03/26/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents Physician Art Show
03/13/07 K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital and Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts to Host Healthy Eating Program
03/12/07 Tenth Anniversary Sweetheart Ball Raises a Record Breaking $110,000 to Benefit Jersey Shore University Medical Center Cancer Center
03/08/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Adds Pet/Ct Capability To Radiology, Oncology And Cardiac Services
03/05/07 Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations Welcomes New President Michael Luck, Ph.D.
February 2007
02/23/07 Meridian Health to Hold Programs Called “Just in Case: Being Prepared for Emergency Situations”
02/22/07 Disney Institute Brings Program on Leadership, Management, Service & Loyalty to Eatontown
02/21/07 Meridian Health Presents “Nutrition Fuels Fitness and Exercise”
02/16/07 National Children’s Dental Health Month Helps Smiles Stay Bright
January 2007
01/11/07 Ball Benefiting Jersey Shore University Medical Center Cancer Center Scheduled for February 3
December 2006
12/28/06 Meridian Health Employees Lose 1,773.4 Pounds for Fit to Win Program
12/18/06 Manor by the Sea to Join Meridian Health
12/11/06 Talbots in Shrewsbury Hosts Holiday Giving Tree for Patients at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
12/11/06 Record Breaking Gala Benefiting Region’s Leading Not-For-Profit Health Care Provider Held on November 18
November 2006
11/20/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Receives $1 Million Gift in Support of Landmark Expansion and Renovation Project
11/09/06 Meridian Health Pilots C.H.A.S.E. for Life Video to Teach “How to Save a Life”
October 2006
10/30/06 Meridian At Home Recognized Among Best In the Nation in Providing Quality Home Health Care
10/11/06 “Celebration of Life” to Mark One Year Anniversary of Unique Cancer Treatment at Riverview Medical Center on Nov. 1
10/09/06 K.Hovnanian Children’s Hospital To Host Free Children’s Health Fair On Oct. 21
September 2006
09/25/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Introduces New Director Of Cardiovascular Research
09/25/06 Kick Off Reception Held For Gala Benefiting Region’s Leading Not-For-Profit Health Care Provider
09/25/06 State Hospital Performance Report Confirms Meridian Health Among New Jersey’s Best in Delivering Quality Patient Care
August 2006
08/24/06 K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital NICU Celebrated 3rd Heartwarming Reunion
08/02/06 Meridian Nurses Dominate Governor's Nursing Awards
08/01/06 K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital NICU Welcomes Back Families for a Celebration of Life
08/01/06 Extreme Heat Safety Tips from Jersey Shore University Medical Center
July 2006
07/25/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Breaks Ground On Landmark Expansion And Renovation Project
07/24/06 CyberKnife Offers New Options, New Hope
07/10/06 Open House at Asbury Park Pediatrics to Welcome Dr. Amy Peardon
07/05/06 Meridian Home Care Offers Free Certification Course for Future Home Health Aides
June 2006
06/15/06 New Jersey Hospitals Celebrate Success of National Healthcare Quality Improvement Effort
06/13/06 Meridian Health Welcomes Wayne M. Boatwright as Vice President of Cultural Diversity
06/07/06 Meridian Health and Assemblyman Sean Kean Voice Concerns Over Proposed State “Sick Tax” as Budget Nears
May 2006
05/31/06 Meridian Health Hosts Seminar on Children's Nutrition
05/25/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Recieves Highest Nursing Honor Again!
05/17/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Earns Governor’s Award for Performance Excellence
05/05/06 Join Meridian Health Mother’s Day Weekend and Bring Balance to Your Health
05/04/06 Free Golf Clinic May 13
April 2006
04/27/06 Mrs. Mary Ida Vandross to Guest Speak at Stroke Awareness Luncheon
04/25/06 Meridian Health Spreads Awareness of “Cover the Uninsured Week” May 1-7
March 2006
03/31/06 Meridian Health Hosts Yard Work Safety Lecture
03/30/06 New Options for Brain Tumors
February 2006
02/28/06 Meridian Health Hosts Alzheimer’s Symposium
02/09/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Celebrates National Heart Month With Family Healthy Heart Fair On February 20
02/07/06 Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Riverview Medical Center Recognized for Providing an Outstanding Inpatient Experience
January 2006
01/09/06 Hovnanian Gift Names K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
November 2005
11/28/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Awarded Township Approval And Receives $1.6 Million Gift For Expansion And Renovation Project
11/21/05 The CyberKnife Arrives at Riverview Medical Center
October 2005
10/18/05 Meridian Health Hosts Educational Lectures on Plan D
10/12/05 Meridian Hospice Event Encourages Seniors to Think About End of Life Care
10/11/05 Meridian Health Receives National Recognition for Patient Safety and Quality Initiative
10/10/05 Meridian Health Hosts Kites Against Cancer On October 23 At Pier Village In Long Branch
10/10/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Becomes The First Licensed Children's Hospital For Monmouth And Ocean Counties
10/03/05 Meridian Health Orthopedics to Host Free Golf Clinic, October 15
10/03/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Child Health Fair, October 8
September 2005
09/25/05 Meridian Health Offering Free Health Clinics At Jersey Shore University Medical Center For Relocated Victims Of Hurricane Katrina
09/07/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center To Host Prostate Cancer Screening
August 2005
08/24/05 Confused About Prescription Assistance Programs? Meridian Hospitals Offer Programs to Help
08/02/05 Expedition Leader and Motivational Speaker to Discuss Diabetes Management for Children and Parents at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
July 2005
07/12/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Opens Renovated Radiation Oncology Center
June 2005
06/30/05 Four Meridian Health Nurses Receive Governor's Nursing Merit Awards
06/27/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Blood Drive July 8
06/22/05 For The Fourth Consecutive Year Jersey Shore University Medical Center Rated Among The Very Best In Cardiac Surgery Results
May 2005
05/26/05 Meridian Health Launches Women's HeartAdvantage Program
05/23/05 Ocean Medical Center to Host National Senior Health and Fitness Day
05/09/05 Meridian Health to Host Rx4NJ Presentation & Senior Health Fair
05/05/05 Meridian Health to Launch Women’s HeartAdvantage Program With May 16 Luncheon
05/05/05 Ocean Medical Center Celebrates Nurses Week with Live Radio Broadcast
05/02/05 Meridian Health Named One of the 10 Best Places to Work in New Jersey
05/01/05 Meridian Health Welcomes Marc H. Lory As New Executive Vice President And Chief Operating Officer And President Of Meridian Hospitals
March 2005
03/29/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Holds Ribbon Cutting for Renovated Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
03/24/05 Nine Nurses Receive the Elizabeth I. Kellogg Nursing Award for Nursing Excellence
03/23/05 New Treatment for Chronic Heartburn Sufferers Available at Ocean Medical Center
03/22/05 Meridian Health Offers Free Soccer Clinic
03/21/05 Meridian Health Hosts "Fight Fatigue With Facts" Cancer Seminar
03/17/05 New Magnet Nursing Units Dedicated at Meridian Health Hospitals
03/09/05 Hitchner Named to Meridian Health Board of Trustees
February 2005
02/23/05 Meridian Health Supports Prescription Assistance Program, Rx4NJ
02/15/05 Jersey Shore Regional Trauma Center Receives Re-Verification By American College Of Surgeons
02/15/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Infertility Education Program
02/01/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Healthy Heart Fair During American Heart Month
January 2005
01/31/05 Meridian Health Declares a “Red Alert” in Honor of Heart Health Month
01/25/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Physician Selected for National Program on Women's Health Education
01/25/05 Ocean Medical Center Offers Art Therapy Program
01/21/05 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Appoints Three New Vice Presidents
December 2004
12/22/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Blood Drive
12/17/04 Tips to Avoid Putting on Holiday Pounds
12/02/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center's Diagnostic Imaging Department Receives Accreditation
November 2004
11/24/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Expands Neonatal Capacity With Approval of Bassinets
11/18/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Bladder Control Program
11/03/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Launches Organ Donor Awareness Campaign
October 2004
10/26/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center To Host Cancer Caregiver Seminar
10/04/04 Those Living With Diabetes Especially Urged To Get Flu And Pneumonia Shots
10/04/04 Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Announces Meridian Foundation President as Chair
10/04/04 Meridian Health and 94.3 The Point are Joining Forces to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness
September 2004
09/28/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center's Booker Health Sciences Library to Receive National Health Information Award
09/20/04 Meridian Health’s Breast Centers and 94.3 The Point Present 5th Annual "Kites Against Breast Cancer"
09/13/04 National Childhood Injury Prevention Week Aims to Protect our Future
09/13/04 If You’re Suffering from Post Olympic Withdrawal, Join Some Local Professionals Who Can “Volley” You in to Health
09/09/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center To Host Bicycle Helmet Safety Program
09/03/04 Jersey SHore University Medical Center Physician Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From Boy Scouts of America Honor Society
09/03/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Prostate Cancer Screening
August 2004
08/25/04 Successful Meridian Hospice Social to Become Annual Event
08/10/04 Meridian Health's Specialty Care Transportation Units Receive Licensing Under Newly Adopted Regulations
08/10/04 Local Teenager Helping Make Monmouth And Ocean County Roads A Safer Place
08/10/04 Meridian Health Receives $250,000 Grant for Nursing Scholarships and Continued Education
08/03/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Laboratory Awarded Re-Accreditation
July 2004
07/30/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center and The Local Barber Shop Hope to Educate You On Prostate Cancer
07/21/04 Nurses Win Scholarship Awards Across Meridian Health Family
07/15/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Appoints New Chair of Surgery
07/14/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Bladder Control Program
June 2004
06/30/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center to Host Blood Drive
06/23/04 Skin Cancer Awareness Program Heald at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
06/18/04 Meridian Chief Nursing Officer Receives 2004 Governor’s Nursing Merit Award
May 2004
05/20/04 Greater Neptune Community to Gain New EMS Volunteers Through New High School Program
05/17/04 New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Awards Meridian Health and Hospitals Over $300,000 to Improve Emergency Preparedness
05/10/04 Spend a Healthy Afternoon with Your Girlfriends at Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s Women’s Health Fair on May 13
05/05/04 Advances in ADHD Lecture Presented by Jersey Shore University Medical Center on May 18
05/05/04 Urinary Incontinence in Women Lecture Presented by Jersey Shore University Medical Center on May 11
05/05/04 Joint Replacement Lecture Presented by Jersey Shore University Medical Center on May 11
March 2004
03/11/04 Where Do I Draw the Line with Alcohol Consumption?
03/01/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts Colon Cancer Awareness Day On March 11
February 2004
02/12/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Supports State’s Decision Not To Add Another Open Heart Surgery Program In Area
02/11/04 Meridian Life Fitness Hosts Open House
02/06/04 Lower Back Pain Solutions Lecture Presented By Jersey Shore University Medical Center On February 19
January 2004
01/27/04 Meridian Health Hosts Healthy Heart Lecture Series for American Heart Month
01/23/04 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts “Journey Of The Heart” Free Heart Health Fair On February 2
01/07/04 Meridian Health Urges Public To Learn More About Flu, Use Precautions, Stay Healthy
01/07/04 Meridianhealth.com Reaches One Million Visitors in 2003
December 2003
12/23/03 For The Second Year In A Row Jersey Shore University Medical Center Achieves The State’s Best Actual Cardiac Surgery Mortality Rate
12/22/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation Awarded $272,000 Grant From The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation For Nursing Excellence Initiatives
12/04/03 Meridian Home Care Opens New Location In Brick
November 2003
11/25/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Partners with National Gynecological Oncology Group
October 2003
10/31/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts "Good for Your Heart" Lecture Series on November 17
10/27/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts "Good for Your Heart" Lecture Series on November 10
10/22/03 Meridian Health Honored With Outstanding Employer Award By New Jersey Business And Industry Association
10/14/03 Ford, Gaffney, And Paz Named To Meridian Health Board Of Trustees
10/08/03 Booker Health Sciences Library Hosts Open House for New Breast & Ovarian Cancer Health Section
10/03/03 Jersey Shore Breast Care Center and 94.3 The Point Present 4th Annual “Kites Against Breast Cancer” on Sat., Oct. 18, 2003
September 2003
09/22/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts First Annual Child Health Fair
09/17/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosting Cardiac Arrest Prevention Seminar on September 30
09/09/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Oral Surgeon Honored by President Bush for Charitable Dental Care Program
09/08/03 Free Prostate Cancer Screening Set for Sept. 18
09/05/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts Blood Transfusion Alternatives Symposium in Holmdel
09/05/03 Meridian Health Foundations Hold Kick Off Event Party for 2003 Gala
August 2003
08/28/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts Child Ear Health Program for Parents
08/28/03 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hosts Genetic Heart Disease Seminar on September 10
08/06/03 Jersey Shore Family Health Center Hosts Third Annual Health Fair
July 2003
07/29/03 Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations Appoints New Director of Gift Planning
07/01/03 Meridian Health Launches New Image, Names, and Logos Today
June 2003
06/06/03 Meridian Health Introduces New Image and Visual Identity
06/03/03 Riverview Medical Center Offers Diabetes Support Group Series
May 2003
05/16/03 Pilot Study Suggests Synthetic THC Reduces Agitation, Improves Appetite in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
05/16/03 Jersey Shore Medical Center Presents Women's Health Fair on May 29
05/08/03 Jersey Shore Medical Center Presents a Free Heart Healthy Cooking Demonstration
05/07/03 Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation Participates in National Quality Improvement Initiative
05/05/03 Jersey Shore Medical Center Offers Help for Those Suffering From Urinary Incontinence
05/02/03 Meridian Cardiologists to be First in Monmouth and Ocean Counties Using Revolutionary New Heart Devices
April 2003
04/28/03 Jersey Shore Breast Care Center Offers Breast Cancer Support Groups
04/21/03 Jersey Shore Medical Center To Host A Mental Health Information Day
04/08/03 Meridian Honors Volunteers During National Volunteer Week
04/08/03 Jersey Shore Medical Center Hosts 2nd Annual Physicians' Art & Photography Exhibit
04/04/03 Jersey Shore Medical Center To Host A Free Cardiac Lecture Series “Good For Your Heart”
04/04/03 Jersey Shore Medical Center Celebrates National Library Week
March 2003
03/27/03 Jersey Shore Medical Center Announces New Treatment for Stress Urinary Incontinence - Gynecare TVT
03/27/03 Meridian Behavioral Health Services Co-Sponsors "Close to Home"
03/19/03 Jersey Shore Medical Center Announces New Medical Staff Leaders
03/17/03 Meridian Introduces Computer Aided Detection to its Breast Centers
03/07/03 Meridian Health System Holds Nutrition Programs in Honor of National Nutrition Month
03/07/03 Meridian Launches Lipstick Project
03/07/03 Jersey Shore Medical Center To Host A Free Cardiac Lecture Series“Good For Your Heart”
February 2003
02/25/03 Sixth Annual Sweetheart Ball Raises $65,000 to Benefit Jersey Shore Medical Center Cancer Center
02/21/03 Alternatives at Riverview Provides an Affirming Environment
02/19/03 Meridian Health System, Again, Achieves Highest Nursing Status
02/19/03 Jersey Shore Medical Center Celebrates American Heart Month With "Journey of the Heart"
02/18/03 Listing of Canceled Classes and Meetings for February 18 - 20
02/10/03 Meridian Health System's Hospitals Launch Pilot Magnet Units
January 2003
01/28/03 A statement from Meridian Health System concerning the planned statewide physician job action on February 3,4,5.
01/22/03 $64,000 Gift is Presented to Jersey Shore Medical Center
01/10/03 Meridian Health System Holds Blood Drives in Recognition of National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
December 2002
12/26/02 Jersey Shore Medical Center Foundation Appoints New Trustees
12/09/02 December is Not Too Late To Get Annual Influenza Vaccination
November 2002
11/11/02 Jersey Shore Medical Center Joins National Association of Children's Hospitals
11/11/02 Jersey Shore Medical Center Performs New Endoscopy Procedure
11/04/02 Second Episode of Jersey Shore Medical Center’s “Trauma: Life in The E.R.” Airs November 18
11/01/02 Jersey Shore Medical Center Offers Pet Scan
October 2002
10/25/02 Jersey Shore Medical Center to Offer Free Oral Cancer Screenings
10/16/02 Jersey Shore Medical Center Hosts Library Open House
10/04/02 Jersey Shore Medical Center to Host A Blood Drive
10/04/02 Jersey Shore Medical Center to Host Free Seminar for Caregivers Of Cancer Patients
September 2002
09/30/02 Jersey Shore Medical Center to Host Free Diabetes Fair
09/17/02 Jersey Shore Cancer Center to Host Oncological Conference For Health Care Professionals
09/12/02 Meridian Health System Hosts Baby Fairs


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