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RWJBarnabas Health & Rutgers Athletics Honor 17-Year-Old Perth Amboy Resident

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Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation to Host Art Show on Sept. 14 

Event will raise funds to support behavioral health services at Raritan Bay Medical Center PERTH AMBOY – On Thursday,  Sept. 14, Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation will host the return of its Art Show at Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center to raise funds to support behavioral health services and the expansion of […]

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National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program Mobile Tour Visits Perth Amboy

PERTH AMBOY – From August 29 until September 1, 2023, Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, Inc. will host the All of Us Journey: a traveling educational exhibit that brings the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program to communities across the country. The Journey features interactive stations and activities to educate visitors […]

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State of New Jersey COVID-19 Update

Keep Yourself and Your Family Healthy For Spring TRENTON – New Jerseyans are encouraged to continue taking necessary precautions to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy as we near the end of winter. Respiratory viruses, including COVID-19 are still among us. Residents are particularly encouraged to stay up-to-date on COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, including […]

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Middlesex County and Rutgers University Host Mental Health Event

Middlesex County and Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology host ‘Partnering to Prioritize Our Students’ Mental Health’ event. Designed for school mental health professionals, the event was centered around awareness and support. MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex County partnered with Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) to host […]

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February Is National Heart Month!

Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center has self risk assessment, so you can evaluate yourself to know if you are at risk for heart disease.

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The Monthly Column of Middlesex County Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios

February is American Heart Month February is the perfect time to focus on the heart, and not just because of Valentine’s Day. Since 1964, the month of February has been designated as American Heart Month. Established by a request from Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, American Heart Month is designed […]

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Mental Development

Let’s Take a Good Look at Ourselves at This Stage of Our Life

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Interview with Patricia Carroll, Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay/Old Bridge Medical Center’s New President

Chief Hospital Executive discusses need for Behavioral Health services in our community and the new achievements taking place at the hospital Tell us a little about yourself and joining Raritan Bay? I’ve been at Raritan Bay for a little over three months now. I came here from Palisades Medical Center, where I served as chief […]

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Hackensack University Medical Center Endovascular Surgeon Becomes First in U.S. to Perform Commercial Minimally Invasive Thoracic Aortic Repair Using New Device

Dr. Michael Wilderman is among only a few physicians in the region to have access to the first and only commercially available branched device to treat thoracic aortic conditions News Release/HACKENSACK, NJ – On August 16, 2022, Michael Wilderman, M.D., chief of Endovascular Surgery at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center, became the first in […]

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Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Available at Old Bridge Medical Center and Raritan Bay Medical Center

OLD BRIDGE – Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center has begun scheduling patients for the updated boosters that are available for people ages 12 and older. The new Bivalent booster provides a better protection against the widely circulating Omicron variant. Schedule an appointment today by visiting HackensackMeridianHealth.org/covid19. Hours […]

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Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center Delivers Baby on 2-22-22 at 2:22 p.m.

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Blood Donors Urged to Give from the Heart in February

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New Year’s Baby 2022

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Donate blood or platelets now to help patients avoid delays in care

Long-sleeved holiday T-shirts, chance at Super Bowl LVI trip for donors NEW JERSEY (Dec. 22, 2021) – As holiday celebrations continue, concern is rising for the nation’s blood supply, which has now dipped to concerning levels and could force hospitals to hold off on essential blood and platelet transfusions for patients. Historically low blood supply […]

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Almost 90 Percent of Perth Amboy Residents are Vaccinated Through City Task Force Efforts

PERTH AMBOY — Mayor Helmin J. Caba has prioritized the City of Perth Amboy’s local public health pandemic by creating a COVID-19 Taskforce to provide a credible, effective response and common ground solutions. The taskforce, established in February 2021, consisted of key local, county and state leaders that led the mobilization efforts to increase access […]

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