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Archived Press Releases and Media Statements

August 2008
08/15/08 Ocean Medical Center to Host Free Health Fair August 26 in Toms River
July 2008
07/14/08 Ocean Medical Center Offers Summer Safety Tips for the Whole Family
June 2008
06/27/08 Two Meridian Health Nurses Receive Governor’s Nursing Merit Award
06/27/08 Ocean Medical Center Nurse Receives Governor’s Nursing Merit Award
February 2008
02/25/08 New Executive Vice President Joins Meridian Health
January 2008
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
December 2007
12/20/07 Record Breaking Gala Benefits Region’s Leading Not-For-Profit Health Care Provider
November 2007
11/29/07 Ocean Medical Center to hold 20h Annual ‘Lights of Love’ Tree-lighting Event
11/26/07 Ocean Medical Center Earns the Highest Nursing Award
11/13/07 Ocean Medical Center Remains Focused on the Future with Pediatric Hospitalist Program
11/13/07 50/50 Raffle to Benefit Local Hospitals
11/07/07 Ocean Medical Center to Offer Flu and Pneumonia Shots in Conjunction with the Ocean County Board of Health
September 2007
09/20/07 Does Your Hospital Make the Grade?
09/04/07 Ocean Medical Center Offers Free Lecture: “New Technology for Diabetes Management”
August 2007
08/31/07 The Guild of Ocean Medical Center To Host Fourth Annual “Friends on the Bay Fundraiser” --Slated for Friday, October 5 --
08/29/07 Meridian Health Celebrates 10th Anniversary
08/29/07 Health and Wellness Fair Planned for September 4
08/17/07 Ocean Medical Center Hosts "Kid's View: A Trip to the Operating Room"
08/10/07 Meridian Health Welcomes Ernest Richards, Ph.D., to Clinical Research Leadership Position
July 2007
07/12/07 Ocean Medical Center Hosting Free Senior Health Fair
07/09/07 Ocean Medical Center Radiation Oncologist Receives Physician of the Year Award
June 2007
06/29/07 Shore Rehabilitation Institute Celebrated 12th Birthday
06/29/07 Ocean Medical Center Responds to Rapid Ocean County Population Growth with New Area Physicians
06/29/07 Meridian Health Welcomes Judge Alexander Lehrer to Senior Leadership Position
06/12/07 Shore Rehabilitation Institute Celebrates 12th Birthday
06/05/07 Meridian Health Welcomes David Siegel, M.D., as New Senior Vice President of Clinical Effectiveness and Medical Affairs
May 2007
05/09/07 Ocean Medical Center Holds Free Session on Female Urinary Incontinence
05/01/07 16th Annual Healthcare Perspectives Luncheon to be Held May 4, 2007
05/01/07 Ocean Medical Center Foundation Golf Classic Scheduled for May 14, 2007 at Manasquan River Golf Club
April 2007
04/18/07 Ocean Medical Center Partners with WOBM AM1160 to Host Free Senior Lifestyle & Health Expo
March 2007
03/26/07 Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents Physician Art Show
03/20/07 Ocean Medical Center to Hold NJ’s First Ever Colorectal Cancer Awareness Walk
03/15/07 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Medication Management Program
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”
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
12/13/06 Ocean Medical Center Cancer Program Approved with Commendation by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
12/12/06 Ocean Medical Center Guild Presents $63,000
12/11/06 Record Breaking Gala Benefiting Region’s Leading Not-For-Profit Health Care Provider Held on November 18
12/11/06 Ocean Medical Center Association Celebrated 19th Annual Lights of Love Ceremony and Presents $10,000 Raised Through Fundraising Efforts
November 2006
11/24/06 Ocean Medical Center Offers Tips on Staying Healthy Despite Holiday Stress
11/13/06 Ocean Medical Center Congratulates ‘Top Doctor’ Nathan Kaufman, MD
11/13/06 Ocean Medical Center Announces 19th Annual ‘Lights of Love’ Tree-lighting Event
11/09/06 Meridian Health Pilots C.H.A.S.E. for Life Video to Teach “How to Save a Life”
11/03/06 Ocean Medical Center Welcomes Physicians to Leadership Positions
11/03/06 Ocean Medical Center to Offer Flu and Pneumonia Shots in Conjunction with the Ocean County Board of Health
October 2006
10/31/06 OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER HONORS EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEES
10/30/06 Meridian At Home Recognized Among Best In the Nation in Providing Quality Home Health Care
10/24/06 OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER TO HOST PROGRAM FOR ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVERS
10/11/06 “Celebration of Life” to Mark One Year Anniversary of Unique Cancer Treatment at Riverview Medical Center on Nov. 1
September 2006
09/25/06 State Hospital Performance Report Confirms Meridian Health Among New Jersey’s Best in Delivering Quality Patient Care
09/25/06 Kick Off Reception Held For Gala Benefiting Region’s Leading Not-For-Profit Health Care Provider
09/03/06 GUILD OF OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER TO HOST THIRD ANNUAL GALA
August 2006
08/02/06 Meridian Nurses Dominate Governor's Nursing Awards
July 2006
07/24/06 CyberKnife Offers New Options, New Hope
07/13/06 Ocean Care Center Marks Second Anniversary, Celebrates Consistently High Satisfaction Scores and Growth
07/10/06 Ocean Medical Center Imaging Services Announces New Hours of Operation
07/05/06 Meridian Home Care Offers Free Certification Course for Future Home Health Aides
June 2006
06/24/06 Meridian Life Fitness Helps Community Members “Lose for Life”
06/20/06 Free Skin Cancer Screening at Ocean Medical Center, July 18
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
06/13/06 Shore Rehabilitation Institute Celebrates 11th Anniversary
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
05/30/06 Ocean Medical Center Hosts a Fair Concerning Pulmonary 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
04/14/06 Pre-Mother’s Day Art Show To Benefit Junior Volunteers
04/14/06 Get A Leg Up on Peripheral Vascular Disease
04/05/06 Shield Yourself from Skin Cancer
04/05/06 MERIDIAN HEALTH HOSTS "FIGHT FATIGUE WITH FACTS" CANCER SEMINAR
March 2006
03/30/06 New Options for Brain Tumors
03/26/06 Love Knows No Boundaries
03/24/06 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Colo-Rectal and Other Digestive Cancers Support Group
03/23/06 Ocean Medical Center Foundation Announces Establishment of Bay Head/Mantoloking Endowment
03/22/06 Ocean Medical Center Hosts “Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery: Are You a Candidate?”
03/16/06 Ocean Medical Center is treating more people with Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disorder
January 2006
01/16/06 Ocean Medical Center Announces 2006-2007 Medical Staff
December 2005
12/28/05 Ocean Medical Center Host NEW Digestive Cancer Support Group
November 2005
11/28/05 Get a Leg Up on Peripheral Vascular Disease
11/21/05 The CyberKnife Arrives at Riverview Medical Center
October 2005
10/20/05 Guild of Ocean Medical Center will hold its Annual Luncheon at the Manasquan River Golf Club
10/18/05 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Free Women’s Health Fair
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
10/05/05 Ocean Medical Center to Host Free Seminar on Preventing Back Pain
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
August 2005
08/24/05 Confused About Prescription Assistance Programs? Meridian Hospitals Offer Programs to Help
08/09/05 Ocean Medical Center To Host Free Prostate Cancer Seminar
June 2005
06/30/05 Four Meridian Health Nurses Receive Governor's Nursing Merit Awards
06/22/05 Shore Rehabilitation Institute Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary
06/06/05 Ocean Medical Center Appoints Two New Vice Presidents
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
05/11/05 Ocean Medical Center Opens New Interventional Radiology Suite
05/09/05 Meridian Health to Host Rx4NJ Presentation & Senior Health Fair
05/05/05 Ocean Medical Center Celebrates Nurses Week with Live Radio Broadcast
05/05/05 Meridian Health to Launch Women’s HeartAdvantage Program With May 16 Luncheon
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
April 2005
04/11/05 Ocean Medical Center To Host Seminar on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
March 2005
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
03/10/05 Ocean Medical Center's Hospital Association to Sponsor a Art Auction
03/09/05 Hitchner Named to Meridian Health Board of Trustees
03/09/05 Ocean Medical Center To Host Annual Bereavement Service
03/08/05 Meridian Home Care Offers New Daily Home Monitoring Service
03/07/05 Ocean Medical Center to Host Conference for Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Sufferers
February 2005
02/23/05 Meridian Health Supports Prescription Assistance Program, Rx4NJ
02/21/05 Ocean Medical Center Opens New Laparoscopic Operating Room Suite
January 2005
01/31/05 Meridian Health Declares a “Red Alert” in Honor of Heart Health Month
01/28/05 Ocean Medial Center Recieves Gift For The Breast Center of Ocean County
01/25/05 Ocean Medical Center Offers Art Therapy Program
01/24/05 Ocean Medical Center To Host Blood Drive
December 2004
12/17/04 Tips to Avoid Putting on Holiday Pounds
12/10/04 Ocean Medical Center Offers a New, Minimally Invasive Procedure To Reduce The Risk Of Stroke
November 2004
11/23/04 Free Seminar at Ocean Medical Center Explains Latest Techniques in Urologic Surgery
11/22/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Blood Drive
11/05/04 BONE MARROW AND BLOOD DRIVE HELD IN HONOR OF THREE LOCAL CHILDREN
October 2004
10/27/04 OBESITY IN CHILDREN AND TEENS IS BECOMING A GROWING EPIDEMIC
10/25/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Diabetes Fair
10/14/04 Ocean Medical Center Raises Awareness To Breast Cancer
10/07/04 Ocean Medical Center's Hospital Association To Sponsor Art Auction To Benefit Emergency Department
10/06/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Women's Health Day Fair
10/04/04 Meridian Health and 94.3 The Point are Joining Forces to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness
10/04/04 Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Announces Meridian Foundation President as Chair
10/04/04 DayBreak Adult Day Services Approved for State Funding
September 2004
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 Ocean Medical Center Raises Awareness to Ovarian Cancer
09/13/04 If You’re Suffering from Post Olympic Withdrawal, Join Some Local Professionals Who Can “Volley” You in to Health
09/07/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Blood Drive
09/01/04 Ocean Medical Center Raises Awareness to Prostate Cancer
August 2004
08/30/04 Ocean Medical Center to Host Health Screenings
08/25/04 Successful Meridian Hospice Social to Become Annual Event
08/24/04 Ocean Medical Center Offers Art Therapy Program
08/11/04 Ocean Medical Center Names Vice President Of Medical Affairs
08/10/04 Meridian Health Receives $250,000 Grant for Nursing Scholarships and Continued Education
08/02/04 Breast Center of Ocean County Extends Hours
July 2004
07/21/04 Nurses Win Scholarship Awards Across Meridian Health Family
07/13/04 Ocean Medical Center’s Dialysis Unit Celebrates Relocation
June 2004
06/30/04 Ocean Medical Center to Host Blood Drive
06/29/04 Ocean Care Center Opens At New Location
06/29/04 Ocean Care Center Opens At New Location
06/22/04 Ocean Medical Center to Host Peripheral Vascular Disease Lecture
06/22/04 Ocean Medical Center Uses An Innovative New Medical Device To Treat Peripheral Vascular Disease
06/18/04 Meridian Chief Nursing Officer Receives 2004 Governor’s Nursing Merit Award
06/08/04 Ocean Medical Center Announces The Addition Of An Advanced Computed Tomography (CT)Scanner
06/03/04 Ocean Care Center VIP Reception
06/02/04 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Cancer Clinical Trials Educational Program
06/02/04 Ocean Medical Center to Host Pulmonary Fair
May 2004
05/17/04 New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Awards Meridian Health and Hospitals Over $300,000 to Improve Emergency Preparedness
05/13/04 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Critical Awareness Day in Honor of Critical Care Awareness Month
05/10/04 Ocean Medical Cener Hosts Food Drive
05/04/04 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Food Drive
April 2004
04/09/04 Ocean Medical Center Opens Cancer Resource Center
March 2004
03/26/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Free Joint Replacement Seminar
03/17/04 Ocean Medical Center Announces 2004 Kellogg Nursing Grant Award Winners
03/11/04 Where Do I Draw the Line with Alcohol Consumption?
03/01/04 Ocean Medical Center Opens New East Wing
February 2004
02/16/04 Ocean Medical Center Offers Community Health Education Program Ouch! Joints in the Cold Weather
02/16/04 Ocean Medical Center Offers Community Education Program On Women & Heart Disease
02/12/04 Ocean Medical Center Physician Achieves Fellowship Status From the American College of Radiation Oncology
02/11/04 Meridian Life Fitness Hosts Open House
02/02/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Blood Drive
January 2004
01/30/04 Ocean Medical Center Offers Art Therapy Program
01/30/04 Ocean Medical Center's Laboratory Receives Reaccreditation from The College of Americian Pathologists
01/28/04 Ocean Medical Center Names Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs
01/27/04 Meridian Health Hosts Healthy Heart Lecture Series for American Heart Month
01/24/04 Ocean Medical Center To Host Blood Drive
01/07/04 Meridianhealth.com Reaches One Million Visitors in 2003
December 2003
12/30/03 OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER’S FAMILY HEALTH CENTER RECEIVES DONATION FROM SCHOLARSHIP FUND
12/30/03 Ocean Medical Center Receives Approval for Primary Angioplasty
12/26/03 Riverview Medical Center and Ocean Medical Center Receive Approval for Primary Angioplasty
12/22/03 Ocean Medical Center’s Cancer Program Receives Three Year Re-Accreditation
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
11/11/03 Ocean Medical Center To Host Alzheimer's Disease Symposium
11/10/03 Breast Center of Ocean County To Host Free Breast Cancer Seminar
11/04/03 Ocean Medical Center to Host Free Diabetes Fair
October 2003
10/31/03 Breast Center of Ocean County at Ocean Medical Center Receives $12,000 Donation
10/24/03 Ocean Medical Center Offers New Minimally Invasive Mammosite Radiation Therapy
10/22/03 Meridian Health Honored With Outstanding Employer Award By New Jersey Business And Industry Association
10/21/03 Ocean Medical Center Celebrates the Festival of Sukkot
10/21/03 Meridian Nursing and Rehab at Brick Opens New Chapel
10/17/03 The Breast Center of Ocean County Launches 'Breast Friend' Program
10/14/03 Ford, Gaffney, And Paz Named To Meridian Health Board Of Trustees
10/06/03 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Women's Health Day
10/06/03 Ocean Medical Center To Host Blood Drive/Bone Marrow Screening
10/02/03 Ocean Medical Center Surgeon First In Region Providing New Treatment For Bladder Disorders
September 2003
09/19/03 OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS HIGH DOSE RATE (HDR) BRACHYTHERAPY TO PATIENTS
09/09/03 Ocean Medical Center Hosts Men's Health Day
09/05/03 Meridian Health Foundations Hold Kick Off Event Party for 2003 Gala
August 2003
08/26/03 DayBreak Adult Day Services To Host Open House
08/20/03 Ocean Medical Center Opens New Parking Garage
July 2003
07/29/03 Ocean Medical Center’s Medical And Dental Staff Present Community Award To Jim Kellogg
07/29/03 Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations Appoints New Director of Gift Planning
07/03/03 Bloodless Surgery Now Available for Cancer Patients at Meridian Health
07/01/03 Meridian Health Launches New Image, Names, and Logos Today
June 2003
06/26/03 Medical Center of Ocean County Receives Second Installment of a $375,000 Grant for the Oncology Navigator Program.
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
05/15/03 DayBreak Adult Day Services Supports a Local Serviceman
05/13/03 Medical Center of Ocean County Psychologist is Granted Patent for Neurocognitive System
05/12/03 Medical Center of Ocean County Honors Volunteers
05/07/03 Medical Center of Ocean County hosts Community Fair on Osteoporosis and Arthritis
05/07/03 Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation Participates in National Quality Improvement Initiative
05/02/03 Meridian Cardiologists to be First in Monmouth and Ocean Counties Using Revolutionary New Heart Devices
05/02/03 Medical Center of Ocean County to Celebrate National Nurses Week
April 2003
04/28/03 Medical Center of Ocean County Names Joseph A. Gordon, FACHE, New Vice President of Operations
04/24/03 Director Of Oncology Services Elected First Women President of American Society Of Breast Disease
04/08/03 Meridian Honors Volunteers During National Volunteer Week
04/01/03 Medical Center of Ocean County Among First in Ocean County Providing Innovative, Less Painful Treatment for Hemorrhoids
March 2003
03/27/03 What's Cooking? Chef Miklos Kiss at Medical Center of Ocean County
03/27/03 Meridian Behavioral Health Services Co-Sponsors "Close to Home"
03/19/03 Medical Center of Ocean County to Host Blood Drive
03/17/03 Meridian Introduces Computer Aided Detection to its Breast Centers
03/12/03 William DiStanislao Joins Medical Center of Ocean County as Senior Manager of Quality and Outcomes Management
03/10/03 Medical Center of Ocean County Announces 2003 Kellog Nursing Grant Award Winners
03/07/03 Meridian Launches Lipstick Project
03/07/03 Meridian Health System Holds Nutrition Programs in Honor of National Nutrition Month
03/06/03 Medical Center of Ocean County Offers Softer Mammograms
03/05/03 Medical Center of Ocean County to Host Annual Bereavement Service
February 2003
02/21/03 Alternatives at Riverview Provides an Affirming Environment
02/19/03 Meridian Health System, Again, Achieves Highest Nursing Status
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.
01/10/03 Meridian Health System Holds Blood Drives in Recognition of National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
December 2002
12/27/02 Medical Center of Ocean County To Host Health Care Ethics Fair
12/26/02 Medical Center of Ocean County's Family Health Center Receives Donation From Scholarship Fund
12/23/02 Medical Center of Ocean County First in Monmouth and Ocean Counties Offering Certified Pet Therapy for Cancer Patients
12/13/02 Peter Valko, M.D., Named Medical Director of Emergency Department at Medical Center of Ocean County
12/12/02 Medical Center of Ocean County Doctor Named Hospice Medical Director of The Year
12/12/02 Jersey Coast Vascular Institute First in New Jersey to Perform New Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Anyeurysms
12/09/02 December is Not Too Late to Get Annual Influenza Vaccination
November 2002
11/08/02 Hospital President Honored By Local Legislators
October 2002
10/29/02 Brick Hospital Association Donates Automated External Defibrillators to Medical Center of Ocean County
10/02/02 Medical Center of Ocean County Hosts Women’s Health Day
September 2002
09/26/02 Medical Center of Ocean County Hosts Joint Replacement Open House
09/18/02 Medical Center of Ocean County Now Offers Alternative Treatment for Aneurysms
09/16/02 MCOC to Host Men’s Health Day
09/12/02 Meridian Health System Hosts Baby Fairs


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