Press Releases
By COOPERMAN BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER
December 4, 2024
Persistently high blood pressure can damage the heart, kidneys, brain and arterial blood vessels. It also increases your risk of having a heart attack, warns Sarah Y. Fan, MD, a cardiologist at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and a member of RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group. Here are some ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Caring Kids is a Millburn school character-education program whose volunteers help our students grow into compassionate, alcohol-free, empowered members of society through character education, social activities and parent support. Our 14th annual holiday gift drive and celebration is ...
Next time the opportunity presents itself, step up your game by skipping the elevator. Taking the stairs is a simple way to incorporate exercise into your daily routine and can contribute to a healthier lifestyle in numerous ways.Here are just a few benefits that cardiologist, Jeffrey Lander, ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- The Millburn Planning Board will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. at town hall. Action Maybe Taken on Chai Center. See details above.
MILLBURN, NJ – The Millburn Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 32 hosts a winter coat drive to support the community: Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024 Time: 9 a.m. –12 p.m. Location: Millburn Fire Station #2, 315 White Oak Ridge Rd., Short Hills, NJ Items accepted: New or gently used coats for ...
As the seasons change, so does your skin, and it is very common to experience dry skin in the winter months. Here are some tips from Daniel Groisser, MD, Section Chief of Dermatology at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, that you can follow to try and avoid irritated skin this year.Moisturize after ...
Numerous RWJBarnabas Health facilities were named among the nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals for 2024 – 2025 by U.S. News & World Report. A health system-wide ranking of #35 nationally for urology is inclusive of The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University ...
New Brunswick, NJ – Nationally renowned pediatric surgeon Steven Stylianos, MD, will join RWJBarnabas Health as system director for Pediatric Surgery and surgeon-in-chief at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, part of the Children’s ...
It's the season of giving! Please consider donating blood and platelets this holiday season on Wednesday, December 11, from 10 am to 5:30 pm at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. Appointments are strongly encouraged. To schedule an appointment online, click here or call Melanie Farris in the ...
As the holiday season begins, it’s a time for family gatherings, celebration, and reflection. While the holidays bring excitement and joy, they can also pose unique challenges to our health and well-being. Vanessa Trespalacios, MD, Medical Director, Primary Care, RWJBarnabas Health Northern Region, ...
NEWARK, NJ (November 25, 2024) - The Devils will host their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night presented by RWJBarnabas Health on Saturday, November 30, 2024, when they face off against the Washington Capitals for a 7:00 PM contest at Prudential Center. The Devils will have various ways for fans to ...
This weekend, South Orange Downtown will host its annual Small Business Saturday Street Fair on Village Plaza (20-32 Village Plaza, South Orange, NJ). For the first time, the celebration will span the entire weekend, on Saturday, November 30, and Sunday, December 1, from 10 AM to 4 PM. This two-day ...
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center recently welcomed Matthew O. Hubbard, MD, FACS, MS, General Surgeon, to RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group’s network of providers. Dr. Hubbard embraces the full scope of modern surgical techniques to provide the highest level of expertise and compassion to patients, ...
West Orange, NJ –RWJBarnabas Health, together with Rutgers Cancer Institute, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 100+ Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs list for 2024, for the second consecutive year. The list honors health systems that have earned national ...
This weekend, South Orange Downtown will host its annual Small Business Saturday Street Fair on Village Plaza (20-32 Village Plaza, South Orange, NJ). For the first time, the celebration will span the entire weekend, on Saturday, November 30, and Sunday, December 1, from 10 AM to 4 PM. This two-day ...
Millburn Families,At approximately 4 p.m., at the direction of the Millburn Police Department, the High School and Washington School were advised to Shelter in Place due to police activity in the neighborhood. Police were checking out an unspecified, and ultimately unfounded, report in the area.
LIVINGSTON/WEST ORANGE, NJ – During the holiday season, stress can be at an all-time high. Stress can take a physical and mental toll. One way to reduce stress is by practicing meditation. The definition of meditating in the Merriam-Webster dictionary is "to engage in contemplation or reflection" ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – RWJBarnabas Health is pleased to offer the Name Change Clinic, providing transgender and non-binary community members legal advice, services and guidance to legally affirm their names. RWJBarnabas Health, in partnership with Legal Services of New Jersey and with volunteer support ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The Annual Breakfast with Santa is set for Saturday, December 14th at 9:30am. Tickets go on sale at The "GATE" next week, on Monday, December 2nd. So mark your calendar for both December 2nd and the 14th so you get your tickets before they are all sold.In addition to a great ...
Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center is the first hospital in New Jersey to offer patients the option to treat advanced lung cancer by coupling technology from the Aliya™ Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) Energy Platform with a robotic Ion Bronchoscopy, a minimally invasive procedure that ...
When it comes to being healthy, one of the most important things you can do is take care of yourself. David N. Mikhael, MD, Family Medicine physician at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, N.J., and member of RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group, shares ways to focus on your self-care as the ...
Lung Cancer Awareness Month, observed every November, aims to raise awareness about the risks of lung cancer, promote early detection, and support research efforts to improve treatments. This month is also closely tied to Great American Smokeout Day, held annually on the third Thursday of November, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has completed construction of its 76,000-square-foot, two-story vertical expansion project. The top floor of the new addition includes 45 all-private patient rooms for post-surgical and ...
SUMMIT, NJ – NOVEMBER 2024 – Overlook Medical Center, part of Atlantic Health System, recently began using the ExcelsiusGPS™, a revolutionary robotic navigation platform designed to improve accuracy while increasing safety for both patients and the surgical team within the operating room.The ...
ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO AND ESSEX COUNTY SHERIFF FONTOURA ENACT CODE BLUE PROCEDURES TO PROVIDE HOMELESSWITH SHELTER DURING EXTREME WINTER WEATHERList of Sites Available on NJ211.org or by Calling 2-1-1 Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and Essex County ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Through childcare job opportunities, the Summit Area YMCA offers nurturing individuals the chance to be a role model for local kids while gaining valuable skills and experience that extend beyond the job itself. At the Summit Area YMCA, childcare staff are more than ...
New Jersey’s state courts are standing in the way of Millburn Township’s inclusive and innovative housing plans, plowing forward with a flawed, income-segregated project on contaminated land that jeopardizes both public safety and taxpayer dollars at the behest of Fair Share Housing Center ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - The 8th Annual RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run and Walk was hosted on Sunday, November 3 at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange, and underscored RWJBarnabas Health and the New Jersey Devils collective commitment to improving and sustaining the ...
As a coordinator of the Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC), Mercedes Dyson is used to talking to patients about how the program can help those who cannot accept a blood transfusion whether for religious, personal, or medical reasons.Recently, Mercedes ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - – Connie Greene, MA, CAS, CSW, CPS, Senior Vice President for the RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery was honored by the Mental Health Association in New Jersey (MHANJ) for her leadership and pioneering work in behavioral health at its 24th Annual Evening of ...