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Newswise: Two Atlantic Health System Hospitals Rank in Top Five in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report
Released: 16-Jul-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Two Atlantic Health System Hospitals Rank in Top Five in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report
Atlantic Health System

Morristown Medical Center ranked as the #2 hospital, Overlook Medical Center ranked as the #5 hospital in NJ. Morristown Medical Center is recognized with the best Orthopedic care in New Jersey, #16 nationally.

Newswise: Atlantic Health System Welcomes New System Medical Director of Pediatrics
Released: 17-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Atlantic Health System Welcomes New System Medical Director of Pediatrics
Atlantic Health System

Beth C. Natt, MD, MPH, MBA a career pediatric hospitalist, was named the new System Medical Director of the Pediatric Service Line for Atlantic Health System and Chairperson of the Department of Pediatrics at Morristown and Overlook Medical Centers.

Newswise: Don’t be fooled by the dark – New Jersey optometrist sheds light on the tricky nature of eclipses and how to protect your eyes
Released: 8-Apr-2024 7:35 AM EDT
Don’t be fooled by the dark – New Jersey optometrist sheds light on the tricky nature of eclipses and how to protect your eyes
Atlantic Health System

As people prepare to thrill at the phenomenon of the eclipse today, Lauren Lusardi, OD, FAAO, an optometrist with Atlantic Health System in New Jersey, breaks down how the event makes us susceptible to eye damage and useful tips on how to protect yourself.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 8:50 AM EST
Atlantic Health System Enrolls First U.S. Patient in Lupus Treatment Trial
Atlantic Health System

NJ-based Atlantic Health System is the first in the U.S. to enroll a patient in a study to examine the effectiveness of using Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR- T) cells in the treatment of the autoimmune disease lupus.

Newswise: A new path to recovery: Specialized unit looks to take mental health patients out of the emergency room for better care
Released: 6-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
A new path to recovery: Specialized unit looks to take mental health patients out of the emergency room for better care
Atlantic Health System

The EmPATH unit at Overlook Medical Center will put adult behavioral emergency patients into a setting in which they will get the appropriate care more quickly, thereby lessening volumes and wait times in the emergency department, and, ultimately, reducing the need for inpatient hospitalization.

Released: 26-Jun-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Overlook Medical Center chosen as trial site for brain tumor treatment
Atlantic Health System

Overlook Medical Center in NJ, is the 1st site in the nation to dose a patient in the Phase IIb RESTORE Trial for newly-diagnosed glioblastoma tumors. Researchers will see whether using NanO2 TM, a drug by NuvOx Pharma to infuse oxygen into hypoxic tissues, can boost traditional radiation and chemo.

Newswise: ‘Golden’ moment: State Trooper, Montville EMTs honored for quick action that saved a stroke patient
Released: 26-May-2023 4:05 PM EDT
‘Golden’ moment: State Trooper, Montville EMTs honored for quick action that saved a stroke patient
Atlantic Health System

Atlantic Health System honored a New Jersey State Trooper and members of the Montville Township First Aid Squad on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, as the first responders reunited with the man whose life they saved a year earlier when he suffered a stroke while driving along a busy highway.

Newswise: Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center Now Offering Persona IQ®, the World’s First and Only Smart Knee Implant for Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Released: 16-May-2023 12:25 PM EDT
Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center Now Offering Persona IQ®, the World’s First and Only Smart Knee Implant for Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Atlantic Health System

Persona IQ features implantable sensor technology that records and wirelessly transmits gait data from the knee implant to a patient’s personal base station at home. The data is then securely delivered to a cloud-based platform accessible by the patient and their surgeon.

Released: 2-May-2023 8:25 AM EDT
Saving for the Future: Helping Researchers Find Tomorrow’s Cures, Today
Atlantic Health System

Atlantic Health System’s BioBank partners with National Cancer Institute’s Cooperative Human Tissue Network – Southern Division, to advance the science of medical research.

   
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Released: 25-Apr-2023 8:35 AM EDT
Goryeb Children’s Hospital and JDRF Partner on Type 1 Diabetes Educational Video Series
Atlantic Health System

The BD Diabetes Center at Atlantic Health System’s Goryeb Children’s Hospital and diabetes research and advocacy organization JDRF, partnered to distribute a video series focusing on helping teens and young adults overcome the emotional challenges associated with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes.

Released: 24-Apr-2023 4:05 AM EDT
Goryeb Children’s Hospital and JDRF Partner on Type 1 Diabetes Educational Video Series
Atlantic Health System

The BD Diabetes Center at Atlantic Health System’s Goryeb Children’s Hospital and diabetes research and advocacy organization JDRF, partnered to distribute a video series focusing on helping teens and young adults overcome the emotional challenges associated with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes.

Newswise: To restore arm and hand function, health system stimulates Vagus nerve to boost therapy for stroke patients
Released: 11-Apr-2023 1:05 PM EDT
To restore arm and hand function, health system stimulates Vagus nerve to boost therapy for stroke patients
Atlantic Health System

An implantable device that stimulates the vagus nerve, paired with traditional rehabilitation therapy, is being used to restore hand and arm function in stroke survivors treated in New Jersey.

Released: 21-Feb-2023 8:05 AM EST
Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center earns National Pancreas Foundation Center designation
Atlantic Health System

Hospital joins only 160 other Centers of Excellence throughout the nation, designated as health care facilities that focus on multidisciplinary treatment of pancreas disease, treating the “whole patient” with a focus on the best possible outcomes and improved quality of life.

Newswise: Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center Reaches 4,000th TAVR Procedure
Released: 10-Feb-2023 8:35 AM EST
Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center Reaches 4,000th TAVR Procedure
Atlantic Health System

Morristown Medical Center’s Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute’s structural heart program reached a significant milestone of performing over 4,000 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures with well over 650 in 2022 alone.

Newswise: Your kids are asking about war. A psychologist explains how to answer
Released: 11-Mar-2022 8:40 AM EST
Your kids are asking about war. A psychologist explains how to answer
Atlantic Health System

With more and more conversations about war swirling around us all, having honest, age-appropriate explanations can be the key to reassuring children, says Dr. Christopher Lynch.

Newswise: Overlook Medical Center chosen as SURVIVE trial site, enrolling patients for new brain tumor vaccine
Released: 22-Feb-2022 8:35 AM EST
Overlook Medical Center chosen as SURVIVE trial site, enrolling patients for new brain tumor vaccine
Atlantic Health System

Experts at Overlook are hoping that SurVaxM, a first-of-its-kind vaccine targeting a protein found in glioblastomas and other cancers, will give patients a better shot at long-term survival and improved function.

   
Newswise: Atlantic Health System and Vouched Partner to Improve Digital Access to Health Care
Released: 18-Jan-2022 4:20 PM EST
Atlantic Health System and Vouched Partner to Improve Digital Access to Health Care
Atlantic Health System

To help improve the patient experience while offering enhanced online safety, Atlantic Health System, a nationally recognized leader in innovative and high-quality health care, has partnered with Vouched, a leading developer of artificial intelligence and computer vision for real-time identity verification.

   
Released: 22-Nov-2021 9:45 AM EST
Atlantic Health System Cancer Care Awarded $80,000 Grant for American Cancer Society Return to Screening Initiative
Atlantic Health System

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has announced an $80,000 partnership with Atlantic Health System Cancer Care to help encourage more New Jersey women to get screening mammograms, as part of the national Return to Screening (RTS) initiative. Atlantic Health System is part of an overarching cohort with more than 51 institutions across the country to drive quality improvement processes and interventions in order to deliver cancer screenings appropriately, safely, and equitably during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Atlantic Health System is the only New Jersey health system chosen to participate in the initial RTS cohort. The $80,000 grant will be divided among four Atlantic Health System sites.

Newswise: Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center Only Hospital in New Jersey To Offer AlignRT® Heart-Protecting and Tattoo-Free Breast Radiation Therapy
Released: 14-Oct-2021 6:05 AM EDT
Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center Only Hospital in New Jersey To Offer AlignRT® Heart-Protecting and Tattoo-Free Breast Radiation Therapy
Atlantic Health System

Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center is the only hospital in New Jersey to offer AlignRT® heart-protecting and tattoo-free breast radiation treatment. The new technology protects the heart when radiating the left breast and eliminates the need for permanent tattoos that help guide the radiation therapist in positioning a patient for treatment.



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