Press Release

March 29, 2023

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Recognizes Exceptional Leader

Mountainside Medical Center is excited to honor Beverly Collins, RN, CIC, FAPIC, director of Infection Prevention, as an exceptional leader. Beverly joined the Mountainside team in 2020 and has been vital in helping the hospital achieve quality goals.  D...

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March 20, 2023

Start from the Heart: Cardiac Rehabilitation Helps a Musician Return to His Passion

On a September day in 2020, Charles Dixon experienced a heart attack and was brought to the Mountainside Medical Center Emergency Department. Following his discharge from the hospital, Charles and his doctors developed a care plan for his condition, which inc...

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March 13, 2023

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Recognized for Antimicrobial Stewardship Due to Medication Administration and Safety Protocols

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has been recognized as a Silver Level Antimicrobial Stewardship Recognition Program award recipient by the New Jersey Department of Health. Antimicrobial stewardship programs set appropriate use standards in pla...

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March 08, 2023

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Receives the HeartFlow® CT Quality Award for Commitment to Patients’ Heart Health

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center received the HeartFlow® CT Quality Award for the fourth quarter of 2022. Honorees are in the top 22% of global medical centers providing patients with better pathways for identifying and understanding their h...

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January 27, 2023

‘Give Kids a Smile’ Program to Provide Free Dental Care at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center will participate in the American Dental Association’s “Give Kids a Smile” program on two dates this year, Friday, February 3 and 24, to provide free dental care for children 12 years old and you...

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December 22, 2022

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Recognizes Exceptional Leader

Mountainside Medical Center is excited to honor Ken Ocasio, director of ambulatory services, as an exceptional leader. Ken joined Mountainside in 2019 and has become the type of leader that is solution focused and keeps his eye on the prize to achieve out...

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November 23, 2022

Healthgrades recognizes Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center for Clinical Excellence in Bariatric Surgery

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center received the Healthgrades Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award™ along with a five-star rating in Overall Bariatric Surgery for two years in a row.  The hospital is ranked by Healthgrades among the top 10...

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November 16, 2022

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center awarded Thrombectomy-Capable Certification from The Joint Commission

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has earned Thrombectomy-Capable Certification from the Joint Commission for the hospital’s exceptional stroke program. During a September onsite review at Mountainside Medical Center, a Joint Commission te...

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November 16, 2022

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center becomes first New Jersey hospital approved to treat prostate cancer in adults using Novartis Pluvicto™

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has been approved to use Pluvicto™, an FDA-approved, targeted radioligand therapy for treatment of metastatic prostate-specific membrane antigen positive castration-resistant prostate cancer (PSMA+ mCRPC). ...

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November 08, 2022

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Recognizes Exceptional Leader

Mountainside Medical Center is excited to honor Anjannette “AJ” Hutchinson, RN, BSN, manager of emergency services, as an exceptional leader. AJ has been a team member at Mountainside since 2002 where she started as an agency nurse and quickly...

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