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Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Recognizes February Leader of the Month

Mountainside Medical Center announced Mark Tucker, director of facilities, and Sam Argenio, maintenance manager, as Leaders of the Month for February.

These two leaders are known to go above and beyond the call of duty, always ready and able to assist in the safety or environmental concerns of the hospital. As the hospital’s size and service grow, so do the hospital’s needs for maintenance management, and Mark and Sam are quick to roll their sleeves up and lead by example. 

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Honors March Care Award Recipient

Mountainside Medical Center names Neil Assad as the Care Award recipient for January. Mountainside Medical Center’s Care award is a monthly award that focuses on recognizing team members whose behaviors and attitudes best exemplify our five beliefs outlining who we are: Creative, courageous, connected, compassionate and collaborative.

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Recognizes January Leader of the Month

The hospital announced Angela Calderon, Director of Quality at Mountainside Medical Center, as a Leader of the Month for the month of January.

As the Director of Quality, Angela evaluates policies, and processes that work cohesively to eliminate harm while optimizing patient care and outcomes. She consistently brings different perspectives to improve quality and safety.

New Radiologic Therapy is Available at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center for Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors

The New Jersey Department of Health licensed Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center to perform a radiation treatment called peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PPRT) using the drug LUTATHERA® for adults with advanced, cancerous neuroendocrine tumors that develop in the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas. This drug is FDA-approved and has been used to treat patients since 2018.

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Honors February Care Award Recipient

Mountainside Medical Center has named Anna Krzysztofinski, as the Care Award recipient for February. Mountainside Medical Center’s Care award is a monthly award that focuses on recognizing team members whose behaviors and attitudes best exemplify the hospitals five beliefs: Creative, courageous, connected, compassionate and collaborative.

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Recognized for LGBTQ+ Policies and Practices by Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center received “Leader” status with a perfect score of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization.  The designation demonstrates the hospital’s commitment to the equitable treatment and public commitment to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) patients, visitors and team members.

Bariatric patient overcoming obstacles to better health

Struggling with one’s weight and related illnesses like diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol can get anyone down. Add to that the traumatic experience of losing a leg, and no one would fault them from wanting to hibernate from the world.

Not so for Lisa Biggy, a 53-year-old from Maywood, New Jersey. Thanks to the Center for Advanced Bariatric Surgery at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center, she is hopeful for a healthy future.

Mountainside Medical Center Welcomes Kulvir Nandra, M.D., Colorectal Surgeon

Gastrointestinal diseases can have a huge impact on an individual’s quality of life, and often goes untreated.

Colorectal surgeons have access to the latest surgical technologies to treat a wide variety of diseases of the intestinal tract, colon, rectal, anus and perianal area by surgical and medical means. Colorectal surgeons also deal with other organ tissues surrounding the gastrointestinal tract such as urinary and female reproductive systems.

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Recognized for Excellence

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has been recognized for excellence with the Ardent Cup, the highest honor awarded by Ardent Health Services. The hospital was also honored with the Best Employee Loyalty Award and Chief Executive Officer Tim O’Brien was named Ardent’s CEO of the Year.

Ardent operates Mountainside Medical Center in partnership with Hackensack Meridian. The hospital was selected from among other eligible hospitals and leaders within the Ardent system, which includes 30 hospitals and more than 200 sites of care.

Mountainside Medical Center Expands Cardiology Services

The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) has licensed Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center to provide elective angioplasty, a scheduled procedure in which cardiologists use stents to open clogged coronary arteries in patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease. This minimally invasive treatment restores blood supply to the heart and helps to prevent heart attack, heart failure and other forms of heart disease.