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Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center to Start Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation Program

Mountainside Medical Center will begin a new Post-COVID exercise program designed for those who have had COVID-19 to improve their strength, flexibility, endurance and activities of daily living.  The goal of the program is to improve quality of life and promote positive lifestyle changes through education and exercise.

This program is medically supervised by the Mountainside Cardiac Rehabilitation and includes two 1-hour sessions per week for four to eight weeks at the Mountainside Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation Fitness Center.

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Celebrates National Hospital Week

National Hospital Week begins on May 9. National Hospital Week is an opportunity to highlight hospitals, health systems and healthcare workers and the ways they support the needs of their community. The American Hospital Association has recognized this year’s theme as Inspiring Hope through Healing.

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Celebrates National Nurses Week

National Nurses Week begins on May 6 and lasts through May 12, the birthday of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. This annual celebration acknowledges the work nurses do for others and provides an opportunity to thank them for the work they do each day.

Last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared 2020 the Year of the Nurse. The American Nurses Association (ANA) joins WHO in extending the Year of the Nurse into 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

What is Hand Therapy?

Summer is just around the corner, and with it comes a bevy of pastimes requiring arm strength. Whether swimming, swinging a bat or pushing a lawnmower, our upper extremities get plenty of use during warmer months. It is a good time to talk about how we can help you take extra care of your body, from hands to shoulders and every joint and ligament in between.

What Is hand therapy?

da Vinci Xi Surgical System now at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center – Hospital Launches Contest to Name New Surgical Robot

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has launched a “Name the Robot Contest” for the hospital’s new da Vinci XI system. The hospital is asking local community members to put on their creative thinking caps and suggest a nickname for the robot.

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Acquires North Jersey Immedicenter Locations

Mountainside Medical Center has announced today its acquisition of Immedicenter offices in Bloomfield and Clifton. The offices will be renamed Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Immedicenter.

Serving the community for over 35 years, Immedicenter provides patients with immediate care for injuries and acute illness. The center also offers primary care and chronic care services.

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Recognizes Patient Experience Week

Mountainside Medical Center recognizes and encourages global efforts to improve the healthcare experience for patients, their families and caregivers. The hospital is celebrating Patient Experience (PX) Week April 26 – April 30, 2021.

PX Week is brought to the healthcare community by The Beryl Institute, an organization dedicated to improving the patient experience through collaboration and shared knowledge.

What is Occupational Therapy?

In recognition of Occupational Therapy Month, Marguerita “Margo” Murray, lead occupational therapist at Mountainside Medical Center, explains the role of an occupational therapist.

Mountainside Medical Center Announces New Leaders in the Division of Gastroenterology

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has announced Yong M. Kwon, M.D. as the hospital’s new division chief of gastroenterology, and Oleg Shulik, M.D. as subspecialty coordinator of gastroenterology.

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Appoints Nazly M. Shariati, M.D. As Medical Director of Thoracic Surgery

Mountainside Medical Center has announced that Nazly M. Shariati will take on the role as medical director of thoracic surgery and surgical director of the lung cancer screening/lung nodule program. In this role, Dr. Shariati will operate the thoracic surgery program to ensure its organization and delivery of excellent, timely and evidence-based care.