Thursday, May 9, 2013
Hospital scored as having higher number of patients develop blood clots than average scored facility, but fewer falls and traumas.
When ranked along with more than 2,000 general hospitals in the country, Morristown Medical Center received a "C" grade on a newly released report card from Hospital Safety Score. Data shows the hospital was scored as having a higher number of patients who develop blood clots than in the average scored hospital. However, Morristown Medical Center reported fewer falls and traumas than the average hospital and fewer accidental cuts or tears from medical treatment. The hospital scored higher than the average hospital for its leadership structures and systems, identifications and mitigation of risks and hazards, nurse workforce and more. "Atlantic Health System, parent organization of Morristown Medical Center, is committed to providing the …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
US News and World Report polled doctors across the nation.
A U.S. News and World Report 2013 survey of physicians throughout the nation ranks Morristown Medical Center as the #3 hospital in New Jersey. Physicians polled honored the institution with two national rankings: 38th in cardiology and heart surgery and 37th in gynecology. The hospital was among 148 facilities—only about 3 percent of the 4,793 studied—to earn a ranking in even one of the 16 specialties. Additionally, Morristown's hospital was classified as "high performing" in nine adult specialties: cancer, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, geriatrics, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics and pulmonology. It is also ranked as the #10 medical facility in the New York metropolitan area. Morristown Medical Center, …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Man issued a summons for allegedly failing to yield to a pedestrian.
A Harrrison woman was hospitalized after she was hit by a van on Feb. 1, Chatham Borough Police spokesman Kevin O'Shea said. The van was driven by Leon Tomaskowicz, 64, of Butler, who was issued a summons for failure to yield to a pedestrian. The woman, Beatriz Valeiro, 45, was crossing Main Street with a green light when she was struck by a van turning onto Main Street from Fairmount Avenue, O'Shea said in a statement released Monday. Patrolman Roy George responded to the accident at Main Street and Fairmount Avenue just before 2 p.m. Valeiro was transported to Morristown Medical Center by the Chatham Emergency Squad for treatment.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Authorities are searching for man in area around Morristown Medical Center.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Parent company of Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center and Newton Medical Center made announcement Wednesday morning.
And then there were four. Atlantic Health—the parent company for Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center in Summit, and Newton Medical Center—is bringing Chilton Hospital of Pompton Plains into their network. Joseph Trunfio, Atlantic Health's CEO, and Deborah Zastocki, president and CEO of Chilton Hospital made the announcement via conference call Wednesday morning. “The health care landscape in New Jersey and throughout our nation is changing, and we are changing with it,” Trunfio said in a prepared statement. “Atlantic Health System and Chilton have assessed how our hospitals might partner to best serve current and future patients and enhance the health status of the communities we serve. We have concluded a merger is the best…
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
American Cancer Society 'cancer prevention study 3' to monitor 300,000 volunteers over several decades.
The mayor of Madison called out his fellow regional leaders Tuesday. But, don't expect a political bloodbath. Bob Conley, also as vice president of operations for the Madison Area YMCA, was one of several speakers at a press conference at Morristown Medical Center announcing a new cancer prevention study, which calls for volunteers between ages 30 and 65 to be monitored over the next several decades. That study, CPS-3, will collect blood samples from volunteers who have never been diagnosed with cancer and "help researchers better understand the lifestyle, environmental and genetic factors that cause or prevent cancer," according to an American Cancer Society statement, which also calls the campaign a "historic cancer research effort." "I …
Monday, October 1, 2012
Police said man was thrown from motorcycle on Glenwild Avenue.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
A Union man was injured in a motorcycle crash on Glenwild Avenue Saturday after he lost control of his motorcycle and drove off the roadway. No other vehicles were involved. Bloomingdale police said wet road conditions caused Tareen Nawaz, 31, to drive off the roadway around 4:30 p.m. He was thrown from the motorcycle and sustained injuries to his right shoulder and left hip. He was transported to Morristown Hospital by Tri-Boro First Aid Squad. Chilton Hospital paramedics also responded to the scene.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Hamburg resident faces DWI and drug charges after allegedly driving 30 feet off Boonton Ave.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
A Hamburg woman allegedly under the influence of alcohol was found bleeding and unable to answer questions after police said she crashed into a tree 30 feet off Boonton Avenue in Kinnelon Tuesday night. Dorothy Hertz, 29, was charged with DWI, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, having an open container in a motor vehicle, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, careless driving and reckless driving. An empty beer bottle and a partially empty bottle of vodka were found in her vehicle and a glass pipe with marijuana was found in her purse, police said. Kinnelon police said officers smelled alcohol on Hertz's breath when they arrived on the scene near Sunrise Terrace at about 11:05 p.m. …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Morristown Medical Center donating 20 minutes of call time to a soldier for every whole blood and platelet donation.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Are you interested in helping the community by giving blood? Interested in helping a soldier fighting overseas stay in touch with family? Both? Morristown Medical Center would like to see you. The hospital's Blood Donor Services currently is running a promotion–called "Operation Phone Home"–where for every whole blood or platelet donation they receive, a soldier from Fort Dix will receive 20 additional minutes of free phone card time, which they can use to call home. The promotion runs through July. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 973-971-7444 or visit the Blood Donor Services website.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
New project at Morristown Medical Center pairs real physicians with performances based on real cases.
It was fake. It was a production. The parents were actors. There was a camera in the room, fully visible to the Morristown Medical Center doctoral resident going in to give them the scripted bad news. Still, it didn't stop Pamela Garrettson, manager of public relations for the hospital, from turning away with tears in her eyes. "This one's not easy," the mother of two young children said. On Tuesday, Garrettson invited media to sit in on what has been dubbed the "Breaking Bad News Project," a program started last fall by Dr. Anthony Orsini, staff neonatologist for the Department of Pediatrics with MidAtlantic Neonatology Associates. Conducting its second series of bad news scenes, Morristown Medical Center residents–doctors in their first …
Richard Dean
9:46 pm on Saturday, May 11, 2013
BTW, I really think it is terrible how these hospitals that were founded decades ago as a memorial tribute to people are now dropping the word "memorial" from their names. Chilton was founded by a Pompton Plains doctor because the nearest hospitals were in Paterson and Passaic -- and it was named in honor of the doctor's son who was shot down over Europe with the US Army Air Corps. more ›