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Spirit Halloween hosts hospital Halloween parties for kids
The retailer's Spirit of Children program brings costumes, games and celebrations to 160-plus pediatric hospitals, making stays less scary.
NJ pharmacies, Newark Beth Israel settle in health care fraud probe (updated)
In a crackdown tied to $14.6 billion in losses, more than a dozen individual and entities in the state are among those entering into agreements with federal authorities.
Newark Beth Israel performs NJ’s 1st SSO2 procedure
Dr. Khalil Kaid, director of interventional cardiology, who performed the first procedure, said SuperSaturated Oxygen Therapy for heart attack patients allows physicians to target the muscle with even more precision, preventing “severe damage which often leads to heart failure.”
Newark Beth Israel receives $5M grant for CDC initiative
“The REACH Program will greatly enhance our efforts and allow us to continue to address healthcare disparities in a meaningful way,” said Darrell Terry Sr., president and CEO of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey.
Newark Beth Israel marks milestone on $150M expansion (slideshow)
“Our main entrance used to appear fortress-like. The new lobby is light-filled and welcoming, letting the community know that we’re here for them," Newark Beth Israel President and CEO Darrell Terry Sr. said in a statement.
Newark Beth Israel appoints its first woman COO
Amy Doran's elevation comes along with another key leadership change for Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, with Denise Shepherd named chief nursing officer.
$3.75M grant expands opioid services, support for RWJBarnabas Health
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration award will aid the implementation of the Medication-Assisted Treatment – Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction Program, in addition to helping establish "bridge clinics" at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark and Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville.
Newark Beth Israel unveils heart disease breakthrough
A new procedure "means that patients who in the past would automatically need surgery no longer need to endure invasive open-heart surgery to treat their congenital heart disease,” said Dr. Rajiv Verma, director of the hospital's Children’s Heart Center.
Newark Beth Israel debuts dedicated geriatric unit
The new space at the NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) Exemplar hospital comes as part of a $150 million expansion — the facility's largest in more than 50 years — dubbed The Newark Strong project.
Markovitz family gifts $1.8M to The Valerie Fund
The donation will establish a permanent child life specialist position at the children’s center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, where Marilyn Markovitz was born 87 years ago.
Newark Beth Israel’s cancer and blood disorders center welcomes new leader
Dr. Sari Jacoby succeeds Dr. Alice Cohen in the role, who had led the Frederick B. Cohen, MD Comprehensive Cancer and Blood Disorders Center — which was founded by her father — since 1998.
