Artist to Display Paintings in Hospital Gallery
Medy Bozkurtian will host solo show with more than 40 oil and watercolor paintings beginning Monday.
Morristown Medical Center
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
Alleged Attacker Near Hospital Surrenders After Standoff
54-year-old man barricaded himself inside Livingston home after alleged incident in Morristown.
A man who allegedly assaulted his estranged wife near Morristown Medical Center Friday afternoon surrendered to police after a two and a half hour standoff in his Livingston home, authorities said. According to Morristown Police, Donald Ebert, 54, struck his wife with the butt end of a gun near the hospital at about noon. Ebert fled the scene, causing lockdowns at several area schools. Authorities located Ebert late Friday afternoon at a Wynnewood Road home in Livingston, where he hid inside, closed the shades and pushed heavy items against the door and windows, Livingston Police Sgt. Anthony Dippold said. "We responded to the house and there was no sign of him there ... we saw him inside the home through the window," Dippold said. "We …
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Fox Report on Hospital Video Lacks Context, Official Says
Fox Business report claims Morristown Medical Center's 'Building an ACO' YouTube video mocks patient care access.
A top Morristown Medical Center official criticized a Fox Business report that accused the hospital and Atlantic Health, its parent organization, of mocking patient care access in an amateur video produced to internally encourage doctors to join Accountable Care Organizations--part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare. The Jan. 30 report, by Fox Business reporter Elizabeth MacDonald, claims the video makes fun of health care access, telling its audience they can make more money for doctors and hospitals by preventing patients from being readmitted to hospitals. Doctors are shown blocking the door of a hospital, "to stop patients from being readmitted for more care, dollar bills exchanging hands …
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Walter O.
1:44 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
I agree...one other point all of us should keep in mind when a loved one is hospitalized Is the role of the "hospitalist" (relatively new, at least to me). All to often these MDs recommendation is the opposite of one's own physician! My personal physician came out and told me the hospitalist role is to get people out of the hospital as quickly as possible. I think the example you gave will be a … more ›
Monday, January 21, 2013
Morristown Medical Among Nation's Best, Survey Says
Local hospital placed in top 5-percent of medical centers in America.
Morristown Medical Center is a major hospital and treatment center for Morris County and beyond. And now it's being recognized as one of the best in the nation, according to Healthgrades, a group of websites offering medical information since 1998. In its annual ranking of the country's top 5-percent of medical centers, six of New Jersey's treatment facilities were named, with Morristown Medical Center being one of them. The hospitals were ranked by Healthgrades after an extensive performance evaluation in 27 different categories. Centers receiving the company's Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence needed to garner approval in 19 of the 27 categories evaluated. For a full list of the nation's top hospitals, read the PDF …
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The Mud Lady
7:21 am on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Sam, he's right. The hospital keeps growing in terms of for-profit businesses but they don't want to pay their taxes. more ›
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
12/12/12/12 Baby Welcomed at Morristown Medical
Maxxim James Orlick, of Manville, born at noon on this rare day.
New Year's Baby? Millenium Baby? That's nothing. At Morristown Medical Center, it was all about the 12/12/12 Baby. But, even that was not enough for this once in a Gregorian Calendar occasion for Maxxim James Orlick, of Manville, born at noon, Dec. 12, 2012. Yup, 12/12/12/12. That should be pretty easy to remember. Pamela Garretson, public relations for Morristown Medical Center, noted mom Jillian was scheduled for a Cesarean section at 11 a.m. but, "the operating room was running slightly behind, so her baby was born exactly at 12," she said. Both mom and son, as well as father Dustin and big brother Jackson are doing well. In total, the maternity ward at MMC welcomed more than a dozen (another 12!) babies into the world on this rare day.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Newark Boys Chorus Entertains Morristown Medical Center
World-renowned choir sang standards, holiday favorites Monday.
For over 40 years, the Newark Boys Chorus School has connected boys in grades four through eight with song, and have in turn brought that song into the world. For the third time in three years, members of the school brought their voices to Morristown Medical Center on Monday. Unlike their first two appearances in the spring exclusively for patients at the hospital, the chorus sang a blend of standards, unexpected new favorites and holiday fare for the public. It's one of the world-renowed music program's preview performances, leading up to their biggest performance of the holiday season, at Grace Church in Newark on Dec. 17. The chorus also will perform Dec. 16 and 22 at the Short Hills Mall. Music Director Donald Morris gave a brief …
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Blood Donations Bring 450 Hours of Phone Time to Soldiers Overseas
Morristown Medical Center participated in USO-sponsored 'Operation Phone Home' program through summer.
A lot of soldiers are getting the opportunity to phone home because a lot of people rolled up their sleeves and gave of themselves—literally. Morristown Medical Center participated in the USO-sponsored "Operation Phone Home" program from June through early September. Through the program, each blood donation made to the regional hospital counted toward 20 minutes in prepaid phone card service for a service member overseas from New Jersey's Fort Dix. In an email sent to donors, Donor Recruiter Shelly Tornetta announced Monday that "we’re donating over 450 hours of prepaid calling card minutes. "Although it is not possible for us to express the degree of our appreciation and gratitude, we genuinely thank you for your support," she said in the…
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Chilton Hospital Joins Atlantic Health System
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…
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christine
2:39 pm on Sunday, October 21, 2012
wonder how many job eliminations they will have...Atlantic's phrase for firings. more ›
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Atlantic Health, Others Partner for 'Historic' Cancer Research Study
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 …
Greater Morristown YMCA
10:27 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Great job on the article though! more ›
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Give Blood, Give Minutes to Troops on Aug. 29
Morristown partnering with Morristown Medical Center for 'Operation Phone Home' blood drive.
Are you looking for a way to help the community? Then, roll up your sleeves—or, at least one—and mark your calendar for Aug. 29. That is when Morristown, in conjunction with Morristown Medical Center, is sponsoring a "Operation Phone Home" blood donation program at the hospital. From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., each whole blood donation will equal a 20-minute prepaid phone card for a U.S. Army soldier from Fort Dix who are stationed in the Middle East. Parking at the hospital is free for blood donors. To make an appointment, call 973-971-7444, or click on this link.
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Gobsmacked
11:32 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
A not so veiled threat; you must be very proud of yourself. more ›