Category: Press Release

Photo: Thomas K. John, M.D., performed the first total knee replacement at Mountainside Medical Center using the Mako Robotic System. Pictured Dr. John (right) with Stefanos Vranos, certified surgical technologist and Cecilia Fournier, orthopedics certified registered nurse. As part of the hospital’s continued investment in the latest technology, Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has acquired…

Pictured left to right: Taylor Krueger, assistant administrator; Lynn English, teacher & club advisor; students Georgia Stamas, Isabelle Samuel, and Ellie Martens; Reverend Ingrid Singh (back); Tim O’Brien, chief executive officer; Alec Grabowski, chief operating officer. The Blue Scrub Club at Montclair High School has donated $500 to Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center’s Pastoral Care…

Photo: The Cardiac Fitness Center at Mountainside Medical Center 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…

Photo: To kick off Hospital Week Celebrations Mountainside Medical Center leadership greeted team members, physicians and volunteers as they entered the hospital. Pictured from left to right: Alvin Bell, M.D., nephrologist; Daniel Ward, director of security; Dell Oliver, chief nursing officer; Stephanie Fabian, director of cardiovascular services; Alec Grabowski, chief operating officer. National Hospital Week…

Photo: Mountainside nursing leaders from left to right: Michelle Rombough, R.N., director of Emergency Services; Patricia Delgrosso, R.N., director of Surgical Services; Lisa Reid-Vannoy, R.N., director of the 4th Floor; Kelli Hanzo, R.N., director of Bariatric Services; Dell Oliver, R.N., chief nursing officer; Rachel Thomas, R.N., director of Dialysis; A.J. Hutchinson, R.N., manager of Emergency…

Photo: Harvey Rainville, M.D., general surgeon, demonstrates how the di Vinci XI operates. 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. The…

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. The acquisition solidifies…

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…

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. Dr. Kwon received his medical degree from the University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Michigan Hospitals. Dr.…

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. “We are committed to serving…