Learn about the inspiring stories of real Hackensack Meridian Health patients.
After a brain injury left Michael Segarra unable to walk, talk, eat or breath on his own, comprehensive rehabilitative care gives him his life back.
Meet Michael
Time was of the essence when Kathleen Fernicola first started experiencing signs of stroke.
Meet Kathleen
Thanks to minimally invasive surgery, Terri Patino finally finds relief from pelvic organ prolapse.
Meet Terri
When Don Heddy was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 50, he followed along the same path as his father did 10 years earlier.
Meet Don and Richard
When a wound on her ankle would not heal and threatened amputation, Lizanne Fiorentino found much-needed relief through the Wound Care Center.
Meet Lizanne
When live theater resumes in New York, writer/producer Cornell Christianson will be there better than ever, with a brand-new hip.
Meet Cornell
In 2019, Michael Roman was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition. One year later, his 8-year-old son faced the same fate.
Meet Michael and Dominick
The NICU team at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital provided expert care for not one but two of Joanella Diaz’s daughters, both born before 30 weeks.
Meet Venus and Victoria
Alex Hammer was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at age 4. Thanks to multidisciplinary, compassionate care, today he’s leading a typical, healthy 9-year-old life.
Meet Alex
At 4 months old, Layla Maloney needed risky surgery to address the rarest type of birth defect of the skull, called lambdoidal craniosynostosis. Today, she is thriving.
Meet Layla
