Cardiac / Heart Health
Aortic Aneurysm: Fixing Mr. Fix-it
Amado Velez is known for fixing anything that breaks. But when an aneurysm grew dangerously large, he turned to Southern Ocean Medical Center for the fix.
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Patient Perspectives
Learn about the inspiring stories of real Hackensack Meridian Health patients.
Cancer Care, Orthopedics
Sarcoma Slam Dunk
Sherman Edmonds spent his life playing basketball across the world. When a large sarcoma put ballplaying on hold, his doctor set out to save his life and leg.
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Cancer Care, Women's Health
Breast Cancer Survivor Finds Light in a Dark Place
Fashion consultant Maybelline Hicks fights breast cancer with expert multidisciplinary care from Ocean Medical Center.
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Cancer Care
Ride On After Lung Cancer
Learn how, after a terrifying diagnosis of lung cancer, Dave Gill got the treatment he needed at John Theurer Cancer Center.
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Cancer Care, Women's Health
Breast Cancer Screening: Calming the Waters
Learn how Madeline Rodriguez Hirsch was comforted by her medical team’s clear communication when results of a follow-up mammogram necessitated a biopsy.
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Cancer Care, Orthopedics
Two Surgeries, Two Successes
When Jean Crenshaw wanted two surgeries performed at the same time, a team of surgeons at Riverview Medical Center delivered.
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Orthopedics
She’s Still Standing—Thanks to Robotic Knee Surgery
Learn how a pioneering knee technology helped Chef Lydia Liebchen get back on her feet and back to her kitchen.
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Arthritis, Orthopedics
Knee Surgery Gets Athlete Back in Action
When severe knee pain kept Chrissy Williams from the athletic endeavors, robotic-assisted partial knee replacement surgery got her back in action.
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Cancer Care, Neuroscience
Embracing Hope in the Midst of a Brain Tumor
Learn how Hackensack Meridian Health specialists collaborate to help Dana Addivinola gain quality of life and hope after her brain tumor diagnosis.
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Emergency Services
A Peaceful Presence in the Emergency Department
Learn how PCA II Paige Taylor calms her patients in the Emergency Department at Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy.
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