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October is National Audiology Awareness Month
Active toddler, Arav Naik with JFK Johnson Audiologist, Dr. Sarah Kader, during his quarterly follow-up tests at JFK Johnson Speech and Audiology. Photo: Insight Photography.
Arav Naik is your average toddler, talking, playing, and curious about the world around him. Two and a half years ago, however, his future looked very different. His parents, Mahesh and Shantala, of Edison, NJ, look back at his first few months, grateful for the fast action by the audiology team at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute.
JFK Nurse Chronicles Recovery After Coding Own Stroke
By Phillip Castillo, Contributor
After suffering a stroke, 30-year-old JFK Medical Center nurse Phillip Castillo was pulled back from the brink of death by a team of JFK surgeons, medical physicians, nurses and rehab specialists, then accomplished his goal of running a 5K this summer.
A healthy, 30-year-old male nurse working in the stroke unit at JFK Medical Center in Edison had a stroke and called his own code. Along with a team of JFK surgeons, medical physicians, nurses and rehab specialists, he was pulled back from death and eventually achieved a full recovery. This summer, he accomplished his goal to run a 5K. Following is his story, in his own words.
Comedian Tracy Morgan Presents Award to Nurse Juan Ramirez
JFK Emergency Department Patient Arrival Pavilion Named after Dr. Thomas H. Paterniti
Photo: (Left to right) Donna Meade, President of the JFK Medical Center Foundation, Helen Paterniti, Carmen Paterniti, and Raymond Fredericks, President & CEO, JFK Health, stand in front of the entrance to the newly dedicated Dr. Thomas H. Paterniti Patient Arrival Pavilion.
On Friday, September 22, a signage dedication ceremony was held at JFK Medical Center as the Emergency Department’s Patient Arrival Pavilion was named after former Edison mayor and long-time member of JFK’s medical/dental staff, Dr. Thomas H. Paterniti. To honor the memory of his brother, Carmen Paterniti and his wife Nan made a $500,000 contribution to the JFK Foundation to establish the Dr. Thomas H. Paterniti ED Endowment Fund, to support the needs of JFK Medical Center’s Emergency Department.
JFK Medical Center Awarded the Labor and Delivery 5-Star Excellence Award and Named in the Top 10% in the Nation by Healthgrades
JFK Medical Center is the recipient of the Healthgrades 2017 Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™ and a 5-Star rating, according to Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. This distinction places JFK Medical Center in the top 10% of all hospitals evaluated for the exceptional care of mothers during labor and delivery.
The Auxiliary of the JFK Foundation hosts trip to 'CHIHULY Nights' at New York Botanical Garden
The Heather Twig, a committee of the Auxiliary of the JFK Medical Center Foundation, is proudly hosting a trip to the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) after hours adventure at the CHIHULY Nights exhibit on Thursday, September 14th. The cost per person is $80 and includes: an unforgettable self-guided tour of the New York Botanical Garden at night, a stop at Little Italy’s Arthur Avenue in the Bronx (leisure time for shopping and dinner on your own) and round trip transportation to and from JFK Medical Center’s campus in Edison.
