welcome letter
growing to meet tomorrow’s needs r w j BARNABAS HEALTH
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER rwjBARNABAS HEALTH BARRY H. OSTROWSKY
sa i nt ba r nabas m e d i c al c ente r
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER stephen p. zieniewicZ, fache
DIRECTOR, MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER SALLY MALECH, MPH, RD
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER SAMANTHA ANTON
SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER
94 O ld Shor t Hil ls Ro a d, Liv ing ston, NJ 07039 973.322.5000 or 1.888.724.7123 For more infor mat ion ab out S aint B ar nabas fa cilit ies and ser v ices, please v isit bar nabashealth.org/sbmc.
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t he r e’s a g r e at d e a l o f c h a n g e g o i n g o n at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, and we touch on much of it in this issue. As you’ll read on page 46, Barnabas Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Health System have united to create RWJBarnabas Health, New Jersey’s most comprehensive health system—and its second-largest private employer. For our patients, this merger means expanded services, better access to cutting-edge clinical trials and greater synergy in promoting wellness in the region. As part of the new organization, Saint Barnabas Medical Center will be optimally situated to excel in the future as it has in the past. Another step taken with tomorrow in mind was the recent opening of four new, state-of-the-art operating rooms at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. They combine spacious convenience with the very latest in technology; they’re not only up-to-date, but actually designed to be compatible with the advances still to come in the next few years. Read about them on page 44. On page 42, you’ll learn about a minimally invasive procedure to treat a damaged heart valve. It’s called TAVR—for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, which treats patients whose condition once required a six-to-eight-week recovery period. Now they can be back to their normal activities within a week. This issue also reports on kidney transplants (page 41), free lung cancer screenings (page 40) and a woman who underwent successful surgeries for both brain and lung cancer—shortly after coming to work for the hospital as a receptionist (page 38). We hope you’ll enjoy reading about both the patients treated at Saint Barnabas Medical Center and the clinical advances we offer here. And we hope you understand and approve the ways in which we’re changing as health care constantly improves. Amid change, of course, some things remain the same—such as our dedication at Saint Barnabas Medical Center to serving you, our community. When you’re healthy you can join us for a host of educational events and support-group meetings aimed at staying healthy (see page 77). And if you need us in a time of illness or injury, we’re here for you as we have always been. Best regards,
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barry h. ostrowsk y President and Chief Executive OFficer RW J BARNABA S he a lt h
STEPHEN P. ZIENIEWICZ, FACHE President and Chief Executive OFficer S AINT BARNABA S ME DICAL CE NT E R
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