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your health St. Mary ’s H o s p i t a l

UPDATE

‘The nurses were our

angels’

CARDIAC BYPASS EXCELLENCE LOCAL NEWS: • HEALTH EXPO • GOLF CLASSIC TOP-RATE CARE FOR PREEMIES

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My St. Mary’s Story “Our father was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in very serious condition and underwent a triple bypass operation. During those critical days, my Dad’s doctors, nurses and hospital staff cared for him and our entire family. They gave us support as we counted the minutes, hours and days before he opened his eyes. We experienced first hand unbelievable professionalism, kindness and dedication.

We have no doubt that the remarkable skills of Dr. Kaushik, plus the cooperation between his doctors—Dr. Krol, Dr. Wahba, Dr. Borkowska, Dr. Imiolek, Dr. Szewczyk-Szczech, Dr. Pidkaminestskiy, Dr. Huckowski and Dr. Torres—and the dedication of the St. Mary’s Hospital nurses and staff led to his survival and recovery. The nurses in the Heart Room and in Intensive Care were like angels for giving us hope and strength.”

— The Miskowicz Family

Neighborhood Scoop St. Mary’s Health Expo September 10, 2011 10am – 2pm Styertowne Shopping Center 1051 Bloomfield Ave. in Clifton, NJ For information, call 973-365-4793

Golf Classic to benefit St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation September 19, 2011 Alpine Country Club For information, call 973-365-4615

Wounds Won’t Heal?

Hard-to-heal wounds demand immediate and specialized medical care. That’s why St. Mary’s Hospital has the Advanced Wound Center. By using cutting-edge treatments and sophisticated case management, we help patients with chronic wounds heal faster.

And when wounds heal, lives improve. For more information call toll-free: 888-SMHDOCS.

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Employees of the Month

Susan DeFrance Registrar, Physical Therapy (Belleville)

Harry Cupeles Technician, Endoscopy Dept.

(Jersey City)

Because accidents happen ... ... the new Fast Track unit is designed to treat injuries and illnesses that are urgent but not life threatening. Whether it’s a sprained ankle, a deep cut or a high fever that won’t come down, the Fast Track team is ready to get you in, out and feeling better in 60 minutes. Consisting of five private patient rooms, the Fast Track unit helps patients with injuries like these to move quickly through the ER. It also helps streamline treatment for critical patients, ensuring safer and more efficient care for everyone. St. Mary’s Hospital provides the only Emergency Department in Passaic and the closest ER to many of the surrounding towns.

Nearly 35,000 people come to St. Mary’s busy ER each year.

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New Level 2 Nursery St. Mary’s recently opened a new Level 2 Nursery in the MaternalChild Health Department.

The new nursery specializes in care for high-risk infants born as early as 32 weeks. The newly renovated and redecorated department welcomes approximately 1,000 newborns each year.

New Doctors St. Mary’s proudly welcomes the following new physicians to its excellent Medical Staff: DEPARTMENT of RADIOLOGY

Clyde Hershan, M.D. (SMH)

DEPARTMENT of MEDICINE

Padam Neopane, M.D. – Family Medicine (Clifton, NJ) Arvin Adler, D.O. – Radiation Oncology (SMH) Flavia DeLaCruz, M.D. – Internal Medicine (Passaic, NJ)

DEPARTMENT of MATERNALCHILD HEALTH

DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY

Maria Rodriguez, M.D. – Pediatrics (Passaic, NJ) Edward Kuglar, M.D. – OB/GYN (Clifton, NJ) Azer Alizade, M.D. – OB-GYN (Maywood, NJ) Li Zhang, M.D. – Pediatrics (Kearny, NJ)

John Anastasi, M.D. – Thoracic Surgery (Garfield, NJ) To find St. Mary’s doctors close to where you live or work, call toll-free: 888-SMH-DOCS

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ST. MARY’S: A PERFECT RECORD IN BYPASS SURGERY One of only two NJ hospitals with no mortality in cardiac surgery St. Mary’s Hospital has a perfect record for cardiac bypass surgery, as reported in the latest New Jersey cardiac-surgery report card released this month.

This marks the second time in three years that St. Mary’s receives this distinction. The report also noted that of the 18 hospitals licensed to perform cardiac bypass surgery, St. Mary’s had the second shortest length of stay for patients after surgery.

At the Bus Stop: New Service Added

NJ Transit now provides direct transportation to and from St. Mary’s Hospital via the No. 707 bus route. For more information: NJT #707 Bus Schedule or www.njtransit.com For complete directions visit our website: www.smh-nj.org

ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL 350 Boulevard Passaic, NJ 07055

Jeneva Davis

Environmental Services (Paterson) Get the full story on St. Mary’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/stmarys.fanclub

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