What you need to know about the mega-hospital merger in N.J.

TRENTON — The CEOs of Barnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson University Health this week announced final plans to merge and create the largest hospital chain in the state, once the state Attorney General’s Office approves the deal. The new not-for-profit entity, RWJ Barnabas Health, will have combined revenues of $5.4 billion from 11 acute care… Read the rest of this entry »

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Monmouth Medical Center and SCAN Present ‘Take Control of Your Health’

Is your chronic condition getting the best of you?
Ongoing health conditions affect how you live your life, how you
experience your relations and how you deal with your emotions.
Join Monmouth Medical Center and SCAN (Social Community Activities Network) for a free, six-week workshop to learn strategies for
managing daily life when living with chronic conditions such as
arthritis, heart and lung conditions, anxiety, diabetes and
high blood pressure.
Created by Stanford University, the evidence-based workshop
will teach individuals how to:
Manage stress.
Improve communication.
Cope with depression and fatigue.
Increase energy levels.
Eat healthy and maintain weight.
Get more out of life.

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Margaux Jade Oxley!

MoreMonmouthMusings congratulates Jackie and Joe Oxley on the birth of their daughter, Margaux Jade.

Margaux Jade was born at 5:55 this evening at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch.  She weighs 6 pounds, 5 ounces and is 17.5 inches long.

Margaux Jade and Jackie are healthy.  Joseph is elated.

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