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Mar 2, 2023 The Joint Commission Awards Clara Maass Medical Center with the Primary Stroke Center Certification Heart Care

Belleville, NJ — Clara Maass Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has been awarded the Primary Stroke Center Certification by The Joint Commission, a non-profit organization driven by its commitment to improving healthcare systems and ...

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Feb 28, 2023 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, an RWJBarnabas Health Facility, Hosts Heart and Soul Community Event for Heart Month Heart Care

Richard Freeman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, DeAnna Minus Vincent, Executive Vice President and Chief Social Justice and Accountability Officer RWJBarnabas Health, and Shakil Shaikh, DO, ...

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Feb 23, 2023 Cardiac Health: RWJBarnabas Health EVP DeAnna Minus-Vincent Shares her Story Heart Care

When she felt a persistent, unbearable ache under and down her arm, DeAnna Minus-Vincent realized something was wrong. At her nearest ED, she learned she had a 95 percent blockage in the left main artery to her heart. She listened to her body and ...

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Feb 21, 2023 Three Ways to Prevent Heart Disease Heart Care

Heart disease remains the number one killer of men and women in the United States and claims more lives each year than all forms of cancer combined. According to the American Heart Association, nearly half of all Americans have cardiovascular disease, but ...

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Feb 10, 2023 American Heart Month: Three Things Women Need to Know About Heart Health Heart Care

Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women causing one in three deaths in the United States every year, higher than all forms of cancer deaths in women combined. According to the American Heart Association , women are severely ...

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Feb 10, 2023 8 Critical Signs of Heart Disease You Should Never Ignore Heart Care

Nearly half of all U.S. adults have some type of cardiovascular disease, and it is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States according to the American Heart Association . It’s important to understand what symptoms to look out for ...

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Feb 9, 2023 Pioneering Modern Medicine: From the Heart Heart Care

Margarita Camacho, MD Last year, Margarita Camacho, MD , Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation, RWJBarnabas Health, completed her 650th career heart transplant, hitting a milestone of more transplant surgeries than 80 percent of the transplant teams ...

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Feb 8, 2023 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Foundation Young Professionals Group Pledge for Cardiac Services in 2023 Heart Care

HAMILTON, NJ, February 8, 2023 – The Young Professionals Group (YPGs) of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (RWJUH Hamilton) Foundation, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, signed a $150,000 pledge to support the cardiac services at RWJUH ...

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Feb 6, 2023 Cardio Vs. Strength Training Heart Care

Find Out Which One is Best for Your Heart Health Everyone knows that exercise is good for the heart. But what kind of exercise is most beneficial for optimum heart health—cardio or strength training? Edward A. Wingfield, MD , Chairman of Cardiology and the ...

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