Patient Stories

“So many people had a hand in his survival. We could not be more grateful. We are very lucky and very blessed.”

Anthony Catanese, MD Anthony Catanese, MD , a urologist at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset and a member ...

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"It had been so long since I’d felt that good.”

Thanks to Timely Cardiac Care, a Colonia Man Is Here for His Grandchildren Last year, Mark Christian, 62, of Colonia, knew ...

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I'm functioning much better today because of this place.

Jeff Shorr couldn’t walk more than three steps without getting out of breath because of his heart condition. He couldn’t drive ...

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The people that work there are extremely helpful and care about the patients.

Glenn Harrison was surprised to get a medical diagnosis that he had a cardiac problem. With the expert cardiac care available ...

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“They taught me how to adjust my lifestyle and eating habits, which took away the worry of having another heart attack.”

Ed McDonald of Chesterfield, NJ, suffered a massive heart attack last year at the age of 54. He credits the team at RWJ Hamilton ...

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"Having the monitor on and knowing they’re checking on you the whole time makes you feel comfortable to do the exercises."

Heart patients from al l walks of life come to cardiac rehab to get back to living. When you enter the cardiac rehabilitation ...

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"When a Heart Stops, Every Moment Counts"

For Patricia Totaro, those precious seconds took place in an unexpectedly ideal place: church. Dropping off her 11-year-old son ...

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Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest

Virgina had no reason to suspect she would end up in RWJ Hamilton's emergency department (ED) when she left her house in Fort ...

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“I had surgery on Friday and walked out of the hospital on Saturday. Three weeks later, I ran a half marathon."

Read William Lindemann's Story Here.

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