Patient Stories

“I’ve been through all the teams at NBI, and I’m still here. So they must be doing something right.”

Shannon O’Donnell is, in some ways, a typical Jersey girl. She loves to spend summer weekends in the sun, roaming the beach at ...

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A team of doctors—and a robot—eradicate a man’s fungal lung infection.

Nearly every day, Bob Cannella meets with close to a dozen of his lifelong friends over breakfast. When the weather is nice, ...

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“He feels so much better and is doing great.”

Thanks to the Zephyr Valve Procedure—offered only at CBMC in New Jersey—patients with severe respiratory disease can breathe ...

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Cared for by Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s Advanced Lung Disease, Neonatal and Obstetrics Critical Care Teams

Meet Nathaniel, who was discharged recently from NBIMC’s Level IV Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ...

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“The nurses were so patient. When you’re dealing with people who are as sick as I was, it takes a special kind of person.”

Kevin Lott, 54, of Clark, is the first to admit that he has never been good about going to the doctor, but his illness in April ...

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"I needed to find a way to get back to health quicker. The Post-COVID Recovery Program provided me with that."

Recovery program helps one man regain strength after a coronavirus infection. I thought I had taken my last breath,” James Lin ...

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“Once again, I was amazed and encouraged by the commitment and dedication of these workers,” Guadagno says. “I cannot say enough about the program and the staff.”

The summer of 2021 will be business as usual for Matawan’s Pat Guadagno, a beloved musician and singer who’s made a lifelong ...

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"Since taking biologics, I’ve not had to call the office about breathing problems once.”

New drugs and self-care can help people with asthma have a better quality of life. For the majority of people with asthma, ...

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“It was the working together of many different teams, all working in synchrony, that saved the life and saved the leg of this 12-year-old girl."

When a huge blood clot blocked a young girl's blood flow, a deep bench of medical experts helped her survive. It generally ...

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