Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The Red Bank hospital was one of several Monmouth County organizations to earn their share of more than $2 million in funding.
Riverview Medical Center was awarded $340,986 through a grant program designed to help fund the care and treatment of residents living with AIDS or HIV, State Health and Senior Services Commissioner Mary O'Dowd announced Wednesday. Funding for the Red Bank hospital will be used to provide outpatient ambulatory medical care, diagnostic testing, medical case management, nutritional counseling and mental health services for low-income area residents living with HIV or AIDS, a release from Gov. Chris Christie's office states. In all, $8.1 million in grants was given to hospitals, health centers, community organizations, and public health agencies throughout the state. Seventeen organizations will receive $6.3 million in U.S. Department of …
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Some of the top stories from throughout eastern Monmouth County from Feb. 12 to Feb. 18.
Growth Made KaBoom! Unsustainable Via Red Bank-Shrewsbury Patch Somewhere along the way the KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink grew too large. When the KaBoom! Committee announced the cancelation of this year’s show earlier this week it was tough to find anyone, supporter, opponent, or otherwise, who was truly surprised by decision. What had started as a low-key fireworks show more than 50 years ago had evolved into a major July 3rd celebration that attracted more than 100,000 people to Red Bank each year, as well as all the problems that came with them. Facing rising costs as well as the reality of multiple years of coming out in the red led the borough to deny KaBoom! financial assistance, effectively shutting the show down, at least for …
Friday, February 3, 2012
Doc brings a new, minimally invasive back treatment to Red Bank hospital.
It seems as though Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank is debuting a new proceedure, state-of-the-art treatment plan, groundbreaking surgery, or never-before-seen cure every time you happen to look around. These week was no exception. According to a release from the hospital, Riverview is the first hospital in New Jersey to offer a new kind of minimally invasive back surgery called TESSEYS, which has been proven effective throughout the world. The surgery involves endoscopic access and allows surgeons to remove herniated disc tissue through an access tube that's only millimeters wide. The surgery is part of an outpatient program and does not require a hospital stay in most cases. The following is the release from the hospital in its …
michael
4:42 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Meridian is a very dirty place. Riverview sends you home with C.Diff. JerseyShore sends you home with MRSA. Bayshore hospital sends you home with the IV still in your arm. You couldn't pay me enough money to go to any Meridian Facility. more ›