By Terri Brown, RN, BSN, MEd What if 2018 was the year that you actually stuck to your new year’s resolutions? ‘Tis the season to make health and wellness goals for the next year. While most of us have no trouble making goals, keeping them can be [...]
Breathe in. Breathe out. We don’t think too much about the breathing process, but your breath can tell you a lot about your body. A simple breathing test called a metabolic rate analysis can provide a wealth of information about how efficiently your body converts what you eat into [...]
CentraState Medical Center’s stroke coordinator, Ellen Ciacciarelli, APN, RN, was recently honored with the General Adult Acute Care Award by the March of Dimes. At the March of Dimes gala on Nov. 15, Ellen was among the 160 nominees for one of 12 award categories. She was recognized for [...]
CentraState Healthcare System is offering PVD (peripheral vascular disease) screenings on Tuesday, January 30 from 6-8 p.m. at The OceanFirst Rehabilitation Center in CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main Street, Freehold. The painless screening is performed to identify a person’s health risk for PVD—the narrowing of [...]
The Gloria Saker Women’s Heart Program at CentraState Medical Center is hosting its 2nd annual, “Paint to Your Heart’s Content,” an evening of relaxation and creativity for women and their friends on Friday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at The Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main Street, Freehold. [...]
Join us as we celebrate CentraState Fitness and Wellness Center's 10th birthday! Open to the public, we are celebrating all things fitness and wellness with local vendors, health information amd fitness demos! Mark your calendars and bring your friends!
Stephanie Matthews, a certified nursing assistant at The Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center at CentraState, has recently been honored with the Excellence in Care Award by LeadingAge New Jersey, a statewide association of not-for-profit senior care organizations advancing quality aging services through advocacy, education and fellowship. LeadingAge New Jersey bestowed [...]
CentraState’s clinical leader in behavioral health, Lou Silvestri, BSN, RN-BC, recently was recognized as a Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Meritorious Instructor by the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI). As a 2017 Meritorious Honoree, Silvestri has met five, rigorous criteria to earn this distinction, including: organization-wide commitment; meaningful learning opportunities for staff; [...]
By Maged Ghattas, MD Sometimes you have to play it cool to find pain relief. For those suffering from chronic pain, finding relief often means invasive spinal fusion surgeries or potentially addictive opioid medications. A new treatment – water-cooled radiofrequency (RF) ablation – is a [...]
This January, CentraState launched a Supervised Exercise Therapy Program designed to aid those with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD is caused by the buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries, restricting blood flow to the kidneys, stomach, arms, legs, and feet. About 1 in 20 adults over age [...]
