The CentraState Healthcare Foundation and CentraState’s Fitness and Wellness Center are teaming up to hold the 10th annual Paulette’s C of Blue 5k/1mile Run & Walk and Fitness Festival on Sunday, May 5 at 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at CentraState Medical Center at 901 W. Main Street, Freehold. [...]
Feeding your child is an intimate bonding experience. However, feeding and swallowing disorders can affect a child’s emotional and physical growth, so it’s important to know the signs and see a specialist as soon as you suspect an issue. Technically speaking, feeding is a complex process involving aspects of [...]
Three nurses at CentraState Medical Center have recently been honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ® by the DAISY Foundation. The award recognizes the extraordinary, compassionate care nurses provide patients and their families every day. The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. [...]
CentraState Healthcare System is pleased to announce the appointment of James Matera, DO, FACOI, as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer effective March 3, 2019. Dr. Matera has been a highly respected physician on staff at CentraState Medical Center for more than 20 years.“Now, more than ever, [...]
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP— Toni Lynn Davis, MHA, CNHA, FACHCA, administrator of The Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center at CentraState was named a recipient of the 2019 Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award by the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA). Every year, ACHCA recognizes the leaders of top-performing skilled nursing [...]
Urinary incontinence—also known as bladder leakage—affects millions of women. While it becomes more prevalent as you age, it’s not a normal side effect of the aging process and you don’t have to accept its symptoms and live with it. The Basics of Bladder Leakage 1. Most women begin to [...]
African-American male basketball players are most at risk for experiencing sudden cardiac death. This March Madness, let’s box out heart disease by raising awareness about the signs and symptoms. It’s estimated that one in every 50,000 sudden cardiac deaths occurs in young athletes. During sudden cardiac arrest, blood flow [...]
CentraState is proud to announce that Moustafa Shafey, MD, LFAPA, medical director of psychiatric services at CentraState Medical Center, has been awarded Distinguished Life Fellowship designation by The American Psychiatric Association (APA). Distinguished Fellowship is awarded to outstanding psychiatrists who have made significant contributions to the psychiatric profession in [...]
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has recognized CentraState Medical Center for developing and sharing quality practices that optimize the care and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome. CentraState was awarded ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation in December 2018 based on a rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s [...]
At times, pain can quite literally bring you to your knees. When knee pain affects your lifestyle, it’s time to explore your options to ensure that you can continue to be active. Causes of Knee Pain Knee pain can be caused by a degenerative disease of the knee joint, [...]
