Leading vascular surgeon Habib Khan, MD, has joined CentraState Healthcare System, expanding vascular expertise for surgical procedures ranging from common to complex. “Nearly every vascular procedure performed across the country will be available at the community’s doorstep, including the most cutting-edge techniques,” says Dr. Khan. “My goal is to [...]
CentraState President and CEO Thomas W. Scott, FACHE, FABC, has been named as an at-large delegate to the American Hospital Association’s Regional Policy Review Board 2 (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania), and as a board member for the New Jersey Hospital Association. The American Hospital Association is the national [...]
CentraState Healthcare System announces Cancer Self-Help Groups that provide a friendly, supportive atmosphere to talk about your cancer experience. The self-help groups are for anyone affected by cancer, survivors, caregivers, and family members and will feature guest speakers including physicians, nurses, and dieticians. The self-help groups include: [...]
As part of CentraState’s partnership with Atlantic Health System, fellowship-trained neuro-oncologist Robert Aiken, MD, is now available to see patients at CentraState, a new satellite location for the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center. Board-certified in neurology and neuro-oncology, Dr. Aiken specializes in the diagnosis and management of patients [...]
CentraState Medical Center received approval from the New Jersey Department of Health to perform emergency angioplasty, also known as emergency PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention). The hospital’s interventional cardiologists have already begun using the life-saving emergency procedure for area heart attack victims. “The ability for us to perform emergency PCI [...]
CentraState Medical Center has begun offering patients the latest UroLift® 2 System that uses the Prostatic Urethral Lift procedure for patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous condition that can negatively impact a man’s quality of life. Surgeon Troy Sukkarieh, MD, recently performed the first Urolift procedure using the [...]
Alexander L. Shifrin, MD, FACS, FACE, ECNU, FEBS (endocrine surgery), FISS, has joined the staff of Surgical Associates of CentraState and CentraState Healthcare System in Freehold as the surgical director of CentraState's Endocrine Program. A board-certified endocrine surgeon focusing exclusively on diagnosis and surgical treatment of thyroid, parathyroid and [...]
Nearly $2 million for local humanitarian projects championed by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) cleared a major hurdle in Congress last week as the House Appropriations Committee approved federal funding for projects as part of congressional spending bills for the upcoming fiscal year. Smith said the Committee approved $615,000 to [...]
CentraState Healthcare System has a new president and CEO – and he’s no stranger to the organization or the community. Tom Scott, FACHE, FABC, was recently appointed to this role after serving as CentraState’s chief operating officer for the past seven years. He’s been instrumental to CentraState’s growth during [...]
CentraState Healthcare System today announced that the recently approved State budget includes a $250,000 grant for the health system to expand its fall prevention program for seniors. State Senator Vin Gopal championed the appropriation request with his colleagues and legislative leadership in Trenton. CentraState President and CEO Thomas Scott [...]
