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Diabetes Community Wellness Day
This special event is tailored to individuals living with diabetes and those who care for them.
It will include speakers on various diabetes-related topics, glucose screenings, educational & vendor displays of diabetes-related products.
Registration is required.
Saturday November 14, 2009
Time:
8:30am to 12:30pm
Location:
Mountainside Hospital Auditorium, 1 Bay Avenue, Montclair.
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Overview of Breast Imaging
The Women's Center at Mountainside Hospital offers comprehensive breast screenings and diagnostic mammography services. Join us to learn why it is essential to have a yearly mammogram and what Radiologists are looking for. Presented by Dr. Madelyn Danoff, Radiologist.
Date: October 21, 2009
Time: 10am to 11am
Location: Montclair YMCA, 25 Park Street, Montclair
Update in Plastic Surgery for Women
This informal discussion will review a broad range of new techniques in both aesthetic and reconstructive surgery available specifically for women. Presented by Ross IS Zbar, Plastic Surgeon.
Date: October 28, 2009
Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: Mountainside Hospital, 1 Bay Avenue, Montclair.
Urinary Incontinence-Causes and Treatments
This informative lecture will discuss common causes and treatments for urinary incontinence. Presented by Dr. Konstantin Walmsley, Urologist.
Date: November 9, 2009
Time: 9:30am to 10:30am
Location: Montclair YMCA, 25 Park Street, Montclair.
Value your Voice: Voice Care and Disorders in Children and Adults
Learn about vocal use, misuse and abuse. Learn how to pamper your voice and prevent voice disorders, as well as what to do if you have a disorder. Presented by Jean Israel, MA, CCC-SLP, Benita Fishbein, MA, CCC-SLP and Maria Schembari, MS, CCC-SLP Speech -Language Pathologists.
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Location: Mountainside Hospital, 1 Bay Avenue, Montclair.
Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation
Overcome the desire to smoke and psychological cravings using group hypnosis and behavior modification techniques. Fee: $70/pp.
Date: November 18, 2009
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Location: Mountainside Hospital, 1 Bay Avenue, Montclair.
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| Mountainside Hospital Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Research |
Pictured left to right: Jitendra Gadova, Adrianna Voicu, Bonnie Lipka, Pam DeBlock, Susan VanPelt, Kathy Brozyna, Joanne Socolow and Gerry Somera. Seated: Maria Gencova, Althea Hyppolite & Heide DeMaisip (Staff of the Department of Laboratory Services)
In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Mountainside Hospital Cancer Center asked employees to show off their best pink outfits on October 2nd.
The day long event kicked off with a complimentary Pink Ribbon Bagel Breakfast, co-sponsored by Panera Bread and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
Prizes were given to the following MSH employees:
The Most Spirit
Food and Nutrition staff (designed their own shirts with their names and a pink ribbon).
The Most Pink
1st place: ReaAnne Massey, Radiation Oncology
2nd place: Julia Jackson, Medical Records
3rd place: Fran Creech, Front Desk Coordinator
Mountainside Hospital employees collected a total of $700.00 in donations. Donations will be given to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, North Jersey Chapter.
With some 6,440 new cases of breast cancer expected to be diagnosed in New Jersey this year, the hospital aimed to use this event as an opportunity to educate the community about the importance of regular mammography screenings.
Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, accounting for one out of every three cancers diagnosed in women. As cancer is more curable the earlier it is detected, annual mammograms, clinical breast exams by a health care provider and monthly breast self exams are good health habits for women.
Please help support Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink throughout the month of October.
Pictured left to right: Tim Murphy, Fire Safety Officer; Florey Cruz-Cerpa, Community Health Coordinator; Dr. Jeffrey Rosenberg, Sports Medicine Center & Assistant Residency Director of Family Practice and Grettel Muscato, Director of Community Services.
Pictured: Kathy Furniss, RN, Nurse Coordinator of the Women's Center and Joseph Patanella, Director of Rehabilitation Medicine. |
| Mountainside Hospital Ranks Highest in Region for Breastfeeding |
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A recent study of all hospitals in New Jersey ranked Mountainside Hospital first in its region and fifth in the state for its percentage of newborns exclusively breastfeeding upon discharge from the hospital.
According to the study, conducted by the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, nearly 60 percent of infants born at Mountainside Hospital were being breastfed exclusively, compared to the statewide average of only 35 percent.
Breastfeeding has long been accepted by medical professionals as the best way to nourish and nurture infants. In addition to benefits such as "diminished incidence of juvenile diabetes, some childhood cancers, allergies, and respiratory ailments like bronchiolitis and pneumonia, breast milk also fosters optimal central nervous system development," says Laurie Barbalinardo, RN, BSN, IBCLC of Mountainside Hospital. Breastfeeding also offers important benefits to maternal health, including a reduced incidence of ovarian and premenopausal breast cancers, decreased severity of osteoporosis, as well as enhanced weight loss after pregnancy.
Because of the significant benefits that breastfeeding provides to both infants and mothers, a breastfeeding support program was established at Mountainside Hospital in October of 1998 by Elizabeth Buggeln, RN, BSN, IBCLC and Laurie Barbalinardo, RN, BSN, IBCLC. "Since its inception, we have assisted thousands of moms and their babies with getting off to a good start with breastfeeding," says Barbalinardo.
Mountainside Hospital offers prenatal breastfeeding classes and employs certified lactation consultants who regularly visit patients after delivery. Patients who choose to feed their babies breast milk may rent or purchase breast pumps as well as numerous other breastfeeding products at the hospital.
These same services are also available for women who have delivered elsewhere but require in-person assistance with breastfeeding difficulties.
This year, breastfeeding may become especially important in light of the upcoming flu season. "Breastfed babies will have enhanced immune systems to fight off the viruses and also receive passive immunity from their moms to help them avoid many other illnesses to which they may be exposed," Barbalinardo explains. In addition, "the cost savings of providing breast milk to babies is huge. Not just the cost savings from expensive formulas, but also health care dollars saved as these babies require less medical care."
For more information about breastfeeding support at Mountainside Hospital visit www.mountainsidenow.com or call 973-429-6719. | |
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