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At Monmouth Medical Center, the goal of the new Epilepsy Monitoring Program is to improve seizure control and quality of life for adults and children suffering from epilepsy.
The program, which debuted in December, is led by neurologist Joshua Mendelson, M.D., who completed fellowship training in Clinical Neurophysiology at Atlanta's Emory University with a special concentration in the medical and surgical management of epilepsy.
Central to the Epilepsy Monitoring Program is state-of-the-art technology that provides continuous video and EEG (electroencephalography) monitoring of electrical activity in the brain. Dr. Mendelson, a clinical assistant professor at Drexel University College of Medicine, Monmouth's teaching affiliate, says comprehensive monitoring programs can provide help to people with medically resistant epilepsy, to improve both seizure control and quality of life.
Epilepsy is one of the most treatable chronic medical conditions, yet effective treatment of epileptic seizures often proves elusive.
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Monmouth Medical Center Gains Gold Seal Accreditation for Radiology
Monmouth Medical Center has received the gold seal of accreditation from the American College of Radiology for its advanced imaging systems, and was the first in New Jersey to achieve this status for breast MRI imaging test.
The American College of Radiology (ACR) gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. Monmouth was the first in the state and just the 20th in the nation to achieve the ACR Gold Star for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the breast.
Gold seal accreditation is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field, according to Monmouth Medical Center physicist Thomas Piccoli, who was the first diagnostic radiological physicist in New Jersey to be awarded dual certification by the American Board of Radiology and American Board of Medical Physics in diagnostic imaging physics.
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World-Renowned Robotic Urologist Tapped to Head Robotic Surgery Program at Monmouth Medical Center
Monmouth Medical Center has tapped a world-renowned expert in robotic surgery and pioneer of robotic prostatectomy to lead the region's first and most comprehensive robotic surgery program. The Department of Surgery at Monmouth Medical Center appointed urologist Michael Esposito, M.D., FACS, medical director of its Robotic Surgery Program.
Dr. Esposito began performing robotic surgery in January 2002, and he beta tested and helped design the instruments used in robotic prostatectomies. Along with partner Vincent Lanteri, M.D., he beta tested and performed the first nine prostatectomies in the world with the four-arm daVinci Robot in 2003.
He co-authored the text "Robotic Urologic Surgery" in 2007 to teach other surgeons throughout the United States and Europe how to perform Robotic Prostate Surgery. It has been hailed as a valuable educational guide for novice robotic surgeons interested in performing a new procedure as well as a quick review for expert laparoscopic/robotic surgeons performing uncommon robotic procedures.
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Monmouth Medical Center to Open
Breast Center in Howell
Debut Marks Second Wilentz Satellite
Monmouth Medical Center is opening a second facility that will offer Western Monmouth County residents convenient access to the hospital's renowned Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center.
The Jacqueline M. Wilentz Breast Center at Howell, which is located at located at 59 Kent Road, will open in February. The debut follows the October opening of the Jacqueline M. Wilentz Breast Center at Colts Neck, located on Route 34 next to Delicious Orchards. Blood-drawing services also are available at the Wilentz Center at Colts Neck.
"We're extremely proud to open a second Jacqueline M. Wilentz Breast Center satellite," Monmouth Medical Center executive director Frank J. Vozos, M.D., FACS, says.
Pointing to the opening of the convenient satellite locations for Monmouth 's diagnostic services, he adds that as part of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, Monmouth Medical Center is a leader in designing unparalleled new ways for delivering health care. The hospital recently opened outpatient laboratory and diagnostic X-ray facility on Route 35 in Ocean Township and an outpatient laboratory services facility on Morris Avenue in Long Branch.
"It is part of the vision for Monmouth Medical Center to provide quality-driven, responsive health care services that meet the needs of the community we serve, and it also is our goal to exceed their expectations in offering the most convenient access possible to our services," he says.
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Monmouth Medical Center First Hospital on East Coast to Offer Exclusive Line of Relaxation and Wellness Services to New Moms
LONG BRANCH, NJ, DATE - Monmouth Medical Center has become the first hospital on the East Coast to offer an exclusive line of relaxation and wellness services to new mothers who have just given birth. The program called Bavia Baby, currently offered in 11 mid-west states, promotes maternal health and parental well-being.
Kathy Wilson, administrative director for Women's and Children's Services at Monmouth Medical Center, said, "We established the Bavia Baby program to provide our new mothers with a unique postpartum amenity designed to expedite the body's natural healing process and help reverse the common side effects of childbirth."
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Pet Therapy Dog the Subject of Landmark Research Study At Monmouth Medical Center
Recently, a Wall Street Journal article chronicled research that proves a few minutes of stroking a pet dog decreases cortisol, the stress hormone, in both the human and the dog.
At Monmouth Medical Center, a research study has shown that for patients awaiting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), interaction with a therapy dog proves soothing. An abstract of the study, conducted by Rumson-Fair Haven High School junior Allison Ruchman and involving visits with her 5-year-old beagle Wally to the hospital's MRI waiting room, has now been accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of a prestigious radiological association - the American Roentgen Ray Society.
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Women's Council for the Leon Hess Cancer Center at Monmouth Medical Center Hosts "Spa for the Spirit" Event
The Women's Council for the Leon Hess Cancer Center presented its semiannual "Spa for the Spirit" - held each fall and spring to give cancer patients a day of relaxation, rejuvenation and beauty - December 8 at Aqua Medica Spa in Long Branch.
"The women spend the day getting facials, massages and have breakfast and lunch - all in the name of health and well-being," says Judi Morris, Spa for the Spirit coordinator for the Women's Council for the Leon Hess Cancer Center. "The Women's Council created Spa for the Spirit to help women who are going through chemotherapy or radiation therapy to feel beautiful and relaxed, and ultimately help them to recover more quickly."
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