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 [...]
High blood pressure (hypertension) is when the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels is consistently too high. Often symptomless, it silently damages blood vessels and can lead to heart attack or stroke. “Because some patients with hypertension will not have symptoms, they are at greater risks for developing [...]
Relationships, friends, career, passions, purpose, the ability to adapt to change—every aspect of your life influences your well-being. But nothing has a bigger effect on your life than your health. When you’re feeling good, you have the energy and endurance to play hard, work hard, and enjoy life to [...]
Anyone who lives with or cares for someone with Parkinson’s disease or essential tremor knows there are good days and not-so-good days. But what if you could directly stimulate or calm the area of the brain causing the tremor? Essential tremor is a neurological disorder that causes involuntary and [...]
Father and son duo, Clifford and James “Scotty” Daniels, are almost certain that bariatric surgery at CentraState saved their lives. Clifford, a Neptune resident who was diagnosed with diabetes at 27, had watched his weight climb to 435 pounds over the years. He experienced neuropathy in his legs and [...]
Think having prediabetes is a one-way ticket to diabetes? Think again. Healthy lifestyle changes can help reverse prediabetes—a major CDC study proves it. For several years, CentraState has participated in the CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program. This year-long, evidence-based, healthy lifestyle program helps participants to reverse the progression towards diabetes. [...]
Centrastate Healthcare System’s Monmouth Crossing Assisted Living received a “Best in Meals and Dining in Senior Living” Award from aPlaceforMom® for 2022. Monmouth Crossing received the award for excelling in food service based on reviews from residents and families and was recognized for the delicious food, willingness [...]
CentraState Healthcare System (CHS) has achieved a Level 7 recognition for acute care organizations from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Digital Health Most Wired Survey 2022. It is the fourth consecutive year that CHS has been recognized for being at the forefront of using technology to [...]
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 [...]
The holiday season is a time to be thankful and appreciative of the good things in our lives. For parents of young children, it’s also an ideal time to introduce some teachable moments that help kids understand the true importance of the season. “The outcome of this effort is [...]
