Deciding whether to move a parent into assisted living is difficult in the best of times—deciding during a pandemic is even more difficult. The seemingly obvious choice is to keep your parent at home or living with family. But home can pose risks for seniors too, especially if they: [...]
By Grigory Goldberg, MD Video conferencing platforms and other remote working options may have been the heroes for businesses over these last several months of working from home, but they certainly haven’t been saving you from back and neck pain. Zooming in to Back and Neck Pain An increasing [...]
During these uncertain times, when there is a renewed focus on one’s health and wellness, CentraState Healthcare System is offering Weigh of Life, a six-month program dedicated to helping community members make small, gradual changes to their lifestyle to help them lose weight and lead a healthier lifestyle. Weigh [...]
The CentraState Family Medicine Residency Program, in partnership with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, announces the graduation of six family medicine residents who have trained in their field for three years. All of the physicians have passed their board certification exams. “At a time when family medicine physicians [...]
After 37 days on a ventilator, musician Steve Barlotta has beaten COVID-19. With the help of his medical staff and his physical and occupational therapists here at CentraState, he is on the road to recovery. Thank you NBC New York and Pat Battle for covering this remarkable [...]
Physicians, nurses, and other team members on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis experienced a wide range of emotions during the experience, which seemed surreal for many – especially for caregivers who themselves became infected with the virus. With an early cluster of cases at CentraState, physician leaders [...]
Artwork depicting a scene from an emotional moment at CentraState Medical Center during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic has been selected to be displayed among 192 designs for the Rockefeller Center Flag Project. In May, Rockefeller Center asked for submissions for a temporary art installation that celebrated the [...]
The coronavirus pandemic has changed us in many ways, including how our bodies function. Whether you’ve spent months quarantining to help flatten the curve or you’ve isolated to recover from COVID-19, it has limited our ability to move. Muscle strength decreases 1-3% per day for each day of inactivity [...]
By Oluseun A. Sowemimo, MD, FACS, FASMBS Regardless of the number you see when you step on the scale, if you’re significantly overweight, you’re no more likely to become infected with the coronavirus than someone whose weight is well managed. It’s what happens once you get the virus that [...]
CentraState Healthcare System is offering free breast exams and mammogram screenings to all women aged 40 and older on Thursday, August 6 and Thursday, August 13 from 3-7 p.m. at the Star and Barry Tobias Women’s Health Center, 901 W. Main St., Freehold. To reserve an appointment for the free [...]
