Press Releases

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Press Releases 2010

• Treatment Options Expand With Partial Hospitalization, Inpatient Programs for Eating Disorders
• Overlook Hospital Receives American Stroke Association's Highest Performance Achievement Award
• Overlook Hospital Presents a New 12-Step Approach to Curb Bullying
• New Research for Lung Cancer Treatment
• Dr. Danielle McBrian Joins Newly Designated Level IV Epilepsy Center at Overlook Hospital
• Morristown Memorial Offers New FDA-Approved Device Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure Patients
• Atlantic Health Named One of Fortune's '100 Best Companies to Work For'

Press Releases 2009

• Morristown Memorial Retains Status as Magnet Hospital
• Atlantic Health Hospitals' Visitor Policies Change
• Morristown Memorial's Cervical, Lumbar Spine Surgery Program Receives Gold Seal
• Atlantic Health System, Inc./AHS Hospital Corp., Morristown Memorial Hospital and Overlook Hospital Campuses Public Notice
• Morristown Memorial Receives National Recognition for Exemplary Outcomes from the American College of Surgeons
• Dr. Louis Schwartz of Short Hills to be Honored at American Cancer Society's 30th Annual Diamond Ball
• IGRT May Improve Outcomes for Obese Prostate Cancer Patients
• Atlantic Health Is No.1 On AARP's Hospital List for "Best Employers for Workers Over 50"
• Fans Hear and Meet Mariel Hemingway at Carol G. Simon Cancer Center Event
• Khalilah Ali, Daughter of Muhammed Ali, Speaks About Weight Loss Surgery
• Kitty Dukakis to Discuss Shock Therapy as Special Guest at Overlook Hospital Event
• Gagnon Coronary Care Unit Wins Beacon Award
• Atlantic Health Activates Flu Prevention Plans
• Fans Hear and Meet 'What Not To Wear' Star, Clinton Kelly, at Overlook Hospital
• Atlantic Neuroscience Institute Touts Brain Injury Awareness
• Hope in Bloom at Carol G. Simon Cancer Center
• Morristown Memorial, Rockaway Couple Featured on 'A Baby Story'
• Carol G. Simon Cancer Center Becomes Major Clinical Research Affiliate of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
• Overlook Hospital Offers Calm Birth® Method in Labor and Delivery
• Atlantic Health, Morris United Team Up Against Head Injuries
• Atlantic Health Named One of Fortune's '100 Best Companies to Work For'
• Morristown Memorial Uses SpyGlass Technology for GI Patients
• Atlantic Neuroscience Institute Recognized for Implementing Quality Stroke and Cardiac Care
• Delivering High-Dose Chemotherapy Directly into the Liver
• Go Baby Green

Press Releases 2008

• New York Jets Announce Name for Corporate Headquarters and Training Facility: Atlantic Health Jets Training Center
• FBI Honors Atlantic Health Security Chief
• Morristown Memorial Ranks in Top 100 Hospitals for Cardiovascular Care
• Atlantic Health Named a 'Best Employer for Workers Over 50'
• Atlantic Health Names Overlook President
• Valerie Fund Children's Centers Receive Customer Service Award
• Atlantic Health Names Presidents For Its Hospitals
• Emergency Heart Surgery Saves Young Father, Police Officer
• Overlook Hospital Offers Ground Breaking Brain Tumor Vaccine Trial
• Carol G. Simon Cancer Center Marks a Decade of Excellence
• Morristown Memorial Oncology Nurse Receives National Award for Leadership
• Morristown Memorial's Joint Replacement Program Receives Gold Seal of Approval
• Joel Rosh, MD Featured on Discovery Health Channel About Rare Condition 
• Saving a Young Mother's Heart, Then Her Brain
• Rippel Breast Center Now Offering Saturday Appointments
• Overlook Screenings, Health Fair Focus on Healthy Hearts
• Department of Health Designates Morristown Memorial as a Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Overlook Hospital Receives Chest Pain Center Accreditation
• Overlook Hospital Upgrades Blood Donor Services, Seeks Donations for Statewide Drive

Press Releases 2007

• Surgeon, Author, Entrepreneur to Lead Wound Healing Program at Overlook
• Advice, Treatment Options and Hope Offered at Rippel Center's Breast Cancer Survivorship Conference
• Former Governor Mike Huckabee Talks About Healthy Living at Morristown Memorial's Annual Wellness Lecture
• Spine Implant Offered at Pain Management Center at Overlook Hospital
• ‘Fellow' Doctors to Help Their Peers Find Fellowships at Overlook Fair
• Overlook Hospital Dentist, Brian Silverman, Receives Fellowship Award
• Atlantic Health Partners with New York Jets for Corporate Headquarters and Training Facility
• Overlook Hospital and Dr. John Cunningham Recieve Highest National Honors From American College of Surgeon's Commission on Cancer
• Goryeb Children's Center Comes to Overlook Hospital
• Morristown Memorial, Project Fit America Helps Kids Get Moving
• Morristown Memorial Study Shows Association Between Gum Disease and Heart Disease
• Robert W. Hobson, II, MD, Joins Gagnon Heart Hospital, Becomes First Director of New Vascular Institute
• Healthwise: Inflammatory Breast Cancer, by Dr. Sue Jane Grosso, medical director, The Breast Center at Overlook Hospital
• Overlook Hospital Appoints New Chair of Medicine, Jeffrey M. Brensilver, MD
• OR Live Presents: Abdominal Hysterectomy Featuring Atlantic Health's Dr. Daniel Tobias
• Overlook Hospital and Schering-Plough Unveil New Health Screening and Education Van to Community
• Atlantic Health's President and CEO to Reflect on Family at Annual Parade
• Treating Prostate Cancer with CyberKnife®
• Overlook Hospital Celebrates 6th Annual Latino Family Health Day
• Overlook Hospital Hosts Program for Prostate Cancer Survivors
• Atlantic Health Named a "Best Employer For Workers Over 50"
• Overlook Hospital to Launch Emergency Services in Union
• FAQ - Overlook Hospital Emergency Services, Union Campus
• Overlook Hospital’s Saad Habba, MD to Be Featured on Discovery Health Channel About an Unknown, Yet Common Bowel Syndrome: Habba Syndrome
• Overlook Hospital Names Robert E. Graham, MD, MPH, Education Director of Ambulatory Care
• Morristown Memorial Celebrates Re-Opening of Liberty Science Center with Nine Years of 'Cardiac Classroom'
• Morristown Lobby Closes for Construction
• Overlook Hospital is Designated New Jersey’s First Comprehensive Stroke Center by Department of Health 
• ‘Music In The Atrium’ Volunteers Win Governor’s Award
• Overlook’s Neuroscience Director Develops New Guideline For Treating Lyme Disease
• U.S Senator Robert Menendez and Overlook Hospital’s Stuart Green Were Honored Saturday at the American Cancer Society’s 28th Annual Diamond Ball
• Overlook Hospital Names New Chief Nursing Officer
• Morristown Memorial Neuro Nurse Named President Of National Organization
• Morristown Memorial Breaks Ground On ‘Sam’s NICU,’ Triples Size Of Current Unit
• HealthWise: Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer Should Consider MRIs
• Fans, Cancer Survivors, Hear and Meet ‘Golden Girls’ Star Rue McClanahan
• Morristown Memorial Opens New Maternity Center 
• Groundbreaking Cancer Clinical Trials Open At Atlantic Health Hospitals
• Alternative to Total Hip Replacement Quickly Returns Boomers to Busy Lives 
• Atlantic Health Forms Alliance With The Mount Sinai Medical Center 
• Behavioral Health Services Expands With $1.1 Million Gift 
• Morristown Memorial Hospital Hyperbaric Unit Receives Accreditation 
• HealthWise: Uterine Fibroid Embolization Gaining in Popularity
• Multi MERCI® Trial Demonstrates Better Outcomes for Patients Suffering Ischemic Stroke    
• Atlantic Health’s Air Ambulance Marks One Year in the Sky 
• Full Service Dental Center Offers 24-Hour Emergency Care 
• Morristown Memorial To Host Live Internet Broadcast Of Robotic Prostatectomy 
• Morristown Memorial Celebrates Healthy Hearts     
• Morristown Memorial Launches Web Site to Help Teens Get Fit

Press Releases 2006

• Atlantic Health Introduces Electronic Prescribing
• Study by Gagnon Heart Hospital Doctors Find Patients' Smoking History May Affect Brain Function after Open Heart Surgery
• NICU Reunion Celebrates Hospital’s Youngest Survivors
• Overlook Hospital Brings “Healthy Avenues” Van to the 2006 Union County Heart Walk
• American College of Surgeons Re-Verifies Morristown Memorial as Top Trauma Center
• Overlook Hospital Presents Pain Management Solutions - Celebrating Pain Awareness Month
• Morristown Memorial Again Named Top Cardiac Hospital by United Healthcare
• Ms. Belleza Latina International 2007 at Overlook’s Latino Family Day
• Student Athletes: Mild Brain Injury In Sports Atlantic Neuroscience Institute Invites Athletic Trainers, Coaches, School Nurses, Parents To Symposium
• Overlook Hospital Celebrates Family Day in Summit, Sunday, September 17
• Cancer Center at Overlook Receives $500,000 Gift from Schering-Plough Foundation
• The Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Memorial Treats 2000 Patients with CT/LINAC
• Morristown Memorial Opens Women's Resource Center
• Overlook is First Hospital in Four County Region to Receive Primary Stroke Center Certification
• Celgene Ceo Unveils Surprise Gift to Inpatient Children at Overlook Hospital Today
• Atlantic Hospice Appoints New Administrative Medical Director, John Gregory, MD
• Overlook Clinicians give Stroke Screenings to State Workers and Elected Officials
• Morristown Memorial Honored as 'Blue Distinction Center' for Cardiac Services
• Education Program for People with Epilepsy and Their Care Givers
• Gregory Sachs, MD Receives Overlook Hospital Lifetime Achievement Award
• Morristown Memorial Names World-Renowned Expert on Congestive Heart Failure as Chief of Cardiology
• Morristown Memorial Hospital Honors Gagnon Family: New Heart Hospital to Bear Their Name
• New Dedicated Helicopter Service at Atlantic Health Brings NJ Patients Faster Access to Specialized Care

Press Releases 2005

• Atlantic Health Receives State Grants to Create Stroke Centers at Overlook, and Morristown Memorial 
• Overlook Starts “Code Gray” Rapid-Response Team to “Beat the Clock” in Stroke Treatment
• Leading Neurologist Joins Atlantic Health as Medical Director for Stroke
• Nationally-Recognized Clinician and Researcher Joins Atlantic Health to Lead Neurosciences
• Morristown Memorial Hospital Completes $20 Million Expansion of 80,000 Square Foot Carol G. Simon Cancer Center
• Live Internet Broadcast of CyberKnife Spine Radiosurgery To Be Hosted at Atlantic Health’s Overlook Hospital
• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• State Health Commissioner Addresses Importance of Sports Medicine
• Doctors “Prescribe” Medical Information Via Hospital Libraries
• Atlantic Health Names New Director of Neuroscience Institute
• Hospital Unveils New Light-Speed CT Scanner
• Atlantic Health Official Medical Provider to the 87th PGA Championship
• First Lady Launches Statewide Educational Campaign on Postpartum Depression
• Magnet Status Renewed at Morristown Memorial Hospital
• Overlook Hospital Announces New Manager of Oncology Services
• $14 Million Outpatient Facility to be Constructed at Overlook Hospital
• Overlook Receives Grant to Expand Palliative Care Program