On this week’s AtlantiCast, see a special holiday edition, featuring several of the year’s many stories from around Atlantic Health System in 2017 – from national awards and recognition for clinical excellence to advances in the life saving care being provided each day across our system.
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- On this special edition of AtlantiCast we look
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at 10 of the year's many stories at Atlantic Health System
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Hello, I'm Luke Margolis, welcome
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to the holiday edition of AtlantiCast.
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We begin back in the first months of 2017.
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A year of awards for Atlantic Health System
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began when Fortune Magazine named Atlantic Health
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one of the 100 Best Places to Work for
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for the ninth year in a row.
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As we shared, originally, on a Facebook Live announcement.
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This top 50 ranking was followed by Best Workplace listings
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for groups including: healthcare, the New York region,
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diversity, women, and parents.
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Plus, health centers around the system received recognition
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from groups like, U.S. News& World Report, Healthgrades,
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Leapfrog, The American Nurses Credentialing Center,
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and The American College of Surgeons.
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One of this year's stories was
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more than a century in the making.
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Morristown Medical Center celebrated it's 125th
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anniversary in 2017, dubbed The Year of Giving,
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the 125th anniversary year was filled with events
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and celebrations recognizing the profound impact
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Morristown Medical Center has had on the community,
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our state, and beyond.
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Back in the 1890s recognizing the need for quality
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medical care closer to home, Myra Brookfield,
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a Morristown resident, bequeathed her property
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on DeHart Street on to the town to start the hospital.
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2017 was a transformative year for Atlantic Health System.
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Hackettstown Medical Center unveiled a new
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spa-like rehabilitation facility.
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Part of Atlantic Rehabilitation, the new space
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helps patients live healthier lives
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through a variety of programs including physical,
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occupational, and speech therapy for adults and kids,
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cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation,
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and fitness and audiology services.
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Plus, patients will have access to the latest treatment
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methods for orthopedic and sports injuries,
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work related injuries, neurological conditions,
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cognitive and learning impairments, and many more.
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For added convenience, valet parking is available too.
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At Newton Medical Center, a 22 thousand square foot addition
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has helped create a brand new emergency department.
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The versatile space allows for staff to adjust the settings
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to better treat patients depending
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on the severity of their condition.
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A second phase of renovations has begun, all leading
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up to shorter wait times and easier access to care.
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A milestone trip was taken through
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the October sky this year.
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As the 100th air-transfer of a patient landed
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at Overlook Medical Center's
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Atlantic Neuroscience Institute.
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The team from Atlantic Mobile Health's
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Air Three made the transfer.
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The helipad at Overlook opened last November
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allowing patients suffering from brain-related
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emergencies to get highly skilled treatment
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as fast as possible.
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In November, Chilton Medical Center
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unveiled its new Children's Center,
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featuring a combined pediatric emergency department,
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and an inpatient care unit.
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Families now have one family-friendly facility
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to meet all of their needs, including 11 private
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emergency treatment rooms and a dedicated entrance
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into the specially designed facility
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to reduce anxiety for children.
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This is the only center of its kind in northern New Jersey.
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Access to pediatric specialists
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at Goryeb Children's Hospital is available too.
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The Chilten Medical Center Foundation
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helped raise $600 thousand to support construction.
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MetLife Stadium felt like home this year to
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Atlantic Health System team members.
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Not only did we have a series
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of AHS correspondents in the stands,
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but Atlantic Health and the New York Jets
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partnered to fight pediatric cancer
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on and off the field.
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As part of the NFL and the American Cancer Society's
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Crucial Catch initiative, four children,
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who are undergoing or recently underwent,
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cancer treatment at Goryeb Children's Hospital,
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served as honorary captains at a Jets home game this year.
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Plus, Jack, who couldn't attend the game due to treatment,
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got to virtually enjoy pre-game
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warm ups using Vgo robot technology.
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Also, throughout the season, Jet's players visited the
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kids at Goryeb to play catch, raise spirits,
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and spend some quality time
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with patients , parents, and staff.
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Atlantic Health System made 2017 a year of innovation
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to find new ways to solve tomorrow's healthcare challenges.
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Atlantic Health Advancements, or AHa!,
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taps into Atlantic Health's 3,700
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highly skilled physicians and 16 thousand
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member army of innovators.
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More than just an idea incubator, AHA is a true partnership
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between Atlantic Health and its workforce.
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And it's already working.
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This is the ISSI Box, a brand new device that helps
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deliver insulin in a more efficient way
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that improves safety.
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It was invented in the pharmacy at Overlook Medical Center
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by those who are on the front lines of patient care.
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You can learn more about AHA at atlanticast.org.
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One of the year's biggest stories is also
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a look ahead to next year, The American Hospital Association
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named Atlantic Health System president and CEO
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Brian Gragnolati, as its Chair-Elect Designate.
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That means Brian will take over as Chair-Elect in 2018
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and become the Chairman in 2019.
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This honor recognizes all the work Brian has done,
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and will do, to improve access, affordability,
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and inclusion for our communities
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in New Jersey, and across the nation.
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Finally, 2017 was a year of many special
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moments at Atlantic Health System.
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Moments inspired by our patients, their families,
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our caregivers, and the communities we serve.
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Our Moments That Matter Campaign highlighted
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just a handful of those amazing stories.
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John, Walter, Haley, Kathryn, Megan, and others
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contributed to a special year of moments that we
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were grateful to be a part of
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and proud to share with all of you.
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To see them you can find a link at atlanticast.org.
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As we head to break, on behalf of our entire
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AtlantiCast Crew, thank you so much to our
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Atlantic Health teammates for making this year
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so special and for allowing us to share your stories.
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We look forward to joining you for a great 2018.
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We'll be right back.
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