Bariatric Surgeon Ayotunde Adeyeri Opens Practice in Old Bridge,
Joins Raritan Bay Medical Center Staff

OLD BRIDGE, NJ, April 4, 2011… Board certified Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon Ayotunde Adeyeri, MD, joined the medical staff at Raritan Bay Medical Center recently, opening an office in the Old Bridge hospital’s Medical Arts Building.

Dr. Adeyeri, whose practice Sterling Surgicare also has an office in Holmdel, stated, “I’m excited to join the healthcare professionals at Raritan Bay Medical Center, a Magnet hospital nationally recognized for nursing excellence.” I’m sure my patients will be pleased with the medical center’s surgical suites, amenities and its courteous and expert staff.” Dr. Adeyeri specializes in minimally invasive surgical weight loss options and gastrointestinal surgery such as Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, adjustable gastric banding, and gastric sleeve. For more information, or to make an appointment, call (732) 739-9090.

Dr. Adeyeri received his medical degree from the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He completed his residency in the United States at Columbia University’s Harlem Hospital Center, NY, where he served as chief resident. He completed a fellowship in advanced laparoscopy, bariatric and GI surgery at the University of Rochester, NY. Prior to coming to Raritan Bay Medical Center, Dr. Adeyeri was on staff at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center in South Jersey. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.

The surgeon accepts most medical insurances and is accepting new patients. Dr. Adeyeri’s office is located in Suite 206 of the Old Bridge hospital’s Medical Arts Building, 3 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge, NJ 08857 (off of Ferry Rd. between routes 9 and 18).

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Raritan Bay Medical Center Recognized for Exceptional Heart Care
-Receives AHA’s Get With The Guidelines^SM – Heart Failure Gold Performance Achievement Award-

PERTH AMBOY, April 11, 2011… Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC), with locations in Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, has received the Get With The GuidelinesSM – Heart Failure Gold Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association (AHA). The recognition acknowledges that RBMC has met or exceeded the evidenced-based guidelines for the optimal care of heart failure patients, as outlined by the AHA / American College of Cardiology, for two consecutive years. During this time the medical center met the aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compliance to these core standard levels of care.

“Raritan Bay Medical Center is dedicated to making our care for heart failure patients among the best in the country,” said Raritan Bay Medical Center, Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs Michael Ciencewicki, MD. “We will continue our efforts and build off the success of this award by continuing to implement the Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure program that assisted us in accomplishing this goal.”

Get With The Guidelines is a quality improvement initiative that provides hospital staff with tools that follow proven evidence-based guidelines and procedures in caring for heart failure patients to prevent future hospitalizations. Heart failure patients are started on aggressive risk reduction therapies such as cholesterol-lowering drugs, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, aspirin, diuretics, and anticoagulants at RBMC. They also receive alcohol/drug use and thyroid management counseling as well as referrals for cardiac rehabilitation before being discharged.

“The full implementation of national heart failure guideline recommended care is a critical step in preventing recurrent hospitalizations and prolonging the lives of heart failure patients,” said Gregg C Fonarow, MD, national chairman of the Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee and director of Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center. “The goal of the AHA’s Get With The Guidelines program is to help hospitals like Raritan Bay Medical Center implement appropriate evidence-based care and protocols that will reduce disability and the number of deaths in these patients.”

Raritan Bay Medical Center’s quick and efficient use of guideline tools improves the quality of care provided to heart failure patients, saves lives and ultimately reduces healthcare costs by lowering the recurrence of heart attacks. The medical center received the silver award last year, acknowledging adherence to the guidelines for 12 consecutive months.

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Women in Healthcare Event to be Held April 26
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PERTH AMBOY, NJ, April 12, 2011… The New Jersey Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association is holding an all-day seminar Women in Healthcare: Real Women, Real Issues, Real Solutions Tuesday, April 26, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Tinton Falls, NJ.

The morning session includes ‘Stress SOS: Journaling Life’s Journey’ and ‘Sunshine Goal Seminar’ with Jennifer Tuma-Young, founder and CEO of Inspirita, and the panel discussion ‘Real Women, Real Issues, Real Solutions’ with a panel of women sharing personal stories about achieving and maintaining joy and success. The panel includes Raritan Bay Medical Center, Director of Health Information Management JoAnn Ferrara.

The afternoon session includes ‘Keynotes from Women at the Top – What Keeps these CEO’s Awake at Night’ with President & CEO, Underwood Hospital Eileen K. Cardile, MS, RN, CNA, and President and CEO, QualCare Alliance Networks Annette Catino, ‘Tools for Vital Living, Live Happy, Live Healthy’ with Massage Therapist and Yoga Instructor Joan Plumb. The seminar ends with a wine and cheese event with a raffle and business card and book exchange.

Sessions include breakfast, lunch or both. Registration is available for the morning, afternoon sessions or the complete day and is required by Thursday, April 21. To register, visit www.hfmanj.org or call (888) NJC-HFMA. For more information contact Raritan Bay Medical Center, Director of Privacy and Compliance BJ Welsh at (732) 324-6062 or bjwelsh@rbmc.org.

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New Outpatient and Imaging Suites Open in Perth Amboy

PERTH AMBOY, April 20, 2011… As part of Raritan Bay Medical Center’s (RBMC) ongoing growth and renewal program, the medical center celebrated the opening of new Outpatient and Imaging Suites in the refurbished Perth Amboy Blue Wing April 14. The wing’s entranceway and first level floor underwent a complete transformation and cosmetic upgrade, adding a new Center for Women, new location for the Center for Wound Healing that houses two hyperbaric oxygen chambers, cutting-edge MRI scanner, digital mammography and a convenient access point and parking for the medical center’s physical therapy and rehabilitation services.

RBMC’s Center for Women, also located in Old Bridge, focuses on meeting women’s specific healthcare needs and provides education, testing and treatment unique to women. In addition to bone densitometry and stereotactic breast biopsy services, used to discover osteoporosis and cancer respectively, the new Perth Amboy Center adds breast MRI imaging and MRI-guided biopsy, making the medical center one of few New Jersey hospitals to offer these advanced services in combination.

Raritan Bay’s Center for Wound Healing is a complete treatment facility, helping patients with persistent wounds find the ideal procedures to effectively heal. In-depth research into patients’ history, injuries and past treatments help the center’s multi-disciplinary team discover holistic and advanced options for complete healing, including the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

“It has been an exciting time at Raritan Bay Medical Center recently. We have been able to launch new services, expand our network of outpatient facilities and enhance amenities to match our already high-quality patient outcomes and exemplary clinical and Magnet nursing staff. The new suites and services in our renovated blue wing provide our outpatients with state-of-the-art technology and expert care in a convenient and comfortable location,” said Michael R. D’Agnes, president and CEO of Raritan Bay Medical Center. “Ultimately, our goal is to be the medical destination of choice for the community we serve.”

In recent years Raritan Bay has improved amenities, adding private patient rooms at its Old Bridge and Perth Amboy locations, kicked off new services and opened new outpatient facilities as part of its patient-focused and comprehensive renewal program. These activities include opening the Dr. Sam. Gordon Berkow Maternity Pavilion; the Medical Pavilion at Perth Amboy, providing physician office space on the hospital campus; the multi-purpose Medical Pavilion at Woodbridge offering non-emergency, urgent care, obstetrical/gynecological and physical therapy services; an outpatient physical therapy satellite office in Matawan at Victoria Healthcare and a $1 million 3,530 sq./ft. Perth Amboy emergency department expansion and renovation. RBMC also launched the Human Motion Institute at Raritan Bay Medical Center, a unique program offering a comprehensive continuum of musculoskeletal care within a highly integrated orthopedic healthcare delivery network, delivering high-quality care and helping each patient achieve maximum function and mobility as quickly and safely as possible.

To schedule an outpatient procedure at RBMC, call the Central Scheduling department at 732-324-5270. For more information about the Center for Wound Healing and The Center for Women visit www.rbmc.org. For a free physician referral call 1-800-DOCTORS.

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New ‘Pink Ribbon^TM ’ Center for Women Opens in Perth Amboy

PERTH AMBOY, NJ, April 20, 2011… Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC) has opened a Center for Women in its Perth Amboy hospital, as part of the new Outpatient and Imaging Suites in its newly renovated Blue Wing.  The new center complements the medical center’s longstanding Old Bridge location. Both provide diagnosis and treatment for women’s specific needs, but the Perth Amboy location is one of only a few New Jersey sites providing breast MRI imaging and MRI-guided biopsy in combination. Additionally, women’s healthcare company Hologic has recognized RBMC as a Pink Ribbon Facility^TM certifying that the medical center provides its patients the best possible imaging technology available for the earliest possible detection of breast cancer.

Both modern facilities provide state-of-the-art testing that is unique to women – digital mammography, stereotactic vacuum-assisted core needle biopsy, ultrasound guided core biopsy and bone densitometry, used to diagnosis breast cancer and osteoporosis respectively. A biopsy is a minimally invasive, outpatient procedure that allows an abnormal area of the breast to be examined by removing a minute tissue sample.

Radiologists who interpret the digital images at Raritan Bay use a “double read” method, unlike other “live read” facilities. Live read means that a single radiologist is quickly scanning the images often while multitasking. Double read method means that two doctors evaluate every screening mammogram and provide two opinions, not just one. The digital screening mammogram is then checked a third time by a CAD computer algorithm providing a third assurance. And interpretations are done in a secluded area and without interruption. If consultation and consensus is needed there is time for that as well.

The Center works hand-in-hand with primary care physicians and other RBMC medical departments, offering patients personalized, comprehensive care. Clinicians provide education for women on healthy living, and in conjunction with RBMC’s physical therapy department and Division of Integrative Medicine, provide a variety of women’s health services including treatment for urinary incontinence, physical therapy for individuals diagnosed with lymphedema and holistic therapies used to cope with stress associated with illness and everyday issues.

In recent years the American Cancer Society has outlined several benefits associated with the use of MRI in diagnosing breast cancer, including;

• MRI-guided biopsy is more comfortable for patients with its rapid procedure and local anesthetic delivery time, is more accurate and allows for increased tissue acquisition.
• Breast MRI is recommended for women with a high risk of breast cancer, with its detailed, cross-sectional images of the inside of the breast.
• When used in combination with digital mammography imaging, unnecessary biopsies may be avoided
• For women newly diagnosed with cancer in one breast, MRI is much better than mammography in determining whether the other breast carries a cancer, enabling diagnosis and treatment of opposite-breast cancers at the same time of the initial diagnosis

To schedule an appointment, call 732-324-5270. For more information, call 732-360-4232 or visit www.rbmc.org. RBMC also provides breast cancer support group meetings at its Medical Pavilion at Woodbridge, for schedule and registration call 732-362-3860.

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