Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge Holds Open House

This Wizard of Oz-themed open house showcased Raritan Bay’s variety of medical services and the medical specialties available through the facility’s various physician offices

Local residents visited Hackensack Meridian HealthRaritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge during the hospital’s “There’s No Place Like Old Bridge” open house on July 12. This Wizard of Oz-themed open house showcased Raritan Bay’s medical services and the medical specialties available through the various physician offices located at the hospital.

Visitors took part in Wizard of Oz character-guided tours, entered the Land of Oz costume contest, took advantage of free health screenings, and enjoyed complimentary food and drink while listening to members of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performing live. The event, intended for the public’s awareness of services as well as Land of Oz fun, included giveaways, cotton candy, face painting, arts & crafts, raffles, and more.

Visitors toured the Joslin Diabetes Center, Affiliate at Raritan Bay, the hospital’s Surgical Suites, housing the da Vinci Xi® robot, the most advanced robotic-assisted surgical system available, and the Diagnostic Imaging department, Center for Sleep Medicine, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation program. For more information about the hospital, visit www.rbmc.org.

ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH

Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 16 hospitals from Bergen to Ocean counties, which includes three academic medical centers – Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, JFK Medical Center in Edison; two children’s hospitals - Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital in Hackensack, K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital in Neptune; 11 community hospitals - Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, and Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison and Shore Rehabilitation Institute in Brick.

Additionally, the network has more than 160 patient care locations throughout the state which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness centers, rehabilitation centers, and urgent care and after-hours centers. Hackensack Meridian Health has 33,000 team members, and 6,500 physicians and is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy, committed to the health and well-being of the communities it serves.

The network's notable distinctions include having one of only five major academic medical centers in the nation to receive Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals Award for five or more consecutive years, four hospitals among the top 10 in New Jersey, including Hackensack University Medical Center which is ranked No. 1 by U.S. News and World Report. Other honors include consistently achieving Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, recipient of the John M. Eisenberg Award for Patient Safety and Quality from The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum, a six-time recipient of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For," one of the "20 Best Workplaces in Health Care" in the nation, and the number one "Best Place to Work for Women." Hackensack Meridian Health is a member of AllSpire Health Partners, an interstate consortium of leading health systems, to focus on the sharing of best practices in clinical care and achieving efficiencies.

For additional information, please visit www.HackensackMeridianHealth.org.