Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Appoints Winston Ramkissoon as Director of Emergency Department

PERTH AMBOY, NJ – September 12, 2019 – Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Winston Ramkissoon, MS, MPH, RN, CPPS as director of the Emergency Department in Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, effective October 7.

Prior to joining Raritan Bay, Winston served 24 years of dedicated service to Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center. He served as the manager of the Emergency & Trauma Department at both Hackensack University Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Center. Additionally, he served as the manager of Performance Improvement and Regulatory Compliance for the Department of Patient Safety and Quality.

“We look forward to having Winston join our team here at Raritan Bay,” said Thomas Shanahan, chief hospital executive, Raritan Bay Medical Center. “For more than 24 years, Winston has shown remarkable leadership while making a significant impact in the community.”

As a leader responsible for implementation of quality and safety redesign initiatives, Winston successful redesigned, developed, and monitored numerous performance activities related to the Department of Patient Care, Quality and Safety Department and the Joint Commission Disease Specific Care Program.

For more than 100 years, Raritan Bay Medical Center Emergency Department has been the trusted Emergency Department for the community. Responding to approximately 5,000 calls each year in the surrounding communities, our certified paramedics trained in advanced life support are able to administer life-saving interventions at the science of an emergency.

For more information about the Raritan Bay Medical Center Emergency Department, please visit: https://www.rbmc.org/emergency-medical-services/

About Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center

For more than 100 years, Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy and Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge have provided a full continuum of health care services to residents of Central Jersey. Raritan Bay Medical Center is one of less than one percent of hospitals in the world to achieve Magnet Recognition, the “Gold Standard” for nursing practice, quality, and safety in patient care, four times. In 2019, U.S. News & World Report ranked Raritan Bay Medical Center as high performing in Orthopedics, Nephrology, COPD and Heart Failure.

The medical center is a New Jersey state designated Primary Stroke Center and recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, recognizing optimal treatment of stroke patients. Raritan Bay is also a recipient of the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the AHA’s Heart Check Mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers and the AHA’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award recognizing high-quality care of patients experiencing a severe heart attack.

The Joslin Diabetes Center, Affiliate at Raritan Bay-Old Bridge, provides the latest advances for treating diabetes and its complications as well as other metabolic and endocrine disorders. Among its flagship programs are the Human Motion Institute, a comprehensive orthopedic program, and Institute for Weight Loss at Raritan Bay-Old Bridge and Center for Bariatric Surgery at Raritan Bay-Perth Amboy, both specializing in weight loss surgery. As part of Hackensack Meridian Health, one of New Jersey’s most comprehensive health networks, patients have access to advanced specialized services with a seamless continuum of care, close to home.

For more information, visit www.rbmc.org. To make an appointment for an outpatient test or treatment, call 732-324-5270. For a free physician referral, call 1-800-560-9990.

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