Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center Receives Donation From Middlesex County Association of Chiefs of Police 

Perth Amboy, NJ – January 3, 2019 – Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center received $1,500 donation from the Middlesex County Association of Chiefs of Police. Their annual donation will benefit patients and the community by enhancing patient care and services.

“On behalf of Raritan Bay Medical Center, we would like to thank the Middlesex County Association of Chiefs of Police for their generous donation,” said Thomas Shanahan, chief hospital executive, Raritan Bay Medical Center.  “Their donation will go towards advancing care to our patients, families and guests.”

Middlesex County Association of Chiefs of Police president, Chief David Irizarry of Metuchen Borough added, “The Middlesex County Association of Chiefs of Police enthusiastically supports this important endeavor.  The members of our Association can’t thank Raritan Bay Medical Center and its team members enough for everything they do year in and year out.”

Gifts like this bring the Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation, to which the Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation belongs, one step closer to reaching its fundraising goal of $150 million as part of the organization’s Giving Heals campaign. The campaign supports four important initiatives: strengthening oncology services, improving clinical outcomes, enhancing the patient experience and broadening clinical research and academic programs. Nearly $100 million has been raised so far to benefit eight Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals, including Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune, Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank and Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin.

For more information from Raritan Bay Medical Center, please visit: www.rbmc.org

Photo Caption: Middlesex County Association Chiefs of Police gather with Thomas Shanahan, chief hospital executive, Raritan Bay Medical Center, William DiStanislao, VP operations, Raritan Bay Medical Center and Linda Hill, executive director, Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation.

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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