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Yamileth D. Marenco, Operating Room Nurse, 41
Yamileth D. Marenco, of Pennsauken, died on March 26, according to an obituary published by Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home. She was 41 years old.
Yamileth was the first in her family to graduate from college and was a surgical technologist for over 15 years, working as an operating room nurse at Cooper Hospital, where her compassion and dedication touched the lives of countless patients and colleagues, her obituary said.
Beyond her work at the hospital, Yamileth made a lasting impact by collecting donations for the children of her home country, Nicaragua. "Her commitment to improv…
Atlantic County Sisters Charged After Opioids Stolen From Shrewsbury Nursing Home
Two sisters from Atlantic County were accused of stealing prescription drugs from a Shrewsbury nursing home, authorities said.
Deborah Baskerville, 38, of Galloway, and Shonte Hall, 36, of Egg Harbor City, were facing charges, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 26. Their arrests came after an investigation into a theft at Complete Care at Shrewsbury, a skilled nursing facility on Avenue at the Common.
Shrewsbury police investigated a theft at the nursing home on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Investigators said Baskerville used Hall's identity …
NJ Addiction Centers Victim Of Data Breach
Addition centers in five locations have suffered a data breach that may compromise patients' private information, officials said.
Maryville, a nonprofit addition agency, is offering credit monitoring services for those who may have had their Social Security numbers and other private details exposed as a result of the incident, according to spokesman Bill Crowe.
The centers affected are in Williamstown, Turnersville, Pemberton, Vineland and Franklinville.
"We have no indication that any information has been misused for identity theft," the agency said.
On or around August 22, 2023, Maryvil…
NJ Essential Worker, 46, Loved By Countless Patients Dies After Asthma Attack
Support is soaring for a 46-year-old essential worker from the Jersey Shore who died on May 26, after suffering an asthma attack, loved ones say.
Monique Lubrano, a phlebotomist for LabCorp. and nursing home worker, suffered the attack while shopping, and later was placed on life support suffering from coronavirus, her son, Luciano wrote on a GoFundMe page.
Monique's closest family members weren't allowed to visit her until the very last goodbyes due to the COVID-19 diagnosis, the page says.
Known as the "Croc Queen" for her interesting collection of the footwear, Monique's patients a…
Hospital Patient Data Stolen in CentraState Cyberattack
Patient data was stolen from CentraState Medical Center in a ransomware attack on the Freehold hospital's computer systems, officials said.
In a statement released on Friday, Feb. 10, the health system said the December attack included the theft of patients’ names, addresses, birthdays, social security numbers, health insurance information, medical records and patient account numbers.
The cyberattack occurred on the morning of Dec. 29, when the hospital “detected unusual activity involving its computer systems,” the statement said.
“Additionally, some information related to care received a…
Stop & Shop Hiring For More Than 5,000 Positions
Stop & Shop is looking to fill more than 5,000 regional positions.
The available positions across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island are permanent and include store roles in bakery, deli, grocery, seafood, produce, front end, night crew and online pickup.
Stop & Shop is also hiring home delivery drivers and shoppers, as well as selectors at its distribution centers.
These 5,000 new positions are in addition to the 5,000 Stop & Shop sought to fill at the start of the pandemic in March.
In total, Stop & Shop has invested more than …
Covid-19: More Than Dozen NJ Hospitals, Nursing Homes Cited For Violations
More than a dozen New Jersey hospitals and nursing homes were issued citations from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for violations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 14 New Jersey facilities are among 37 ticketed nationwide, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $484,069.
New Jersey had more hospitals cited than any other state, totaling $252,150.
Hospitals and nursing homes issued violations and their penalties include:
Valley Hospital Inc., Ridgewood, $8,675
Valley Physician Services Inc., Waldwick, $…
Doctors On Netflix Show 'Lenox Hill' Rid NJ Grandmother, 89, Of Massive Head Tumor
For 25 years, Lorenza De La Villa of Teaneck barely noticed the small tumor in the back of her head.
She found it in 1995, when she was 64 years old.
It was benign. It didn't hurt. It never grew.
"She did what doctors told her to do," said one of De La Villa's 22 grandchildren, Michelle Tavares, of Weehawken. "She went for MRIs every year and saw a neurologist every six months.
"Since it wasn't growing, causing pain or neurological impairment, doctors didn't have her do anything about it."
For 25 years, that's the way things were. De La Villa's "little egg" rarely crossed her …
