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ish Foundation Grants Critically Ill Bergen County Girl, 3, Special Backyard Play Set
A young Bergen County girl battling two life-threatening tumors had her dream come true when she received a backyard play set — courtesy of Jersey Mike’s Subs and Make-A-Wish. Riley, 3, has always loved playing on the playground near her Tenafly home, according to her parents, Jason and Nicole. The family was devastated when doctors diagnosed the young girl with both a brain tumor and a back tumor in January. She spent more than three months in the hospital undergoing four major surgeries as well as chemotherapy before her tumor returned — all in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “P…
Lifestyle
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 …
Police & Fire
Burlington County Hospital ER Patients Transferred After Fire Damages Virtua Health Facility
A small fire broke out at a Burlington County hospital on Friday night, and about eight emergency room patients had to be transferred to another hospital, authorities said. ew ER patients were No patients or staff were hurt during the fire, said Daniel Moise, a spokesman for Virtua Marlton Hospital in Evesham. Incoming ER pateints were temporarily diverted to other hospitals, Moise said. The fire was reported about 8:20 p.m. at 90 Brick Road, Evesham police said. Virtua Health security personnel extinguished the contained fire within the "sterile processing department,"&n…
Police & Fire
Health Aide Charged With Sexually Abusing Patient, 84, At Jersey Shore Nursing Home
A health aide sexually abused an 84-year-old patient at an Ocean County long-term care facility, state authorities said. Authorities charged Michael A. Edwards, 32, of Manchester with aggravated sexual contact after officials at the Sunrise Senior Living facility in Jackson told police that another employee caught him “inappropriately touching an elderly woman in her room at the facility,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Edwards – also known as Michael Donaldson – was released pending court action and fired from the job, Grewal said. The state Division of Consumer Affairs al…
Neighbors
Covid-
19 Concerns Block Kidney Transplant For Popular Bergen Baker, Now His Life’s At Stake
Franklin Lakes baker Tom Minardi was all set to get the kidney he needs to stay alive when a suspension of elective surgeries in New Jersey in response to the coronavirus pandemic postponed the procedure. Then came word that the donor backed out. A man who has spent his life doing for others now needs a hero of his own. “He was scheduled to have his transplant this spring,” Minardi’s children wrote in a post, “but due to COVID-19, it was put on hold.” “When his hospital began to schedule transplants again, we unexpectedly and sadly got the call that his donor backed out,” they wrote. “He …
Business
$750M Cancer Pavilion Project Planned For Middlesex County
Middlesex County is investing $25 million in a new Cancer Pavilion project set to open in about three years, officials announced. The state's first free-standing comprehensive cancer pavilion was detailed during a Wednesday video-call. The entire project is expected to cost $750 million. Middlesex County is partnering on the ambitious project with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick Development Corp. (DEVCO) and the City of New Brunswick, officials said. The world-class facility will provide essential patient care in cancer treatment as well as cre…
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Doctor Is 1000th Coronavirus Patient To Be Discharged From Hospital
A Hackensack University Medical Center physician was the 1000th coronavirus patient to be discharged from the hospital. Karan Omidvari, 58 -- a husband and father of two from New York City -- was released in an emotional clap-out Tuesday. Omidvari -- an HUMC critical care intensivist -- came to the hospital's emergency room April 7 with shortness of breath, fever and fatigue. He was admitted to the hospital and tested positive for coronavirus. During his hospital stay, Omidvari was intubated twice and received convalescent plasma therapy, along with a medication through his participation i…
Business
Princeton-Based Siemens Workers Make Face Shields For Monmouth Medical Staff, Police
Siemens Corporate Technology employees in Princeton are creating 3-D-printed and assembled face shields for healthcare workers at Monmouth Medical Center and for the Long Branch Police Department. Siemens hopes to produce 500 face shields weekly, a company spokeswoman said. More than 200 face shields have been shipped to the medical center in Long Branch. “We want to acknowledge the corporate responsibility of Siemens Corporate Technology in supporting the project and the initiative of these employees in executing and continuing the project with the help of their family members. …
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Here's The Plan: Murphy Reveals Roadmap For Reopening But No Timeline
Life outside of quarantine is on the horizon for New Jersey residents. Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday laid out a six-point reopening plan for New Jersey -- but no concrete timeline. "I don't know when we'll be able to formally start this journey," Murphy said. "Hopefully if we keep at it, it will be soon." In order to reopen, New Jersey residents must continue social-distancing measures and focus on taking the steps necessary in decreasing the number of new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and COVID-19 related deaths, the governor said. The number of new hospitalizations and patients …
Lifestyle
Former 'The Voice' Contestant Felicia Temple Returns To Work As Holy Name Nurse
Teaneck native Felicia Temple has returned to work as a Holy Name Medical Center nurse to provide support during the coronavirus crisis. Temple, who rose to fame on NBC's "The Voice" in 2017, was on tour overseas when she heard President Trump announce U.S. borders were closing ahead of the COVID-19 shutdown. "The tour got canceled and literally within a week I was back to work full-time as a nurse,” she said during Global Citizen's "One World: Together at Home” Saturday. "I recognize that this is an odd time for me," she said on Twitter. "I was in full blown artist mode and now I’m…
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Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers
Covid-
19 Testing
Kinder Pediatric Urgent Care has begun conducting coronavirus tests for children, families, healthcare workers and first responders, among others, at their centers in Totowa and Union, the company announced Wednesday. Although Kinder is a walk-in urgent care provider for children, COVID-19 has changed priorities for everyone on the front lines. “How can we focus on just the children and ignore COVID-19 screening and testing for their families, caregivers, or essential workers in their communities?” asked Dr. Figen Altunkaya, a senior Kinder physician. All COVID-19 testing is done by appoin…
Lifestyle
#NJThanksYou: Murphy Honors Paramus Nurse, Lakewood Donor As NJ Heroes
A Paramus nurse and Lakewood donor were honored by Gov. Phil Murphy Friday in an effort to report good news in the midst of the New Jersey coronavirus outbreak. The governor on Thursday asked anyone with good news to share it on social media using the hashtag #NJThanksYou. Dozens of posts submitted on Twitter highlighted healthcare providers, police officers, residents making PPE and more. Among those recognized by the governor Friday were New Bridge Nurse Victoria Chmielewski, who works on the hospital's designated COVID-19 floor. She's one of "thousands …
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