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Integral Part Of Sparta's Business Network Hratch Kechishian Dies Integral Part Of Sparta's Business Network Hratch Kechishian Dies
Integral Part Of Sparta's Business Network Hratch Kechishian Dies Sparta is mourning the loss of a local business owner after what loved ones call a “difficult medical battle.” Hratch Kechishian died Saturday, July 15, his obituary says. He was 63. An integral part of Sparta’s business network, Hratch was the owner of The Leather Zone in Sparta — a business “he put his whole heart and resources into,” reads a GoFundMe launched by Melissa Prestipino for his family’s support. “Hratch was a generous man who would donate the shirt off of his back,” Prestipino writes. “He gave the community and healthcare workers many of his own supplies during the pandemic…

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by Valerie Musson
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Scathing Report Says Nurses At This NJ Hospital Wouldn't Feel Safe Being Treated There Scathing Report Says Nurses At This NJ Hospital Wouldn't Feel Safe Being Treated There
Scathing Report Says Nurses At This NJ Hospital Wouldn't Feel Safe Being Treated There A scathing report released by the largest union representing healthcare workers in New Jersey reveals how nurses feel working at one Jersey Shore hospital — and it's largely not great. It all came to a head for Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center nurses during the pandemic, when they found themselves fighting their employer for protection all while working on the front lines under already stressful conditions, the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) report says. "Working conditions at Jersey Shore University Medical Center during the pandemic led to many …

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by Cecilia Levine
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HUMC Nursing Assistant Battling Cancer Gets Boost From Colleagues HUMC Nursing Assistant Battling Cancer Gets Boost From Colleagues
Humc Nursing Assistant Battling Cancer Gets Boost From Colleagues The love that Jeffrey Jimenez gives his patients is coming right back to him. The Hackensack University Medical Center nursing assistant is undergoing treatment for a tumor in his pelvis. His colleagues have launched a GoFundMe page for him that had raised more than $3,900 as of Friday, April 8. Jimenez, 32, of North Arlington, was found with a malignant peripheral sheath tumor sarcoma on his pelvis. This month, he'll have to undergo radiation, and pharmaceutical therapy, and surgery, his colleagues said. The New Milford native has been out of work for several weeks due to …

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by Cecilia Levine
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These 39 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Will Offer COVID-19 Vaccines These 39 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Will Offer COVID-19 Vaccines
These 39 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Will Offer Covid-19 Vaccines Thirty-nine ShopRite stores across the Garden State are offering COVID-19 vaccinations to healthcare workers and other qualified patients. The stores are offering the vaccine to Phase 1A recipients who make an appointment. Availability may be expanded as more vaccines are distributed, officials said. “We are excited to be part of the initial stages of this unprecedented public health campaign as we begin vaccinating healthcare workers who are on the front lines in the COVID-19 pandemic,” Jeffrey Mondelli, Wakefern Food Corp. Vice President of Pharmacy, Health & Beauty said in a stateme…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Officials Miss Vaccine Deadline For Nursing Homes NJ Officials Miss Vaccine Deadline For Nursing Homes
NJ Officials Miss Vaccine Deadline For Nursing Homes New Jersey nursing homes will have to wait another week for COVID-19 vaccines after state officials missed the deadline by just one day. The Pfizer vaccine is currently available in the Garden State to individuals in the 1A category, which includes hospital workers, along with longterm care facility residents and staff. "In order to start on the 21st there was a deadline for the 7th for input of all the registered facilities. We missed that by a day," said Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said last Friday, citing the sheer volume of data that needed to be entered. "We asked to be able …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Nurse Celebrates Birthday By Becoming First NJ Healthcare Worker To Get COVID-19 Vaccine Nurse Celebrates Birthday By Becoming First NJ Healthcare Worker To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Nurse Celebrates Birthday By Becoming First NJ Healthcare Worker To Get Covid-19 Vaccine University Hospital nurse Maritza Beniquez beamed and clapped her hands, as she became the first healthcare worker in New Jersey to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning. Her 56th birthday.  "This is the best birthday present ever!" the frontline nurse said with state officials by her side. "I couldn't wait for this moment to hit New Jersey. I couldn't wait for this moment to hit the U.S... to have this vaccine." University Hospital was one of six in the state to receive the Pfizer vaccine Monday, and an additional 53 hospitals in New Jersey were expected theirs later this…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: NJ Hospitals Await First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccines UPDATE: NJ Hospitals Await First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Update: NJ Hospitals Await First Batch Of Covid-19 Vaccines NOTE: A spokeswoman for Hackensack University Medical Center said Friday that the hospital hadn't yet received the initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines. "We do NOT have any vaccine at this point nor does anyone else in NJ," said the spokeswoman, Mary Jo Layton. This corrects a previous story published here following what staffers said was a notification that initial shipments of the vaccines had arrived and will continue to do so. ****** HUMC was expected to be among the first hospitals in New Jersey to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Officials couldn’t provide an exact number, although …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
'RHONJ' Stars Auction Off Dresses To Benefit COVID-19 First Responders 'RHONJ' Stars Auction Off Dresses To Benefit COVID-19 First Responders
'Rhonj' Stars Auction Off Dresses To Benefit Covid-19 First Responders How much are you willing to pay? Clothes worn by "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast members are being auctioned off to help those on the frontlines of coronavirus. "The Real Housewives Reunion Dress Benefit Auction" was launched by Miami housewife and celebrity chef Ana Quincoces to benefit. Teresa Giudice, Jennifer Aydin, Jackie Goldschneider and Margaret Josephs donated items -- some valued at more than $5,000. Bidding starts Friday at 9 a.m. and will continue for two weeks. Proceeds will go to First Responders First, which provides healthcare workers with PPE, food and more.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Here For You': Holy Name Nurses Comfort Dying Man Without Family During COVID-19 Battle 'Here For You': Holy Name Nurses Comfort Dying Man Without Family During COVID-19 Battle
'Here For You': Holy Name Nurses Comfort Dying Man Without Family During Covid-19 Battle A man without family battling coronavirus at Holy Name Medical Center died holding the hands of nurses who cared for him. The hospital shared the story in an emotional Facebook post that identified the Bergen County man only as "Louie." “We stroked his hair,” the post reads. “We laid our hands on his legs and arms. We spoke to him in prayer and whispers.” Louie’s nursing team took turns holding an iPad so that Louie could talk to his caregiver and friend of 20 years, Mary, through FaceTime. “And even when the team who responded to Louie had to return to care for others who needed them, th…

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by Valerie Musson
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Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers COVID-19 Testing Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers COVID-19 Testing
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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen County Couple Dies Week Apart Of Coronavirus In Separate Rooms Of Same Hospital Bergen County Couple Dies Week Apart Of Coronavirus In Separate Rooms Of Same Hospital
Bergen County Couple Dies Week Apart Of Coronavirus In Separate Rooms Of Same Hospital The Bergen County community is mourning a couple married for more than four decades died of coronavirus complications just one week apart from one another -- alone in the same hospital. Palisades Park healthcare workers Susana Pabatao, 64, and Alfredo Pabatao, 68, started feeling the onset of symptoms about three weeks ago, NJ.com reports. Alfredo Pabatao noticed he had a 102-degree fever on March 17 and two days later went to his doctor, who told him to go to the emergency room. Alfredo was admitted to Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center, where he worked as a transport aid…

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by Valerie Musson
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Hudson County Jail Nurse Dies Of Coronavirus Hudson County Jail Nurse Dies Of Coronavirus
Hudson County Jail Nurse Dies Of Coronavirus Daisy Doronilla, a Hudson County Jail nurse from Nutley, has died of coronavirus.  Doronilla was diagnosed with strep throat on March 16 by her private doctor -- on her second day out of work, her daughter said in a Facebook post.  Eight days later, she was on a ventilator at Mountainside Medical Center, NJ.com reports. The jail went into lockdown on March 20 and, three days later, began releasing low-risk inmates to stop the coronavirus spread.

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Coronavirus Cases Surge To 29,895, Murphy Orders Flags At Half-Mast For 646 Fatalities NJ Coronavirus Cases Surge To 29,895, Murphy Orders Flags At Half-Mast For 646 Fatalities
NJ Coronavirus Cases Surge To 29,895, Murphy Orders Flags At Half-Mast For 646 Fatalities New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy reported 113 more coronavirus-related deaths and 4,372 new cases, bringing the statewide total to 29,895 Friday. The governor ordered flags lowered to half-staff in order to honor the 646  residents killed by the virus, including Paterson-born jazz great Bucky Pizzarelli, Teaneck humanitarian Janice Preschel and Caldwell middle school principal James Brown. "This is a war," said Murphy, emphasizing the importance of social distancing.  "Wars like this are not won in one day one month or not even a few months." Of the 3,016 COVID-19 hospitalizations in New Jerse…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Moonachie Police Bring Lunch To Hospital Staff Moonachie Police Bring Lunch To Hospital Staff
Moonachie Police Bring Lunch To Hospital Staff Moonachie police teamed up with a local restaurant owner to pick up lunch Thursday afternoon for the staff at Hackensack University Medical Center. “This is a hard time for everyone,” said Officer Christopher Inserra, who coordinated and delivered the donation. “This is a great way to honor our medical professionals for their dedication and tireless effort to our community while giving back to our local restaurants.” Edwin Ordonez, who owns the award-winning La Havana 59 Restaurant on Moonachie Avenue, safely assembled his staff to prepare the hot-food trays, including hearty helpings of r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Murphy Mourns Newark Hospital Staffer Who Died Of Coronavirus Murphy Mourns Newark Hospital Staffer Who Died Of Coronavirus
Murphy Mourns Newark Hospital Staffer Who Died Of Coronavirus Gov. Phil Murphy is mourning the coronavirus death of a Newark hospital electrocardiogram technician. Kim King-Smith died Tuesday from complications of the virus, officials said. King-Smith worked as a night-shift electrocardiogram technician at University Hospital in Newark.  The 53-year-old Piscataway resident is the first hospital employee to die from COVID-19, officials said. “Our health care workers are superheroes, but they are also human,” Murphy wrote in a Tweet re-sharing the news of King-Smith’s death. “We all mourn Kim’s tragic death along with her family, friends, and @U…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Nurse Recovers From Coronavirus In Time For Hospital Wedding Anniversary NJ Nurse Recovers From Coronavirus In Time For Hospital Wedding Anniversary
NJ Nurse Recovers From Coronavirus In Time For Hospital Wedding Anniversary A Holy Name Medical Center nurse who made a full coronavirus recovery has returned to work in time to spend her upcoming wedding anniversary at the hospital with her husband, whom she met there 14 years ago. Hawthorne's Lori Van Bever was beginning the process of converting the hospital's pulmonary/respiratory unit into a 28-bed coronavirus unit when her symptoms began. The mom of three came home Friday, March 20 with a headache feeling exhausted. She thought she was just feeling the effects of working 14-hour shifts, but when she awoke in the middle of the night with a fever and full-bod…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Gets 350 Ventilators From National Stockpile, Murphy Says We'll Need More NJ Gets 350 Ventilators From National Stockpile, Murphy Says We'll Need More
NJ Gets 350 Ventilators From National Stockpile, Murphy Says We'll Need More New Jersey will be getting another 350 ventilators from the national stockpile -- but it still won't be enough, Gov. Phil Murphy said. “We’re grateful for that,” he said in an interview on Bloomberg TV. "We’re gonna need more." A separate load of 300 ventilators were being tested as of Tuesday morning, said Murphy, who previously said he is looking to get an additional 2,000 ventilators. The U.S. government sent four shipments of PPE for healthcare workers and agreed to build four pop-up hospitals in New Jersey.  Murphy, however, said the supplies isn't enough for more field hos…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Hospital Physician: 'I Intubated Young, Healthy ER Doc, Here's What I Learned' Bergen County Hospital Physician: 'I Intubated Young, Healthy ER Doc, Here's What I Learned'
Bergen County Hospital Physician: 'I Intubated Young, Healthy ER Doc, Here's What I Learned' A doctor at a Bergen County hospital is sharing advice for other healthcare workers and the general public after he said he intubated a young and healthy colleague amid the coronavirus pandemic. David Zodda, an emergency medicine physician, took to Twitter to share what he learned as medical workers across New Jersey -- and the globe -- work to keep up with the surge of coronavirus patients that overwhelms hospitals. Zodda, of Montclair, requested Daily Voice remove the name of the hospital he works at to protect the identity of his colleague.  Daily Voice's request for comment sent to th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COMING: First Responders, Health Care Workers Get Priority At New Bergen COVID-19 Test Site COMING: First Responders, Health Care Workers Get Priority At New Bergen COVID-19 Test Site
Coming: First Responders, Health Care Workers Get Priority At New Bergen Covid-19 Test Site Bergen officials will open a new coronavirus test site for Bergen County residents only with priority given to first responders and health care workers, County Executive Jim Tedesco announced Tuesday. The site will begin operating this weekend and will be controlled by the county, in an effort to satisfy the huge demand for tests, he said. A location hasn't been specified yet. “The FEMA test site at Bergen Community College has had great success in testing over 1,000 individuals since opening last Friday," said Tedesco said, who also announced Tuesday that he was self-quarantining. “Provi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Donate Material To Waldwick Women Sewing Face Masks For Healthcare Workers Donate Material To Waldwick Women Sewing Face Masks For Healthcare Workers
Donate Material To Waldwick Women Sewing Face Masks For Healthcare Workers Three Waldwick women are combining forces in an effort to create and send masks to healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 crisis. Johanna Laliberte, Pat Laliberte and Tami Moses’ sewing skills have helped them make masks of all sizes to be delivered to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood and other local healthcare facilities. The trio started a production line and sent more than 30 masks as of Monday afternoon. “Thank you, God, for giving my mom the creative ability to sew and for filling her with the physical strength to make these masks,” Johanna wrote in a Facebook post Sunday. Meanwhile, two m…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Show Of Appreciation Outside HUMC Is The Type Of Positivity We Need Right Now Show Of Appreciation Outside HUMC Is The Type Of Positivity We Need Right Now
Show Of Appreciation Outside Humc Is The Type Of Positivity We Need Right Now Health care workers at Hackensack University Medical Center don't have to go far to feel the love amid the coronavirus pandemic. Friends Pat Plumadore Arimborgo and Karen Lippin hung a homemade sign across the street from the Prospect Avenue entrance to show their appreciation. "Thank you healthcare workers <3," it says. "You are heroes." "Just thought this needed to be said," Lippin said. "Thank you Hackensack healthcare workers and all the Hackensack heroes." "Just thought this needed to be said." Pat Plumadore Arimborgo (left), Karen Lippin work on their sign.COURTESY: Carolyn A…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Community Spreading Is Occurring': NJ Health Commissioner Has Reassuring Advice 'Community Spreading Is Occurring': NJ Health Commissioner Has Reassuring Advice
'Community Spreading Is Occurring': NJ Health Commissioner Has Reassuring Advice The rising number of COVID-19 cases in New Jersey indicates that community transmission is occurring, state health officials said. We can help stop that -- but hand-washing alone won't be enough. According to NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli, social distancing, respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene all play important factors. "Over the past few days, New Jersey has seen a significant increase in cases concentrated in the northeastern part of the state," Persichilli said at a Tuesday press briefing Tuesday. While some of the 267 cases in New Jersey have been linked to pre…

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by Cecilia Levine
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VIDEO: 'This Medication Really Works, So There's A Hope,' Says New Jersey Coronavirus Patient VIDEO: 'This Medication Really Works, So There's A Hope,' Says New Jersey Coronavirus Patient
Video: 'This Medication Really Works, So There's A Hope,' Says New Jersey Coronavirus Patient The New Jersey healthcare worker who was the state’s first coronavirus patient said clinical trial medicines probably saved his life. "After I received the first dose my fever went down," 32-year-old James Cai, who lives and works in Fort Lee and Manhattan, told CBS New York. "Those two medications I think slowed down my virus," Cai said without naming them. Cai was initially hit with diarrhea, chest pains and a fever despite having no underlying medical conditions. He was admitted to Hackensack University Medical Center March 2, and remains there in isolation. The physicians assistant g…

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by Jon Craig