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Saint Michael’s Medical Center Names Accomplished Heart Surgeon as Chief of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Tyrone Krause was appointed chief of cardio-thoracic surgery at Saint Michael's Medical Center in Newark. Saint Michale’s Medical Center announced that it has appointed an accomplished heart surgeon with more than three decades of experience as...
Saint Michael’s Medical Center Earns 2024 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety
Read this news as it appeared on nj.com | ROI-NJ | TAPintoNewark Saint Michael’s Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, was named a Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. Saint Michael’s is one of only 75 teaching hospitals in the...
Saint Michael’s Earns An ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
Saint Michael’s Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to...
Director of Saint Michael’s In The Pink Program to be Honored by American Cancer Society
A Saint Michael’s Medical Center employee who works to bring cancer care to uninsured residents in Newark, will be honored by the American Cancer Society at its annual Diamond Ball Gala in November. Aretha Hill-Forte, the director of the New Jersey...
Saint Michael’s Recognized by Healthgrades for Clinical Excellence in Coronary Interventional Care
Saint Michael’s Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, announced today that it has achieved numerous accolades for clinical excellence from Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. Among Saint...
Keeping Up with Your Breast Care
By Manila Sharma, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
As an internist who treats women of all ages, from young adults to seniors, Dr. Sharma frequently answers her patients’ questions about breast care.
What is the most important information we should know about our breasts?
Four Ways to Manage Menopause
By Dr. Jugeet Kanwal and Dr. L. Deanna Howard.
Menopause is a great time to recharge your life. Menopause is not a medical condition but instead a natural phase of life. It is defined by a complete year without a menstrual period, and the period remains absent permanently.
Saint Michael’s Medical Center Recognized Nationally for Providing High-Quality Heart Failure Care
Saint Michael’s Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure: Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to improving outcomes for patients with heart failure, meaning reduced...
Saint Michael’s Medical Center earns “A” for Social Responsibility on national ranking
Saint Michael’s Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, has been recognized by the Lown Institute for outstanding social responsibility, receiving an “A” grade on the 2024-25 Lown Institute Hospitals Index. The Newark hospital achieved the...
Prime Healthcare Named to Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces 2024
Prime Healthcare, the parent company of Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, announced today it has been recognized as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for 2024 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group...
Saint Michael’s Graduates Its 60th Class of Internal Medicine Residents
For Dr. Ted Dacosta, it was the character of Saint Michael’s Medical Center residents in the Class of 2024 that stood out for him. The young doctors started their residencies in internal medicine at the Newark hospital in July 2021, with the...
The human side of cancer:
How to help people with cancer stay mentally and emotionally healthy
By Hamid S. Shaaban, M.D.
Medical Director, The Cancer Center
Saint Michael’s Medical Center
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Since it began in 1949, this designation has brought vital conversations to the forefront regarding stigma, shame, and equitable access to mental health…