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At Saint Michael’s Medical Center, grade ‘A’ ranking is never taken for granted
Read this article as it originally appeared May 12, 2022 in ROI-NJ. Saint Michael’s Medical Center CEO Dr. Alan Sickles puts a lot of stock in the grade his hospital receives in the biannual Leapfrog survey, which measures patient...
Saint Michael’s Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Saint Michael’s Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes Saint Michael’s as among the top in the nation in protecting patients...
Saint Michael’s Kicks Off Patient Experience Week
Saint Michael's Medical Center kicked off Patient Experience Week by awarding 16 of its employees with a certificate of outstanding service.The employees were recognized for receiving honorable mention by patients who filled out surveys...
Patient testimonial: Emergency Blood Transfusion Needed After Resident Delays Surgery
David Cary knew he needed surgery to correct a bleeding hemorrhoid condition, but he kept putting it off for the better part of a year. “I was reluctant to have the surgery,” said the 61-year old Newark man who works as a general...
Saint Michael’s Medical Center Nurse Retires After 38 Years
A retirement party was about to get started for Araceli Cartagena, but the guest of honor was running late. Cartagena, a nurse at Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, was still tending to a patient, reviewing discharge...
Meet Saint Michael’s Camille Williams
To celebrate Women's History Month, Saint Michael's Medical Center is highlighting some of the women on our team who make the hospital an award-winning health care institution that puts patients first. Camille Williams is the director...
Meet Saint Michael’s Dr. Gunwant Guron
To celebrate Women's History Month, Saint Michael's Medical Center is highlighting some of the women on our team who make the hospital an award-winning health care institution that puts patients first.Gunwant Guron, MD, is a medical...
Healthgrades Names Saint Michael’s Medical Center a 2022 Patient Safety Award Recipient
Saint Michael's nursing leadership from L-R: Malori Clarke-Cameron, director of Respiratory Therapy; Reinaldo Montero, director of Nursing; CEO Dr. Alan Sickles; Chief Nursing Officer Nancy Bisco-Flora; Joan Florczyk, director of...
Saint Michael’s Marks Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
During the month of March, the Blood Research Institute/Nadeene Brunini Center at Saint Michael’s Medical Center is marking Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month by bringing awareness of bleeding disorders to the public and healthcare...
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Nutrition Tips
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States. There are many factors that can increase your risk of developing colorectal cancer: old age, type 2 diabetes, a history of colorectal polyps, inflammatory bowel...
Lessons from Black History Month: How Healthcare Racism Works and Why All Hospitals Are Not Created Equal
Dr. Hamid Shaaban (center) with members of the Saint Michael's Medical Center at a public community outreach event. Read this opinion essay as it originally appeared February 27, 2022 in TAPintoNewark. As National Black History Month...
Advance Stroke Care Available At Saint Michael’s Medical Center
Read this article as it originally appeared February 10, 2022 on northjersey.com.When patients who are experiencing a stroke arrive at one of Prime Healthcare’s four New Jersey hospitals, there’s a good chance they will return to the...