St. Barnabas Hospital Unveils, Dedicates New Emergency Services Pavilion

'No single individual has contributed to the success of St. Barnabas more than our honoree tonight, Ronald Del Mauro,' said Barry Ostrowsky, president and chief financial officer of Barnabas Health.

Saint Barnabas Hospital unveiled the new entrance to its emergency services department Monday and dedicated it to the man who was instrumental in building it into the largest health care system in New Jersey.  More than 200 people sat and stood outside the hospital’s newly constructed entrance yesterday to see the opening of the Ronald J. Del Mauro Emergency Services Pavilion. The $1 million renovation was named after the former president and chief financial officer who many credit with saving the hospital from bankruptcy in the late 1980s.  “No single individual has contributed to the success of St. Barnabas more than our honoree tonight, Ronald Del Mauro,” said Barry Ostrowsky, president and chief executive officer of Barnabas Health.   …

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Saint Barnabas Warns of Cold and Flu

With cold and flu season upon us, Saint Barnabas offers some tips to protect yourself.

The following has been submitted by Samantha Anton of Saint Barnabas Medical Center: As cold and flu season gets into full swing, Saint Barnabas Medical Center reminds residents that there are many precautions to take to stay healthy. “The common cold and flu can spread from person to person in several ways,” said board-certified internist Mindy Houng, MD, Practice Director from the Saint Barnabas Internal Medicine Faculty Practice. “The most common include breathing in air with droplets produced by coughing and sneezing, touching something with the virus on it (such as a counter top or door knob) and then touching the mouth, nose or eyes.” Symptoms of colds and flu vary and may include one or more of the following: runny nose, congestion…

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Photo of the Day: Lola's Pony Gets a Check Up

At last week's Teddy Bear Clinic, Lola Robinson's pony received a check up.

Four-year-old Livingston resident Lola Robinson brought her ponies, Kid and Blanca, to the Saint Barnabas Teddy Bear Clinic on July 18, 2012.  Lola said their “check-ups” showed both ponies were doing well and she was glad they did not cry when they got their shots.  Lola’s mom, Jennifer Robinson, said, “The Teddy Bear Clinic is a great way to expose Lola to the world of medicine.” At the Saint Barnabas’s annual Teddy Bear Clinic, children and their “patients” visited a series of interactive, fun play stations designed to help children learn that they don’t have to fear a trip to the hospital.

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Sixteen Lives Celebrated at Saint Barnabas

Eight kidney donors meet their recipients for the first time in an emotional evening.

There are people in this world who donate their time and there are those who donate their money. Then there are the eight selfless individuals who each donated a kidney to eight recipients who will be forever grateful.   It began at the Saint Barnabas Medical Center with an altruistic donor and ended up involving six married couples, one set of friends, and one recipient who had been on a waiting list. Gathered together and meeting one another for the first time, these eight sets of former strangers became forever entwined. Many of the stories were the same -- the husband or wife wanted to supply their kidney to their spouse, but were not compatible. Instead, they became a donor to someone else and the spouse received a kidney from another…

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Cake Boss Baby is Born at Saint Barnabas

The Valastros welcomed little Carlo Salvatore into the world on Valentine's Day.

What's sweeter than Carlo's Bakery's Cakes?  Buddy Valastro's new baby! Mrs. Cake Boss Lisa Valastro gave birth to the couple's fourth child on Monday night at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Valastro tweeted to the world a little after 7 p.m.: "Lisa had a baby boy! Carlo Salvatore was born today at 5:11pm! Mom and baby are doing great!! Baby Carlo is 7lb 3oz and 20 inches long." Valastro told People Magazine: "We feel so blessed to welcome a healthy new baby into our family." The newest member of the Valastro family was named after Carlo, the man from whom Buddy Valastro Sr. took over the City Hall Bake Shop, and Sal Picinich,who died recently after battling cancer, according to People Magazine. If you haven't seen the show, …

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St. Barnabas Receives Quality Improvement Award

The hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is recognized for its Family Advisory Council program.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Saint Barnabas Medical Center recently received an Excellence in Quality Improvement Award from the New Jersey Hospital Association. The award gives recognition to the work of continuing care providers and acute care hospitals. The recognition was designed to honor the advancement of health care organizations in the areas of patient safety and quality improvement. Saint Barnabas received the award for their program Establishing a Family Advisory Council Helps Pave the Road for a More Family-Centered Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The program sought out important input from the families that are served by the unit. During the process of developing a Family Advisory Council, the hospital made a …

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