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March/April 2009
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• Family Facing Rare Health
Challenges Finds Strength,
Hope at K. Hovnanian
Children’s Hospital
• Precious Lungs Breathe Easier
• Three Steps to Helping Your
Child Take Daily Medication
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• Physician Places His Life in
the Hands of Colleagues
• Minutes Matter During a
Heart Attack
7
• Emergency Department Visit
a Breeze for 5-Year-Old
8-9
• Building a Bridge to
Enhanced Pediatric Care
• Why Bring Your Child to
Riverview Medical Center?
10
• High-Tech Aids Help People
Stay Healthy and Stay Home
11
• Growing Up Fast:
Children’s Hospital Upgrades
Appeal to All Ages
12
• Keep Your Heart in Rhythm
and Pumping Strong
13
• Sinus Relief Is in Your Hands
• Nasal Lavage May Help
Relieve Sinus Pressure
14
• Keep a Healthy Love Life,
for Life
15
• Ask the Health Experts:
Keeping Grandchildren Safe
16
• Fast Treatment Reverses
Damage from Stroke
17
• Ocean Vascular Team Is There
for Patient
• Kick the Cola Habit to Protect
Your Family’s Kidneys
18
• A Child’s Frightening Injury,
Healed at Riverview
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• Calendar of Events
23
• Jersey Shore ICU Saves Man
from Rare Lung Disease
24-25
• Help Doctor Bernard
Show Bullies the
‘Pawsitive’ Action Way
• Meet the Pawsitive
Action Team!
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• Healthy Highlights
On the cover: Ayanna Velez once
again has full use of her thumb,
thanks to the expertise and
caring she and her family found
at Riverview Medical Center.
We all hope it never happens to us. But if the day
comes and your child is sick or hurt, you want your
little one to get expert medical care, fast.
That’s where Meridian Health comes in. No matter
the health concern, if you bring your child to any of our
four hospitals, you can rest assured that our dedicated
professionals will do all they can to make it better,
while treating your child as one of our own.
We want the same things that you want for your
children — that they remain happy, healthy, and at
home instead of in the hospital. That’s why we’re
pleased to introduce the newest member of our team —
Doctor Bernard.
A dog character in medical scrubs, Doctor Bernard
leads Meridian’s Pawsitive Action Team on a quest to
teach children and parents how to stay safe and healthy.
He’s out and about in the community, visiting schools
and attending events. Wherever he goes he explains the
best ways to stay healthy — whether it’s choosing the
right foods to eat or wearing the proper gear when riding
a bike.
You can learn more about Doctor Bernard and his
friends Picatso and Hopscotch by turning to page 25. Or,
visit DoctorBernard.com to find out where he’ll be next!
Sincerely,
John K. Lloyd, FACHE
President,
Meridian Health
A Message to the
Community
Welcome to the pediatrics issue!
Look for Doctor Bernard’s paw throughout the issue
to find pediatrics articles. Visit the Wellness Center for
more kids-related health information: WellnessCenter.
MeridianHealth.com/YourFamily/Children.
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