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The information provided on this site is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease without consulting with a qualified health care provider. Please consult your health care provider with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your condition.

External Links

Thank you for visiting the RWJBarnabas Health website. As a courtesy and for the convenience of our users some pages of our website provide links to other websites not managed or controlled by RWJBarnabas Health. RWJBarnabas Health does not endorse nor does it control or take responsibility for the content or information on any external website.

Website Linking Terms

You are hereby permitted to create hyperlinks to the content on the RWJBarnabas Health website, provided that the hyperlink accurately describes the content as it appears on the website. RWJBarnabas Health reserves the right to revoke this license generally, or the right to use specific links, at any time. Under no circumstances may the website or any of its content be “framed” or portions of the website copied to a server. Each page within the website must be displayed in full (including all trademarks, branding, advertising and promotional materials), without any accompanying frame, border, margin, design, branding, trademark, advertising or promotional materials not originally displayed on the page within the website. You shall not use RWJBarnabas Health’ name, content, logo or trademark without the prior written consent of RWJBarnabas Health. Linking with the RWJBarnabas Health website shall not be deemed an endorsement or promotion in any way of you, your website, your products or services.

Physicians

Most physicians providing services at the RWJBarnabas Health facilities are independent contractors or private attending physicians and not employed by the facilities unless otherwise specified. It is recommended that you always speak with your physician regarding their identity and their affiliation with RWJBarnabas Health's facilities.

Social Media - Terms of Use

We encourage open discussions and look forward to any comments, stories and experiences you want to share. However, this is a public website, and you should therefore not share any personal medical information which you wish to be held confidential. We look forward to your participation. We can not respond to every comment, particularly those that deal with individual medical cases and issues. The information provided on this website is for informational purposes only and is not intended to take the place of consultation with your physician.

RWJBarnabas Health does not give medical advice via its websites or social medical sites and will not respond to patient-specific clinical questions posted on this site. This site is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, nor is the information provided herein intended to replace consultation with a qualified physician or other health care provider. Use of this website shall not constitute establishment of a physician/patient or clinical relationship with any individual, nor establishment of or offer to enter into a business relationship with any institution or organization. Any questions that you may have regarding the diagnosis, care or treatment of a medical condition or any products described in this web site should be directed to your physician. If you are seeking specific medical advice, please contact your physician or call 911 in the case of an emergency.

The opinions expressed on the RWJBarnabas Health social media sites represent the thoughts of the Facebook or other social media communities and not those of RWJBarnabas Health. The views expressed there do not in any way reflect the views of the site they are posted on, other sites affiliated with this site, the staff involved with the site, or any other members of this site. Any reliance on any information provided on this site or by individuals using this site is solely at your own risk. RWJBarnabas Health is not liable for any adverse events which occur from use of this site or as a result of any medical conditions you may have.

By posting any comments, posts or other material, you provide RWJBarnabas Health the irrevocable right to reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works from, and otherwise use your submission for any purpose in any form and on any media.

RWJBarnabas Health reserves the ultimate right to edit or delete any comments deemed inappropriate for the blog and its readers including terminating a user’s access to the blog feature upon any breach of the following terms and conditions.

The following types of comments will be deleted or edited by moderators:

  • Abusive or hurtful comments about the blogger or another commenter.
  • Off-topic and redundant comments (this includes promotion of events, groups, pages, websites, organizations, and programs not related to or affiliated with RWJBarnabas Health).
  • Comments which use foul language or “hate speech” (racial, ethnic or gender bashing language).
  • Material posted that is unlawful, obscene, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous or embarrassing to any person or entity determined by RWJBarnabas Health in its sole discretion.
  • Personal attacks or defamatory comments (i.e., making negative personal comments about a fellow commenter), instead of just criticizing his/her posting, opinion, or comments.
  • Comments that violate the privacy of our patients and their families.
  • Participants will not evaluate, endorse or recommend any particular health care providers, medications or treatments.

Additionally, RWJBarnabas Health retains the right to edit or delete any communications posted on this site, regardless of whether such communications violate the above standards.

All links to other websites found linked from these blogs/ communities are provided as a service to readers, but such linkage does not constitute endorsement of those sites by RWJBarnabas Health, and as such we are not responsible for the content of external websites.

By submitting content to our social media sites (wall posts, photos, links, etc.), you understand that this information is publicly available and agree to the terms of using this site. You agree that you are obligated to review the terms of use of this site on a regular basis for any changes and you agree to be bound by those changes by continuing to use this site. RWJBarnabas Health has the right to amend these terms at any time without notice to you by making changes to the terms as posted on this site. If you do not wish to have your information published, please do not post on this page.

You agree that you will indemnify RWJBarnabas Health against any damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of a claim by a third party relating to any material you have posted.

RWJBARNABAS HEALTH AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER. FURTHERMORE, RWJBARNABAS HEALTH WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY DAMAGES, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE, AS A RESULT OF SUCH PERSON’S USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY INFORMATION SUCH PERSON MAY OBTAIN FROM IT.

RWJBarnabas Health Texting Terms and Conditions

When you sign up for text messages from RWJBarnabas Health, you are signing up to receive text messages related to your relationship with RWJBarnabas Health and its affiliates, including, but not limited to, updates related to your visits, notifications that you have updates in your MyChart account, one-time passcodes for MyChart, billing notifications, prescription reminders, and care management.

You can opt-out of SMS messages by texting STOP in response to the text message that you received. Your opt-out request will generate one final message confirming that you have been unsubscribed from that particular group of text messages. You will no longer receive SMS messages from the 5 or 6 digit number to which you texted STOP. If you want to join again, sign up using MyChart or text HELP to the 5 or 6 digit number for instructions. You may still receive other types of text messages from other parts of our organization if sent from a different 5 or 6 digit number.

If you are experiencing issues with the messaging program you can reply with the keyword HELP for more assistance, or you can get help directly by emailing RWJBHSMSServiceAdmins@rwjbh.org or calling 1(888) 724-7123.

Your telephone carriers will not be liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you. Message frequency may vary.

Our affiliates’ notice of privacy practices are available at: https://www.rwjbh.org/why-rwjbarnabas-health-/privacy-and-nondiscrimination-notices/

For more information, contact us at RWJBHSMSServiceAdmins@rwjbh.org or by calling 1(888) 724-7123.