Patient Stories

“It’s an uplifting experience to meet with others who are going through what you’re going through,”

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Cardiac Amyloidosis Center Seeks to ...

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“Everybody from the doctors to the nurses to the transporters treated me so well, like I was family,”

Taking a walk to appreciate the autumn leaves. Watching hawks circle and perch in her backyard. Attending her son’s first high ...

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“I can’t say enough about how grateful I am – I really appreciate what everyone did for me, they are amazing,”

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Teams Work Together Seamlessly to Save Jerry ...

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“I’m fine now, thank God. I credit Beth’s early action and the incredible care I received for that.”

And Exceptional Care for One Middlesex County Man’s Miraculous Recovery Sunday, January 28, began unremarkably. Luis Padron, now ...

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“I have significantly reduced my stress,” Hart said. “When you go through something like this, it changes how you see the world. I purposefully don’t get stressed about the things that I used to.”

Son’s CPR Training, Save South Brunswick Father’s Life (New Brunswick, NJ) - Knowing what to do when a medical emergency strikes ...

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“The Impella 5.5 was a life-saving device for me,” Keith added. “When I went into the hospital I did not know if or how I was going to have the opportunity to receive a heart. The Impella 5.5 made that possible for me.”

Toms River Man Receive Life-saving Heart Transplant at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick, NJ) - Although he ...

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"I can’t say enough about the RWJBarnabas Health nursing teams. They work hard, are caring and compassionate and I appreciated them through this entire process."

A very quick and noninvasive Coronary Calcium Scoring test, using a CT scan, detected a calcium build-up in Dan Harten’s ...

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He is also deeply grateful to RWJUH’s Heart Transplant Team for giving him the ultimate second chance at life.

When Chuck had his heart attack, his symptoms were very subtle – a dull pain between his shoulder blades that felt like a muscle ...

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I cannot say enough about the nurses and the aftercare I received, Rick said. All of the doctors and nurses kept my kids updated and checked on me regularly to make sure everything went well.

Pickleball may have saved Rick Alessandri’s life. The first hint that Rick had that something may be wrong with his heart came ...

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