Volume 3 Issue I

JEWISH RENAISSANCE MEDICAL CENTERthe centerWelcome to the newest edition of e Center! VOLUME 3, ISSUE IRead on to learn more about new projects,events and recent successes at JRMC. January 2018- March 2018 In is Issue:To keep the body in good health is a duty... 1......... March Of Dimes’ Support Leads To Over 100 Healthy Babiesotherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind 2......... JRMC Announces Highly Coveted Recognition 2......... Sign Up for a New Top-Notch Patient Experiencestrong and clear. -Buddha 3......... Easter Egg Decorating 3......... The VISTAS Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. by Supporting United Parks as One 3......... JRMC & WellCare Kick-Off Quarterly Workshops 4......... JRMC and HolaDoctor Go Red 4......... JRMC Gives Service with a Smile! 5......... Employees of the Month 5......... In The News: Educating on Seasonal Affective Disorder 5......... Women’s Health Awarness Expo WeekMarch Of Dimes’ Support Leads To Over 100 Healthy BabiesJRMC has had a strong and steady supporting partner in The March of Dimes in improving the extent,quality, and impact of its Centering Pregnancy Initiative. The March of Dimes support for the CenteringPregnancy Initiative empowers and educates pregnant women to help them adopt healthy behaviors,prevents or reduce risks of pre-term births and identify problems that should be referred to high-riskspecialists. JRMC and the March of Dimes share a common goal: to increase access to quality prenatalcare and services throughout their pregnancy, reduce pre-term birth rates and provide timely prenatalcare support to Central Jersey families. JRMC would like to highlight the support of the March of Dimesto bring high-quality, evidence-based interventions and increased health care services to underservedareas. The March of Dimes has enabled JRMC to provide this evidence-based model of group health-care, which is a paradigm shift to addresses the complex social determinants of health. JRMC hasexpanded the extent, quality and impact of these valuable group prenatal care services for mothers. Theservices we provide help our mothers learn greater engagement, develop self-con dence in their healthself-management, and improve the health of babies. Their support furthers the valuable work of theJRMC OB GYN sta to promote healthy pregnancies and prevent early and premature births.To date, with the support from the March of Dimes, JRMC hassuccessfully enabled over 100 women to deliver healthybabies. JRMC appreciates the March of Dimes in providingthis patient centered care that decreases the rate of pretermand low weight babies, increases breastfeeding rates, andleads to better pregnancy spacing.

JRMC Announces Highly Coveted RecognitionThe Jewish Renaissance Medical Center is proud to announcea major milestone in its mission to provide the best patientexperience. As a result of the sta ’s hard work, and acommitment to patient centric quality care the JewishRenaissance Medical Center is now recognized as a level 3Patient Care Medical Home. This prestigious designation isthe top honor awarded by the National Committee forQuality Assurance. Moreover; NCQA is one of the preeminentcertifying boards in the healthcare sphere. They awardcerti cations based on quanti able and otherwisemeasurable results. According to the NCQA, receiving thePCMH level 3 distinctions indicates that an organization is atop performing health care facility, with quality care,a ordable cost and favorable patient experience. Sign Up for a New Top-Notch Patient Experience The Jewish Renaissance Medical Center is excited to announce the implementation of Athena, a new top of the line cloud-based Electronic Health Record System. This will improve the quality of services we provide at our medical center. The system’s robust capabilities will aid in the re nement of care coordination, medical billing, population health, and most importantly, patient engagement. As a matter of convenience, patients can now access a user-friendly online health portal. Here they can review history, pay bills, sign forms, and schedule appointments. Athena also has the capability to send reminder calls, emails, and text messages to patients. The new system includes advanced tools that improve our medical center’s e ciency and allows our physicians more time to focus on delivering quality care. Athena is JRMC’s next big step toward providing exceptional medical care to our community. To sign up for the portal, please visit jrmc.us!

Easter Egg Decorating 275 Hobart Street Perth Amboy, NJOn March 29th, the Jewish Renaissance Medical Center 08861hosted the 2018 Easter Egg Decorating Contest. This event www.jrmc.usengaged the Perth Amboy community in celebrating the (973) 376-9333joy of the Easter season. The JRMC marketing teamdecorated the pediatrics department complete with an [email protected] theme and a 6 foot tall in atable Easter bunny.Children who came in for their appointments were Connect with us!amazed at the sight of the Easter bunny and eager to takepictures with it. Additionally, children participated in a @jrmc_healthcontest using their imagination in an e ort to create thebest looking Easter egg. Children enjoyed using the Have news you wouldEaster eggs as a canvas on which they showed o their like to share?artistic skills. At the conclusion of the contest, pictures ofthe eggs were displayed on Facebook for appraisal. Our Contact: [email protected] casted votes by hitting the like button on the pictureof their favorite egg. The rst and second place winner’s JRMC & WellCare Kick-Offreceived VIP passes to KidzVillage. We would like to thank Quarterly Workshopsour talented participants and look forward to anotherspirited competition next year. On March 15th, the Jewish Renaissance Medical Center in conjunction with WellCare hosted a Cancer AwarenessThe VISTAS Commemorate Martin Luther Workshop for men and women. The information sessionKing Jr. by Supporting United Parks as One comprehensively covered colorectal, breast, cervical, and prostate cancers. Maria Santos from WellCare facilitatedThe AmeriCorps VISTA Community Health Ambassadors the workshop in English and Spanish to accommodate allTogether (CHAT) team, serving here at the Jewish Renaissance of our guests. She discussed various symptoms, risks,Medical Center joined the millions of Americans participating in treatment, and management options for each type ofDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day. They volunteered for cancer with the attendees. She was also happy to answerUnited Parks as One’s annual parks and playgrounds the audience’s questions, providing additionalcelebration. This event took place at Express Newark on January information and any necessary clari cation. Handouts23, 2018. United Parks as One is a Newark based parks and were available for guests seeking further education ongreen space advocacy group. Their nonpro t is a citywide the topics. Afterwards, attendees were treated to healthyalliance of neighborhood-based park, playground, and garden snacks. The Jewish Renaissance Medical center is proudgroups dedicated to creating, maintaining, and activating open to continue working with WellCare to bring more healthspaces bene ting both Newark residents and the surrounding and wellness workshops to the Perth Amboy community.communities. Over the years the parks connected to thisorganization have collectively made a tremendous impact inNewark. Fittingly, the theme; “Keeping the Dream Alive “ waschosen to honor the parks and playground groups. AmeriCorpsVISTA members assisted in setting up the venue, registration,serving food to participants and cleaning the venue. Thisservice opportunity represents one of many that the CHATVISTA team has performed outside of the agency. Thank youAmeriCorps VISTA members for your time and dedication toservice here and in our surrounding communities.

JRMC and HolaDoctor Go RedThe Jewish Renaissance Medical Center celebrated Wear Red Dayby hosting an event on February 2nd, 2018. This was an initiativeto collect donations for the American Heart Association and anopportunity to disseminate relevant information on heart health.The JRMC sta received a bracelet or a keychain in return for theirgenerous nancial contribution. More importantly, this was anactionable way to lend support to the AHA’s mission to “fosterappropriate cardiac care to reduce disability and deathscaused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.” Additionally, on February 23rd, JRMC and HolaDoctor hosted aFacebook Live event for National Wear Red Day. Dr. Johanna Contreras began by explaining that the national campaign,Go Red, is to bring awareness to cardiovascular disease in women. The panelists discussed the symptoms of heartattacks in women and how they may di er from those that men experience. Hispanic/Latina women are at a higher riskof heart attacks due to pre-existing conditions that are prevalent in the Latino community such as diabetes, high bloodpressure, and high cholesterol. A survivor, Bernilda Quinones, shared her experience of having a stroke and how shewishes she had known then, what she knows now. She experienced gastrointestinal pain; felt fatigued, and ultimatelyhad trouble breathing which led to her losing consciousness and being rushed to the hospital.Dr. Contreras and Ms. Quinones explained that unfortunately, many women do not seek help orkeep up with their annual checkups. This is a consequence stemming from fears concerningimmigration status, lack of insurance and high health care costs. Furthermore, many are afraid toask for time o from work/responsibilities, worried about the care of their children, and taxedwith a multitude of other complicating factors. The American Heart Association aims to educateeveryone about cardiovascular disease in women and empower themto take charge of their heart health. The Facebook Live event endedwith the audience asking questions and receiving advice on the besthealth practices.JRMC Gives Service with a Smile! On February 2nd, 2018, the Jewish Renaissance Medical center observed Give Kids a Smile Day. In celebration, we provided children 12 and younger, many of whom do not have access to dental care, free dental treatment. The event took place at the Medical Center in Perth Amboy as well as at three of our Health Centers located at Park, Quitman, and 13th Avenue Elementary Schools in Newark. In total, the outstanding Dental Team provided 96 of our community’s children with oral screenings, prophylaxis (cleaning), uoride treatments with varnish, sealants and oral hygiene education. Excited kids received their dental checkup along with healthy goody bags that included breakfast bars and clementines. Additionally, they enjoyed popcorn and face painting after their dental visit. We would like to thank our dedicated sta and providers for making this event successful. Most importantly, we are grateful for New Jersey Dental Association, the American Dental Association Foundation, and Whole Foods Newark Community Liaison for sponsoring this event and helping give our kids a smile!

Employees of the Month In The News: Educating on Seasonal Affective Disorder Thank you for all your hard work! The Jewish Renaissance Medical Center and the Gannett news continued their partnership January providing interesting and helpful information to Wanda Santos the public. In the February edition of the HomeTitle: Referrals Coordinator News Tribune, JRMC published an article highlighting Seasonal A ective Disorder. SAD, is aWanda has invested 12 years of pervasive yet somewhat anonymous a ictionwork and commitment to JRMC. a ecting many of us without us knowing.She enjoys the opportunity to It presents with similar symptoms as other formshelp patients by assisting them in of depression. Not surprisingly, it is most prevalentsecuring specialists for their during the fall and winter months as sunlightmedical needs. Wanda spends deprivation is a leading contributing factor. Asmuch of her spare time listening with all conditions we strongly recommend thatto music. She is particularly fond anyone experiencing symptoms of depressionof songs by Marc Anthony. This is seeks medical attention. For more informationtting because she loves festivities check out the article in the February edition ofas they “really make her day.” She the Home News Tribune.attributes this to being a NewYear’s baby. February Diane Fox Title: Accounts Payable Purchasing Specialist Dianne has worked at JRMC since December 2010. She really likes the day to day spontaneity of her job. She also enjoys the positive interactions she has with her coworkers. In her free time, Dianne loves spending time with her nephew and two grandsons. March Margaret TorresTitle: Lead RegistrarMargaret has worked at JRMCsince 2006. The best part of herjob is helping patients. Herhobby of choice is shopping.According to Margaret, JRMC is agreat place to work with anexcellent environment. Marga-ret’s hard work, dedication andservice to JRMC exempli es herlove for the work she does at ourNewark Quitman Street location.