September 9, 2015
PHCS Video Competes in Pink Glove Dance Contest
Today, long after the dancing and the filming, not to mention the editing and anxious waiting, our Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS) video is online and ready for votes in the Medline Pink Glove Dance video competition.
The fun, friendly competition is an annual campaign to raise awareness and...
August 24, 2015
UMCP Receives Women's Choice Award for Breast Care, Cancer Care
University Medical Center of Princeton (UMCP) has earned the 2015 Women's Choice Award®: as one of America's Best Breast Centers and one of America's Best Hospitals for Cancer Care, recognitions that are based on federal data measuring patient outcomes, quality of care and patient...
August 12, 2015
Web Chat with Anish A. Sheth, MD—Acid Reflux
Anish A. Sheth, MD, Chief of Gastroenterology at University Medical Center of Princeton (UMCP) and Medical Director of the hospital's comprehensive Esophageal Program, will discuss acid reflux during a live web chat on Thursday, August 20.
An estimated 20 percent of American adults regularly...
August 6, 2015
Family Medicine Practice in Hillsborough Joins Princeton Medicine
A Hillsborough-based Family Medicine practice along with its practitioners, a board certified physician and a board certified advanced practice nurse, have joined Princeton Medicine, the employed physician group of Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS).
The practice, now known as Melissa Selke, MD,...
July 31, 2015
Princeton Medicine Practitioners Earn National Recognition for Patient-Centered Care
A group of primary care practitioners at Princeton Medicine has earned Patient-Centered Medical HomeTM status, which recognizes their use of a team approach combined with an effective electronic health record (EHR) system to deliver comprehensive, coordinated patient care.
The Patient-Centered...
July 30, 2015
Web Chat with Arshad Siddiqui, MD: Opiates—The Epidemic Continues
Opiate abuse remains an epidemic in New Jersey, and street drugs such as heroin pose only part of the problem. Prescription painkillers containing oxycodone or hydrocodone are often as close as the family medicine cabinet.
As a result, opiate abuse has made its way into every walk of life, from...
July 30, 2015
University Medical Center of Princeton Launches New Direct Access Colonoscopy Screening Program
University Medical Center of Princeton through a partnership with local gastroenterologists recently launched a new Direct Access Colonoscopy program to help speed the process of scheduling a routine screening colonoscopy for certain patients who are ages 50 and over.
Now individuals can call...
July 14, 2015
New Treatment Option at UMCP Offers Long-Term Relief from Chronic Reflux
University Medical Center of Princeton (UMCP) now offers Stretta Therapy, a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure that provides long-term relief from symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease, better known as GERD or acid reflux.
GERD affects approximately 30 percent of American adults, with...