Newark, NJ— Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC), a recognized leader in renal and pancreas transplant, will hold a special evening free program, “Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Symposium for Patients and Families” on Thursday, September 22, 2011, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The program will take place in the Parsonnet-Danzis Auditorium at NBIMC, located at 201 Lyons Avenue in Newark, NJ.
Kidney transplantation is considered the best long-term treatment option for patients who are either on or nearing a need for dialysis. At this Symposium, an experienced team of nephrologists, surgeons, nurses and social workers will answer questions about kidney transplantation. Topics to be addressed include advances in transplant surgery, living donor programs that can decrease wait time for a transplant, and the social, emotional and financial considerations of transplantation. A panel of kidney donors and recipients will also be on hand to share their personal experiences. The Symposium will be presented in both English and Spanish.
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center performed New Jersey’s first kidney transplant in 1967 and the state’s first living-related transplant in 1968. Since that time, more than 2000 kidney transplants have been performed at NBIMC. Over the years, the program has continued to expand, combining personalized, compassionate care with cutting edge advances in medical technology.
To learn more or to register for the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Symposium, please contact Christina Psathas, (973) 926-5639, or cpsathas@barnabashealth.org.
About NBIMC
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, (NBIMC), a 673-bed regional care teaching hospital, provides comprehensive health care to its local communities and well beyond. NBIMC has more than 800 physicians, 3,200 employees and 150 volunteers with over 300,000 outpatient visits and 25,000 admissions annually. NBIMC is fifth in the nation in the number of heart transplants with better than expected outcomes, has the only lung transplant program in New Jersey, and combined with Saint Barnabas Medical Center, both Saint Barnabas Health Care System affiliates, is third in the nation for kidney transplants, by volume. To learn more, visit us on line at www.newarkbeth.com
About CHoNJ
Children's Hospital of New Jersey, located at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and part of the Barnabas Health, is the state's premier hospital caring for children, with specialized services to treat ill and injured children from newborn to adolescent years and has the most comprehensive pediatric cardiac care program in the region as well as preventive programs that promote wellness in the community. For a referral to a pediatrician or pediatric specialist, please
call 1-888-724-7123.
Date: September 13, 2011
Contact: Lisa Blumert, Public Relations and Marketing
Phone: 973-322-4921
lblumert@barnabashealth.org
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