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CentraState Receives Gold Standard Cancer Reaccreditation CentraState Medical Center has recently received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ reaccreditation by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, a nonprofit organization of cancer-fighting CEOs in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, many of its designated cancer centers, and leading health non-profit organizations and professionals. CentraState was recognized for its extraordinary commitment to the health of its employees and their families. CentraState earned Gold Standard recognition through many employee health and wellness efforts that have yielded a positive impact on the entire community in which CentraState serves, including the establishment of a tobacco-free policy, and the opening of the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus— allowing patients, their families, and employees access to fitness, nutrition, and health and wellness programs and services, health screenings, and group activities. Along with providing various cancer health screenings throughout the year, CentraState's comprehensive cancer program offers eligible patients and staff the opportunity to participate in promising new developments in cancer treatment and prevention. The Cancer Center at CentraState is affiliated with the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center. CentraState Medical Center 901 W Main St Freehold, NJ 07728 Conference Center Named Jack Aaronson, who serves on the CentraState Healthcare Foundation as secretary/treasurer and chair of the Cancer Campaign, recently made a generous donation to support our cancer programs and services at CentraState. In recognition of his gift, he was recently honored at a dedication ceremony that named the conference center at CentraState's Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus the Jack Aaronson Conference Center. Jack's commitment to our community and dedication to CentraState are impressive and long-standing. "I am proud to be part of the CentraState family and to have led the campaign to grow and enhance the cancer programs and services provided in our community, " Jack says. "They say cancer doesn't travel well, and now you can find outstanding care right here." CentraState Named Most Wired Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association (AHA), has recognized CentraState Medical Center as one of the nation's Most Wired health care organizations for the fifth year in a row, according to the results of the magazine's annual survey. CentraState is one of the top 5 percent of health care organizations in the country to be named "Most Wired." The prestigious designation recognizes healthcare organizations that have successfully adopted information technology (IT) in four critical areas: infrastructure; business and administrative management; clinical quality and safety; and care continuum. Read Healthy Directions online at www.centrastate.com/publications. Subscribe to our free health e-newsletter by scanning the QR code with your smartphone or visiting www.centrastate.com/enews. CentraState has invested nearly $20-million in health IT over the past 14 years as part of its ongoing commitment to enhance patient safety and create more efficient care processes. CentraState's participation in the Most Wired process was a significant factor in being one of the first hospitals in the country to be recognized as a Meaningful User of Technology by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last year. The Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study, conducted annually, is a joint project of the American Hospital Association, Hospital & Health Networks, McKesson Corporation and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. CentraState Briefs Jack Aaronson (center) cuts the ribbon on the newly renamed Jack Aaronson Conference Center accompanied by (from l to r) Joseph R. Iantosca, CentraState's board chair; John T. Gribbin, president and CEO; Nancy Barone, vice president, development; and Peter Licata, board vice chair.