Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI) Earns National Recognition for Patient-Centered Care

Posted on May 31, 2013 By

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced that Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), Lakewood, has achieved Level 3 Recognition at all three of its sites for Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), a national program that uses evidence-based, patient-centered processes to focus on highly coordinated care and long-term participative relationships. The patient-centered medical home is a model…


OHI to Participate in Stafford Township Founders Day “Stafford for Shore, Recovering Together”

Posted on May 24, 2013 By

OHI (Ocean Health Initiatives), a federally qualified health center (FQHC) with offices in Lakewood, Toms River and Manahawkin, will be joining Stafford Township residents to celebrate Stafford Township Founders Day at Manahawkin Lake Park, Saturday, June 8, 2013, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  The theme is “Stafford for Shore, Recovering Together.” OHI’s MMU (Mobile Medical…


Reward and Retention – What Can HR Do? June 2013 Meeting of JSAHR

Posted on May 24, 2013 By

In the next ten years it will become increasingly harder for organizations to satisfactorily staff to meet the demands of the market. Money will only go so far in attracting and retaining talented staff. But there are a number of other steps we can take to keep our best employees, and most of them don’t…


SBA Lender Joins Harmony Bank – Heads New Loan Department

Posted on May 21, 2013 By

Harmony Bank has named Thomas Lilley, Manahawkin, the director of its newly established U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loan department. Lilley, who has more than 20 years of experience in SBA lending, will oversee the development of Harmony’s SBA lending division and will foster its SBA portfolio growth throughout the state. His office is at…


Back-to-School-Supplies Campaign–Dr. Rotem and WJRZ Team up to Help BigBrothers BigSisters

Posted on May 20, 2013 By

Teachers usually tell their students not to waste the summer.  The end of the school year, they tell us, is the right time to begin planning for the new school year! Several organizations are working to make sure that when school bells ring this September, Ocean County Big Brothers BigSisters will start the new school…


OHI to Participate in Latino Community Springfest and Health Fair

Posted on May 20, 2013 By

The public is invited to take advantage of free blood pressure and blood glucose screenings and monitoring in OHI’s mobile medical van during the Latino Community Springfest and Health Fair, Lakewood Town Square, Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, Saturday June 1, 2013, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  The 40-foot handicapped accessible mobile medical van will park…


Howell Resident Named Marketing Executive for Preferred Home Health Care

Posted on May 14, 2013 By

Lisa Gallicchio, Howell, N.J., has been hired as a marketing executive responsible for community relations and brand development by Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, a company that provides home care for individuals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Before joining PHHC, Gallicchio was a senior account executive for Greater Media, New Jersey…


Business Speed Networking – Jersey Shore Business Leaders Invite You

Posted on May 13, 2013 By

Jersey Shore Business Leaders is hosting “Business Speed Networking,” a round robin of fast-paced one-on-one business introductions, Tuesday, May 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Tuscan House, 1250 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, N.J.  Registration is $20.00, open to the public; and includes, pizza and pasta, a cash bar, and networking. Space is limited…


Principals of Local Investment Advisory Firm Join Shapiro Financial Security Group

Posted on May 13, 2013 By

William C. Stratton and James D. Jackson, principal owners of Nova Financial Consulting, LLC, Manasquan, recently joined the Shapiro Financial Security Group, Hazlet, N.J., a tax, financial planning, and investment advisory firm. Before joining Shapiro Financial Security Group, William Stratton, Avon, was a founding partner of Nova Financial Consulting. Prior to that, he had been…


Harmony Bank Announces Record 1st Quarter Earnings

Posted on May 6, 2013 By

Harmony Bank (the “Bank”), Jackson, N.J., today reported record earnings for the 1st quarter, ending March 31, 2013. For the three months, which ended March 31, 2013, the Bank reported net income of $242,014 or $0.16 per share, an increase of $89,555 or 59 percent over the $152,459 or $0.10 per share reported for the same…