Monmouth Medical Center Celebrates Cancer Survivors

Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, will honor cancer survivors with a Cancer Survivor Party on Sunday, June 4. The event coincides with National Cancer Survivors Day, an annual Celebration of Life marked on June 4. On this day, thousands of people will gather in their communities to show the world that there is life after a cancer diagnosis – and it’s something to celebrate.

Presented by the Joe Finn Music Therapy Program at the Leon Hess Cancer Center, the free celebration of health and life will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. in the parking lot adjacent to the hospital’s Radiation Oncology Department and Cheryl L. Diamond Cancer Care Pavilion.

The Cancer Survivor Party will include: live music by The Finnatics, Peter V & Blues Train (featuring Monmouth Medical Center surgeon Aron Gornish, M.D.), Hartley Stevens Band (featuring Monmouth Medical Center anesthesiologist Jeffrey Yuskevich, M.D.) and the Lakehouse Jr. Pros, as well as 107.1 The Boss, live on site; Zumba Gold demonstrations; chair massages by Body in Mind Massage Institute; ArtWorks craft project; children’s face painting; Dunkin the Therapy Mini Horse; light refreshments and samples from Dean’s Market and the Kona Ice; a photo booth; and giveaways, prizes and raffle baskets.

The event free but is limited to cancer survivors and their family members only. Registration is required by calling 888-724-7123.

About Monmouth Medical Center

Located in Long Branch, N.J., Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, along with The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, is one of New Jersey's largest academic medical centers. From its earliest days, Monmouth Medical Center has been a leader in surgical advancement and has introduced many technological firsts to the region, including robotic surgery and other minimally invasive techniques. Monmouth Medical Center is the only hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties to consistently receive an “A” Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization of employer purchasers of health care and the nation’s leading experts on patient safety. It is one of eight New Jersey hospitals to receive a four-star rating from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the highest hospital rating in the state.