Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Welcomes Family Medicine Practitioner Kenneth Faistl, M.D., FAAFP

Old Bridge, NJ — Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center recently welcomed Kenneth Faistl, M.D., FAAFP, who is board certified in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine, to its medical staff. An advocate for family medicine and holder of a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics, Dr. Faistl is returning to the Central/Southern New Jersey community where he had an office in Freehold, NJ for more than 25 years. He is known for developing lasting, caring relationships with his patients and their families, of all ages, providing continuing and comprehensive health care. Dr. Faistl’s interim office is located in 3 Hospital Plaza, Suite 314, at Raritan Bay–Old Bridge. This fall Dr. Faistl will relocate to a new office on Route 9 in Manalapan. For more information or to make an appointment, call 732-360-3522. In addition to joining Raritan Bay’s medical staff, Dr. Faistl joins the Meridian Medical Group, an extensive network of physicians throughout Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties.

A lifelong New Jersey resident, Dr. Faistl received his medical degree from College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, now Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and completed his residency at RWJ Medical School program at Monmouth Medical Center. The accomplished physician has held numerous medical appointments and leadership positions throughout his career. Most recently he served as director of the Family Medicine Residency program at Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside Medical Center where he trained, directed, and provided strategy for primary care initiatives. Dr. Faistl is a recipient of the President’s Award from New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians, a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, a member of the American Geriatrics Society and Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, among other professional organizations. In 2010, Dr. Faistl was selected as the Family Physician of the year by the NJ Academy of Family Physicians.

About Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 13 hospitals, including two academic medical centers, two children's hospitals and nine community hospitals, physician practices, more than 120 ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness centers, rehabilitation centers, and urgent care and after-hours centers. Hackensack Meridian Health has 28,000 team members, more than 6,000 physicians and is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy, committed to the health and well-being of the communities it serves.

The Network's notable distinctions include having one of only five major academic medical centers in the nation to receive Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals Award for five or more consecutive years, the number one hospital in New Jersey as ranked by U.S. News and World Report, consistently achieving Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, recipient of the John M. Eisenberg Award for Patient Safety and Quality from The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum, a six-time recipient of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For," one of the "20 Best Workplaces in Health Care" in the nation, and the number one "Best Place to Work for Women." Hackensack Meridian Health is a member of AllSpire Health Partners, an interstate consortium of leading health systems, to focus on the sharing of best practices in clinical care and achieving efficiencies.

The hospitals of Hackensack Meridian Health include: academic medical centers – Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune; children's hospitals – Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital in Hackensack, K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital in Neptune; community hospitals – Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, and Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood.

For additional information, please visit www.HackensackMeridianHealth.org.