Community Update

HIGH MOUNTAIN HEALTH NORTH HALEDON AND
OAKLAND OFFICES

JOIN VANGUARD MEDICAL GROUP

NORTH HALEDON and OAKLAND, N.J. — Feb. 5, 2014 — Vanguard Medical Group P.A. welcomes
its newest providers, the High Mountain Health offices of North Haledon
and Oakland. The Vanguard Medical Group, with additional
offices in Cranford, Montville and Verona, is regionally and nationally
recognized as a leader in providing high-quality, comprehensive individual and family
care.  

“Vanguard Medical
Group’s goal is to provide value to our patients and to our community with a
comprehensive and coordinated approach to patient care, advancing the quality
of care and improving the overall cost through collaboration with other care
providers,” said Dr. Bob Eidus, CEO. “Furthermore,”
he said, “we couldn’t ask for better
collaborators than the dedicated teams at North Haledon and Oakland.”

Five physicians, a nurse practitioner and two physician
assistants from High Mountain Health have joined Vanguard Medical Group. They
are Peter Louis Carrazzone, M.D., F.A.A.F.P; Robert S. DelaGente, D.O.; Richard
S. Morski, M.D.; Louis F. Perdomo, M.D.; Cathleen M. Saros, D.O.; Julie Becker,
P.A.; Emerlinda Imperio, M.S.N., F.P.N.P-c; and Christina Patten-Bottiglierie,
M.S.P.A.-c.

The North Haledon and Oakland
offices provide comprehensive primary care to all ages —    newborns, children, adolescents, adults and
seniors. Convenient hours seven days a week, and walk-in and urgent care, have
made these offices the primary care providers of choice in their community. As
part of Vanguard, the North Haledon and Oakland offices will continue their
unwavering dedication to caring for their patients while also adding new resources
and expertise to keep their patients healthier and make health care more
affordable.

“We want
all our patients to rest assured that we will continue to provide our in-depth personal
care that they have come to know over the years, and that any patient we have
seen can continue to receive care from us through the North Haledon and Oakland
offices,” said Peter Carrazzone, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., medical director, North
Haledon.

“Our
partnership will improve our focus on prevention, wellness and chronic care
management across our patient population, expanding
patient access to services, increasing outreach to help coordinate care in the
community, and improving clinical efficiencies that will help lower costs,” said Thomas McCarrick, M.D., chief
medical officer of Vanguard Medical Group.

With the
addition of North Haledon and Oakland, Vanguard Medical Group is expected to
serve more than 45,000 active patients in five office locations. Vanguard
Medical Group accepts most major insurance plans.

About Vanguard Medical Group

Vanguard Medical Group P.A. is a regional primary
care practice serving area communities from five sites:

• 271 Grove Ave., Suite A, Verona,
  NJ 07044, Phone: 973-239-2600


• 123 N. Union Ave., Suite 204, Cranford, NJ 07016, Phone: 908-272-7990


• 170 Changebridge Road,
  Suite C-3, Montville, NJ 07045, Phone: 973-575-5540


• 535 High Mountain Road,
  North Haledon, NJ 07508, Phone: 973-636-9000


• 19 Yawpo Ave., Oakland, NJ
  07436, Phone: 201-337-3412

The goal
of Vanguard Medical Group is to transform health care through collaboration by
enhancing the patient experience, measurably advancing quality and improving
the affordability of health care. Hospital affiliations include Chilton
Memorial Hospital, Morristown Medical Center, Mountainside/UHMC Hospital, Overlook
Medical Center, Saint Clare’s Hospital, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, St.
Joseph’s Paterson and St. Joseph’s Wayne. Website: vanguardmedgroup.com.

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Vanguard Medical Group
535 High Mountain Road, Suite 111
North Haledon, NJ 07508
19 Yawpo Ave., Oakland, NJ 07436

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