Kennedy Health System

Helene Burns, MSN, RN, Assistant Vice President of Clinical Services at Kennedy University Hospital in Stratford, NJ, and her husband Frank Burns (not pictured), along with Lt. Michael Meyers of the Stratford Police Department, were both recently recognized as an American Heart Association “Heartsaver Hero” for performing CPR and/or using an automatic external defibrillator (AED) to save someone’s life.

Penn Radiation Oncology at the Kennedy Cancer Center in Washington Township, NJ, was recently awarded a three-year term of re-accreditation as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR).  The Kennedy Health System is currently the only healthcare system in Camden, Burlington and Gloucester counties that is a member of the Penn Cancer Network.

The recipients of the 2011 Beacon Awards presented by the South Jersey-based Kennedy Health System celebrated their achievement at the recent Kennedy Oscars-themed Gala held in Philadelphia. The awards are presented annually to extraordinary individuals in recognition of their outstanding contributions to healthcare in the community and to Kennedy's success.

Shown at the event are, from left: Beacon Award recipients John H. Lucas of Pitman, NJ, and  Dr. Mario L. Maiese of Cherry Hill, NJ; Kennedy Health System President & CEO Martin A. Bieber; and Beacon Award recipients Dr. Anita Chopra of Voorhees, NJ, and Joseph W. Devine of Washington Township, NJ.

John P. Salvo, M.D., one of the region’s leading surgeons in the evolving field of hip arthroscopy, is now performing the procedure at the Kennedy Surgical Center in Washington Township, NJ.

Dr. Salvo, a sports medicine surgeon at the Rothman Institute and a member of the Kennedy University Hospital Medical Staff, specializes in arthroscopic procedures of the hip, along with knee ligament (ACL) reconstructions, shoulder instability, and rotator cuff repairs.