Comic Tracy Morgan Entertains Hackensack Meridian Staff

Photo courtesy Hackensack Meridian Health

  EDISON – Doctors, nurses and other health professionals got a chance to laugh with comic Tracy Morgan during a recent event held at Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute.

  The event served as a big thank you to the physicians, nurses and therapists who cared for him after he was seriously injured in a 2014 accident.

Photo courtesy Hackensack Meridian Health

  The former Saturday Night Live star also met with current patients and their family members to share the story of his recovery after being in a coma. Morgan has been highly supportive of JFK Johnson since his accident and regularly gives out the “Tracy Morgan Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation Nursing” to shine a light on the specialty of rehabilitation nursing.