About Morristown Medical Center
At Atlantic Health System, including Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Newton Medical Center and Goryeb Children’s Hospital, our genetic services facilitate individualized, confidential conversations to determine the occurrence, or risk of occurrence, of a genetic disorder in a family. This process helps the individual or family:
Comprehend the medical facts, including the diagnosis, probable course of the disorder, and the available management
Appreciate the way heredity contributes to the disorder and the risk of recurrence in specified relatives
Understand the alternatives for dealing with the risk of recurrence in specified relatives
Choose the course of action most appropriate in view of their risk, their family goals, and their ethical and religious standards, and to act in accordance with that decision
Optimize management of the disorder in an affected family member and/or to the risk of recurrence of the disorder