Press Releases
By RWJBARNABAS HEALTH
July 31, 2025
West Orange, NJ – Frank Pipas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RWJBarnabas Health, was again recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of 189 CFOs around the country who are helming financial functions for health systems and hospitals throughout the U.S., and are key to ...
New Brunswick, NJ–Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Disease-Specific Care Certification for Hip Fracture from The Joint Commission (TJC) by demonstrating continuous compliance with its ...
The 9th Annual Ocean County Irish Festival Presented by Ocean Family Dental & Patriot Financial Group will take place on September 6, 2025, from 11 am to 7 pm at Manahawkin Lake Park. A free and family event filled with food and craft vendors, live music, pipe bands, fun for the kids, Irish ...
West Orange, N.J. –RWJBarnabas Health hospitals are again recognized for quality of care and reputation by experts nationwide in the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals edition for adult healthcare services. Two RWJBarnabas Health hospitals earned recognition as Best Regional ...
West Orange, New Jersey – David Mebane, Esq., Executive Vice President and General Counsel, RWJBarnabas Health, was honored again this year with inclusion on the 2025 NJBIZ Law Power List. This esteemed, annual list, compiled by a leader in statewide business news, recognizes New Jersey legal ...
West Orange, N.J.–RWJBarnabas Health announced that it is providing $1.5 million to the Newark Asset Building Coalition (NABC), led by United Way of Greater Newark, to support its efforts to address poverty in New Jersey’s largest city and reduce the number of residents who struggle to meet their ...
New Brunswick, NJ – Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH), part of the Children’s Health network at RWJBarnabas Health, is thrilled to share that its Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship Programs have achieved accreditation with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s ...
West Orange, NJ – RWJBarnabas Health is proud to announce it has been awarded Accreditation with Distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP®). This prestigious designation recognizes the health system’s nurse residency program ...
JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 15, 2025 — The collaboration between RWJBarnabas Health and SciTech Scity represents a new model for health innovation ecosystems, where clinical excellence meets entrepreneurial ingenuity in a real-world testbed. By embedding pilot programs within a premier academic health ...
West Orange, NJ – Two RWJBarnabas Health programs and six dedicated health care team members were recognized by NJBIZ as 2025 Healthcare Heroes, and were honored at a formal event on June 24 at The Palace at Somerset Park.The esteemed NJBIZ Healthcare Heroes list recognizes excellence, promotes ...
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Rahway is hosting a Blood Drive this coming Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the hospital in Conference Room 1. Please consider donating blood this summer as the supply is low, and the need is critical. Parking is free, and all ...
Millburn, NJ– The Center for Discovery, Innovation and Development (CDID) at Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH), part of the Children’s Health network at RWJBarnabas Health, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with FeedUp™ Feeding Solution, a first-of-its-kind device designed to give ...
RWJBarnabas Health is thrilled to celebrate the completion of more than 50,000 concussion and cardiac screenings by The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes (MJM). “We are profoundly grateful to the Morahan family for their extraordinary vision and generosity to create this ...
Bullying, both in-person and online, remains a significant issue affecting youth nationwide, causing serious harm. Studies show that about 19% of students in grades 6-12 report being bullied, with about 22% of those students reporting being bullied online or by text. “As technology becomes more ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recently named several RWJBarnabas Health emergency departments to its Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL) Honor Roll, recognizing them for excellence in providing emergency care for stroke, venous thromboembolism (VTE), or opioid ...
West Orange, New Jersey – RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, is pleased to announce the appointment of Hilary Nierenberg, RN, ANP, MS, MPH, FACHE, as the new Senior Vice President of the Heart and Vascular Service Line. In this role, ...
West Orange, NJ – Robert Pellechio, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer of RWJBarnabas Health, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of 75 Hospital and Health System Chief Pharmacy Officers to Know for 2025. The list honors Chief Pharmacy Officers who are helping to create ...
West Orange, NJ – Connie Greene, Senior Vice President for the RWJBarnabas HealthInstitute for Prevention and Recovery (IFPR), was honored by the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies with the Lifetime Achievement in Transformational Leadership Award. This recognition ...
West Orange, NJ–The New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) recognized the RWJBarnabas Health Maternal Health Peer Recovery Program for its Excellence in Patient Experience at the 2025 Best at the Beach Awards. Suzanne Spernal, DNP, APN-BC, RNC-OB, C-ONQS, Senior Vice President, Women’s Health; ...
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Rahway and The Gateway YMCA Host Free Six-Week Diabetes Class for Blood Sugar ControlRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway, in partnership with The Gateway Family YMCA – Rahway Branch, is please to offer a FREE, six-week program designed to ...
West Orange, New Jersey – Today, RWJBarnabas Health announced the appointment of Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN as the new Chair of the RWJBarnabas Health Board of Trustees, effective July 1. Dr. Reinhard will be the first woman and the first nurse to hold this position for the health system.A ...
Congratulations to Noah Lynch, Clinical Care Technician in the Emergency Department at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (RWJUH Rahway). Noah was recently announced as the 2025 Petal Award Winner at RWJUH Rahway during its annual celebration of the hospital’s nursing assistants and ...
RWJBarnabas Health and the New Jersey Devils are teaming up for the 9th Annual RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run & Walk while offering both live and virtual formats in 2025. The live 5K Run & Wellness Walk will take place on Sunday, November 2nd at Essex County’s South ...
New Brunswick, NJ – The Chronic Illness Management Program at Children’s Specialized Hospital, part of the Children’s Health network at RWJBarnabas Health, was named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of 51 hospitals and health systems with exceptional diabetes and endocrinology programs, joining ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ– Monmouth Medical Center (MMC), an RWJBarnabas Health hospital, recently celebrated the 80th anniversary of its Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program – the oldest orthopaedic surgery residency program in New Jersey - as it bid farewell to its class of 2025 earlier this month. Chief ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute, New Jersey’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center officially opened the doors of the 12-story, 520,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center — the state’s only ...
Elizabeth, NJ – RWJBarnabas Health Trinitas School of Nursing proudly celebrated its 174th graduating class at St. Michael’s Church in Cranford, NJ. The Class of 2025, consisting of 76 nursing students, each received a diploma from the School of Nursing and an Associate in Science degree from Union ...
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To quote Coco Chanel: “Women have always been the strong ones of the world.” Despite being the strongest, it’s equally important that women know how their health changes over time and how to take care of their bodies—no matter what stage of life they’re in. Checklists like these help women navigate ...