Press Releases
By RWJBARNABAS HEALTH
December 4, 2024
In New Jersey’s evolving healthcare landscape, RWJBarnabas Health’s Medical Scribe Program has become an invaluable asset for clinicians and aspiring healthcare professionals. Scribes are highly visible in the emergency department and on the inpatient floors with our hospitalist medicine groups, ...
Numerous RWJBarnabas Health facilities were named among the nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals for 2024 – 2025 by U.S. News & World Report. A health system-wide ranking of #35 nationally for urology is inclusive of The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University ...
New Brunswick, NJ – Nationally renowned pediatric surgeon Steven Stylianos, MD, will join RWJBarnabas Health as system director for Pediatric Surgery and surgeon-in-chief at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, part of the Children’s ...
NEWARK, NJ (November 25, 2024) - The Devils will host their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night presented by RWJBarnabas Health on Saturday, November 30, 2024, when they face off against the Washington Capitals for a 7:00 PM contest at Prudential Center. The Devils will have various ways for fans to ...
Lung Cancer Awareness Month, observed every November, aims to raise awareness about the risks of lung cancer, promote early detection, and support research efforts to improve treatments. This month is also closely tied to Great American Smokeout Day, held annually on the third Thursday of November, ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – RWJBarnabas Health is pleased to offer the Name Change Clinic, providing transgender and non-binary community members legal advice, services and guidance to legally affirm their names. RWJBarnabas Health, in partnership with Legal Services of New Jersey and with volunteer support ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has completed construction of its 76,000-square-foot, two-story vertical expansion project. The top floor of the new addition includes 45 all-private patient rooms for post-surgical and ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - The 8th Annual RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run and Walk was hosted on Sunday, November 3 at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange, and underscored RWJBarnabas Health and the New Jersey Devils collective commitment to improving and sustaining the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - – Connie Greene, MA, CAS, CSW, CPS, Senior Vice President for the RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery was honored by the Mental Health Association in New Jersey (MHANJ) for her leadership and pioneering work in behavioral health at its 24th Annual Evening of ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Six RWJBarnabas Health facilities were awarded A Hospital Safety Score ratings by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The A-rated hospitals are Community Medical Center (CMC) in Toms River; Monmouth ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, is thrilled to announce its recognition as one of the 2024 Empowering Women honorees by NJBIZ. This esteemed award celebrates organizations across New Jersey that demonstrate a profound ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Nancy E. Holecek, Executive Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer of RWJBarnabas Health, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of 213+ CNOS to Know for 2024. The list honors chief nursing officers for their commitment to optimizing health care and for playing a ...
New Brunswick, NJ- Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH), a part of the Children’s Health network at RWJBarnabas Health, has been recognized as a top pediatric facility on Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2025. Presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - The 8th Annual RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run and Walk was hosted this past Sunday at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange, and underscored RWJBarnabas Health and the New Jersey Devils collective commitment to improving and sustaining the health ...
NEW JERSEY - At 2 a.m., on Sunday, November 3, Americans will “fall back” as Daylight Saving Time ends, and Standard Time begins. According to the AASM (American Academy of Sleep Medicine), it's standard time that more closely matches our body's internal clock. Ideally, rather than shifting to and ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), has announced the results of its highly anticipated Digital Health Most Wired Survey results for the 2024 collection period, recognizing 13 RWJBarnabas Health facilities with Most Wired status.Among the nearly ...
UNION CITY, NJ —RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group leadership team along with local government officials, recently celebrated their new location at Union City during a ribbon-cutting event. Formerly Sanitas Medical Center of NJ, RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group now assumes its three locations in ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset’s Joint Surgery Program recently held a reunion dinner for patients who had hip or knee replacement surgery at the hospital in the past year. The event reunited patients and their caregivers, including Stephen Kayiaros, MD, ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - Frank A. Ghinassi, PhD, ABPP, Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health Services at RWJBarnabas Health and President and CEO of Rutgers Health, University Behavioral Health Care is receiving the Extraordinary Leadership in Research, Policy, and Practice Award from The New Jersey ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – RWJBarnabas Health, the state’s largest academic health system, has announced the appointment of Conor Barrett, MD, MBA, to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for Heart and Vascular Services. Dr. Barrett will play an instrumental role in guiding the ...
LONG BRANCH ANDNEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Monmouth Medical Center and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), both RWJBarnabas Health facilities, have been included in Newsweek’s list of America’s Best-In-State Hospitals 2025. This prestigious award is presented in collaboration with Statista, ...
The World Series is here, which means baseball fans are not only eager to see which team will take home the championship, but also keen to understand the physical demands placed on their favorite players. Christopher John Spagnuola, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Seaview Orthopaedics, a partner ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Today, the Rutgers Board of Governors appointed Steven K. Libutti, MD, FACS, as the inaugural William N. Hait Director of Rutgers Cancer Institute, a position named in honor of the institute’s founding director. The William N. Hait Endowed Directorship at Rutgers Cancer ...
As football season kicks into high gear, head injuries and concussions are once again at the forefront. Whether someone’s a professional athlete, enjoys playing recreational sports, or just likes staying active, knowing how to recognize and prevent concussions can make all the difference in ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey –Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH) and CSH Foundation are partnering with local businesses throughout New Jersey to highlight the value of inclusion and acceptance through creativity. Businesses are exhibiting original artwork created by CSH patients to help spread ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, is among the first in the region to offer Leqembi to patients diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s Disease. Approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2023, Leqembi is a ...
RWJBarnabas Health Medical leadership and the team along with local government officials recently celebrated their new location in Union City during a ribbon-cutting event. Formerly Sanitas Medical Center of NJ, RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group now assumes its three locations in Belleville, ...
Halloween can be a magical time for children. With creative costumes, spooky soundtracks, and dramatic decorations, the annual Fall holiday is a wonderland for many young imaginations. But for those with sensory processing disorder or on the autism spectrum, especially those who experience hyper or ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Numerous RWJBarnabas Health facilities were named among the nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals for 2024 – 2025 by U.S. News & World Report. A health system-wide ranking of #35 (tie) nationally for urology is inclusive of The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert ...
The digital October 2024 issue of COMMERCE Magazine is now available here. This month’s issue features an interview with Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes. In addition to his work at Forbes Media, the Jersey‑born media magnate tallies an upcoming keynote, a new book, and a new series of ...