Press Releases
By RWJBARNABAS HEALTH
September 11, 2025
West Orange, New Jersey – Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC), and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) along with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), have earned national recognition from the American Medical Association (AMA) as Joy in Medicine® organizations. They ...
SOUTH ORANGE – JESPY House is proud to announce a $500,000 gift from The Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation in support of the Go Big for JESPY Capital Campaign. The gift, made in honor of renowned philanthropist Leon Cooperman, will count toward the Cooperman Family Foundation’s $13.25 million ...
WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY – September 10, 2025 – RWJBarnabas Health and the New Jersey Devils will host the 9th Annual RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run & Walk on Sunday, November 2, at Essex County’s South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange. Both the competitive 5K race ...
West Orange, New Jersey –Thomas A. Nahass, MD, MS, Vice President of Health Informatics of RWJBarnabas Health, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s Rising Stars: 100 Healthcare Leaders Under 40 list for 2025. The annual list recognizes a new generation of forward-thinking professionals who ...
New Brunswick, NJ—RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, in collaboration with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Transplant and Cellular Program, ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Millburn Education Foundation presents Rocktoberfest 2025 on Saturday, September 13 from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Taylor Park in Millburn, featuring headliner Fix You, a Coldplay tribute band that has been featured on E! Network. The free community festival showcases over ...
Do you have a mission-aligned innovation ready to scale?The Center for Discovery, Innovation, and Development (CDID) at Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH) is excited to announce the launch of its 2025 Pitch Competition, inviting for-profit entrepreneurs and mission-driven companies to apply for ...
MILLBURN, NJ – September 4, 2025 – Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Executive Director), recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, kicked off rehearsals this week for Bull Durham, the first production of its 2025-2026 season. The new musical ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital, has appointed Anthony Altobelli III, MD, as chief medical officer. In this role, Dr. Altobelli will oversee a number of departments and clinical staff at the 343-bed hospital, including ...
New Brunswick, NJ--When hospitalized patients struggle to breathe, doctors typically reach for their stethoscopes, but results from a Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health clinical study in JAMA Network Open suggest they should diagnose the problem with portable ultrasounds instead.The study found initial ...
MADISON, NJ – AUGUST 2025 – Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute has been awarded on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2025 and ranked first in the Northeast Region.This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the leading statistics portal and ...
SOUTH ORANGE – In a partnership aimed toward increasing safety, independence, and accessibility through the use of technology, JESPY recently joined forces with the Jewish Services for the Developmentally Disabled (JSDD) Life |Home |Tech (LHT) initiative.Established in 2023, and growing ever since, ...
Mayor Annette Romano, a lifelong resident of Millburn Township, and a proud Democrat, is running for re-election with Deputy Mayor Michael Cohen to the Millburn Township Committee.Romano, who currently serves as Mayor, has dedicated more than 30 years to community service, leadership and advocacy.
MILLBURN, NJ – Deputy Mayor Michael Cohen, a dedicated public servant and longtime Short Hills resident, is officially running for re-election to the Millburn Township Committee this November—teaming up once again with Mayor Annette Romano on the Democratic ticket.“Serving Millburn has been one of ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – JULY 2025 – Flight paramedics and nurses from Atlantic Health are now able to transfuse blood as soon as they reach a patient and continue the infusion in the helicopter en route to the trauma center.Atlantic Mobile Health and the blood bank at Morristown Medical Center, both part ...
After the less structured summer months, going back to school can be a stressful time for any student. When transitions like these are compounded by stressors like academic expectations, social media ideals and the pressure to fit in, young people may be at greater risk for developing an eating ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Township Committee candidate Kris Heinrichs reaffirmed his commitment to positive leadership and practical solutions, even as recent incidents have threatened to distract from the real issues facing Millburn.Heinrichs, a U.S. Army veteran and the current President of the Millburn ...
As young adults prepare for college, Alexis LaPietra, DO, FACEP, Medical Director of the RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery (IFPR) and Director of Addiction Medicine for Emergency Services at RWJBarnabas Health, asks parents and young adults to pack naloxone among other first ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. invites the public to attend the annual “Essex County Remembers,” a solemn ceremony at the Essex County Eagle Rock September 11th Memorial that will mark the 24th anniversary of the tragedies in New York, Washington, DC, and ...
Stirling, NJ – As the crisp air of autumn begins to settle in, Millburn Short Hills Chinese Association is setting up the stage for something truly extraordinary this year. On September 28, 2025, at The Primavera Regency, there'll be MSHCA's annual biggest fundraising event, the Chinese Moon ...
MILLBURN, NJ—August 27, 2025—Opportunity Project is thrilled to announce a significant donation from Tevogen Founder and CEO Dr. Ryan Saadi, which will support the organization’s work on behalf of individuals with brain injury. Dr. Saadi is donating 10,000 of his personal shares of common stock to ...
“Opioid overdoses are one of the leading preventable causes of death in the nation,” says Alexis LaPietra, DO, FACEP, Medical Director of the RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery (IFPR) and Director of Addiction Medicine for Emergency Services at RWJBarnabas Health. “With ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.— Researchers from Rutgers Health and other institutions were awarded a grant for $2.8 million over the course of three years from the National Institutes of Health to improve implantable devices for epileptic patients. The grant will fund a program to develop the next generation ...
West Orange, New Jersey – Amy Cotton, DNP, APRN, CPHQ, FAAN, Senior Vice President of Quality and Safety at RWJBarnabas Health, was honored as one of just 132 patient safety experts to know nationwide by Becker’s Hospital Review. The list recognizes patient safety leaders who are unwavering ...
For more than four decades, Our House, a local nonprofit serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through residential, day, employment and social services, has been building a foundation of opportunity. Strengthened by our community’s continued generosity, passion and belief ...
Toms River, NJ – The RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery’s Toms River Communities That Care (CTC) initiative unveiled the Kindness Grows mural last week at Community Medical Center, honoring the power of positivity, the voices of local youth, and the community’s commitment to ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Annette Romano and Michael Cohen welcome the opportunity to debate Republican candidates Kris Heinrichs and Jamie Serruto so they can ask them the tough questions. Essex County's vote-by-mail ballots will be mailed out on September 20 and will take a while to be fully distributed.
MILLBURN, NJ -- There are dinners you remember for the flavors, and then there are evenings you remember for the feeling - the candlelight, the conversations, the way every dish feels like it was crafted just for you. That’s the promise of WannaEat’s Private Chef Experience: fine dining, not in a ...
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital, recently unveiled its sixth Cardiac Catheterization lab. “The expansion reflects the ongoing commitment to providing cutting-edge care and to remaining in the forefront of cardiovascular medicine for all those who we serve,” says ...
MILLBURN, NJ — Vote for Millburn Township Committee candidates Jamie Serruto and Kris Heinrichs are calling on incumbent Democrats Annette Romano and Michael Cohen to face them in a public debate before vote-by-mail ballots are distributed.“This isn’t complicated,” said Jamie Serruto. “Residents ...