A signed letter of intent by the collaborators will allow physicians with the Berkeley Heights-based medical practice to treat patients at Hackensack University Medical Center, serving Bergen, Hudson, Essex and Passaic counties.

Axia Women's Health unveiled Access Now, an OB/GYN office that offers walk-in, same-day, weekend and evening care.

While still awaiting federal approval, a proposal that would establish an academic medical center — the state's first —- in New Brunswick is one step closer to reality after garnering approval from the State of New Jersey.

Haro Hartounian – founder, senior vice president and general manager of the NJII subsidiary – will become CEO after the deal closes and retain his position as affiliated faculty at New Jersey Institute of Technology, which launched NJII in 2014 to serve as a platform for partnerships such as this.

Ten awards of $75,000 each will go toward helping early-stage, innovation-based companies in New Jersey accelerate the development of technologies, products and services that support pregnant women from pre-natal, through birth and post-partum, and into infancy.

After serving as the head of the hospital since 2015, Anthony Cava will retire in 2023, with Chief Operating Officer Patrick Delaney named as his successor.

Most recently a professor and chair of the department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive services at the University of California San Francisco, Dr. Amy Murtha focuses her research on preventing premature births.

MAT specializes in developing technology platforms that enable life sciences companies to both gather insights and to assess the commercial viability of their products.

In The Leapfrog Group’s latest Safety Grade, New Jersey hospitals took a bit of a dip when it came to how they stacked up against other states for A grades, falling from fall’s No. 9 spot in the national comparison to No. 12. But those numbers only tell part of the story.

While the top two positions on the list remained unchanged from last year, the remainder of the top five is significantly different.

Centers are again putting their attention on improving facilities and serving their communities. Here's a roundup of some of the recent activity across the state.

The changes include bringing on new CEO Joe Todisco, who previously held leadership positions at Bridgewater-based Amneal Pharmaceuticals and Gemini Laboratories, among other companies.