Dr. Douglas Arbittier brings decades of experience in clinical medicine and health care administration. He will provide strategic and clinical leadership to support the systems mission of building healthier communities.

Of 15,701 respondents in the report from SPH Analytics for the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, 87.82% strongly agreed and 11.88% agreed about the quality of safety at the ambulatory surgery center they visited during the six-month period after elective surgeries were allowed to resume in New Jersey.

Thomas Percello joins the Browns Mills-based cardiac, lung and vascular health care resource from Hunterdon Healthcare System, where he served as corporate director of finance.

“This new location is the next step for Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in expanding access to care into our communities,” said Bergen New Bridge/Care Plus Bergen Board Chairperson Robert Pacicco in a prepared statement.

"The reality is that I am still not convinced that we are prepared for the next pandemic," the head of New Jersey’s only public hospital said during his appearance at the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ hearing, COVID-19 Part II: Evaluating the Medical Supply Chain and Pandemic Response Gaps.

MinuteClinics in Central and South Jersey added licensed clinical social workers to their staff in Lawrenceville, Mount Holly, Mount Laurel, Marlton, Runnemede and Sewell, with plans to expand the services to more communities later this year.

The project will provide 78 rental apartments that will serve low- and moderate-income households to promote economic diversity in the Fairmount neighborhood of Newark.

The hospital will use the funds to provide fresh produce to families in its current patient population who have children ages five and younger or those enrolled in a Head Start program. The grant will also cover transportation costs for Camden families to shop at full service stores located in the surrounding suburbs.

Only about 6% of the more than 750 American hospitals that perform TAVR, a minimally invasive heart valve replacement procedure, have earned this designation from the American College of Cardiology.

Michigan-based J.P. Kush and Associates is a valuable addition to the company's overall portfolio, and will help it leverage its national footprint, gain economies of scale and create shareholder value.

Philip and Carole Norcross kicked off the fundraising effort with a personal donation of $5,000. All monies raised will go to UNICEF and GiveIndia, organizations with infrastructure in place currently providing support in the country.

For the first time since its inception during last fall’s COVID surge, the New Jersey Hospital Associations color-coded guide shows that more visitors are allowed as cases of the virus decline.