The state Health Department is rolling out “Docket,” which will be available on the Apple and Google Play stores and allow users to show that they’ve received the inoculation.

Data posted over the weekend by the New Jersey Department of Health reflects at least 300 COVID-19 patients every day since July 6, punctuating weeks of historic lows in virtually every number used to gauge the spread of the pandemic.

David Melcher will serve as non-executive chair and Dr. Claire Pomeroy will be a director effective upon completion of NewCo, which is expected to occur in the first half of calendar year 2022. Additional appointments are anticipated to be announced prior to that date.

Mount Laurel resident Susan McCann will oversee all of the health care provider's clinical services as well as human resources, information technology, and volunteer services.

On June 17, The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the ACA in California v. Texas. The Court’s 7-2 decision concluded that the plaintiffs did not have standing to litigate the constitutionality of the law. In this week's Closing Entry, Corporate Synergies General Counsel and Senior Vice President Daniel Kuperstein writes about what that means for employers.

The accomplishment is possible due to RWJBarnabas Health’s partnership with Rutgers University and the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, which trains 1,600 medical residents each year across the system at various facilities across the health care system.

Our Lady of Lourdes and Memorial hospitals are set to receive major renovations and enhanced services as part of the system's "Advancing Well into the future" reinvestment.

New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement that while the "deal is not perfect," it nonetheless means that billions of dollars will go toward "communities ravaged by opioids," and "prevention, education, and treatment programs."

Researchers will work to improve the diagnosis and development of novel therapies for neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders, including addiction, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, autism, brain injury, stroke and Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.

Experts will explore several engaging topics in monthly workshops, relevant to both mental health professionals as well as the community.

“In states that have relatively low vaccination rates, we are seeing the impact of this highly transmissible variant with increasing hospitalizations and large outbreaks,” said New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli.

This expansion marks the physical therapy company's fifth facility in Hudson County, while growing its overall footprint across the Tri-state area.