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Rutgers-Camden, Samaritan partner to advance palliative care efforts
Matthew Fazelpoor//February 8, 2024//
Rutgers University–Camden Chancellor Antonio Tillis and Samaritan President and CEO Phillip Heath, shake hands after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Premier Partnership, the first of its kind for both institutions. - PHOTO PROVIDED BY RON DOWNES
Rutgers University–Camden Chancellor Antonio Tillis and Samaritan President and CEO Phillip Heath, shake hands after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Premier Partnership, the first of its kind for both institutions. - PHOTO PROVIDED BY RON DOWNES
Rutgers-Camden, Samaritan partner to advance palliative care efforts
Matthew Fazelpoor//February 8, 2024//
During a Feb. 6 event in Voorhees, leaders from Rutgers University-Camden and Samaritan Inpatient Care signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a first-of-its-kind Premier Partnership.
At the heart of the collaboration is the expansion and enhancement of palliative medicine services to the City of Camden and the broader region.
Some toplines of the agreement include:
- Supports increased access to home-based health care services and supports for social determinants of health for communities of color and other underserved populations in the City of Camden as well as communities within Camden, Burlington and Gloucester counties.
- Expands clinical rotations for Rutgers-Camden nursing, social work and psychology students – providing palliative medicine training alongside Samaritan‘s interdisciplinary teams.
- Bridges thought leadership from research and education to implementation at the patient care level to improve outcomes through the region.
“The newly formalized partnership between Rutgers-Camden and Samaritan will advance our many shared goals in research and community health,” said Rutgers-Camden Chancellor Antonio Tillis. “I am grateful that our faculty, staff, and students will have the chance to work alongside Samaritan’s health care professionals as we serve those in need in Camden County and throughout South Jersey.”
“We are extremely proud to establish our innovative Premier Partnership with Rutgers University-Camden, the first of its kind for both of our organizations,” said Samaritan President and CEO Philip Heath. “Today represents an important milestone for Chancellor Tillis and me, as our shared vision is codified and we bring together colleagues and key stakeholders to advance the practice of palliative medicine in Camden and the region.”
