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Melchiorre Cancer Center in Livingston
Jul 14, 2026

Melchiorre Cancer Center welcomes first patients in Livingston

Melchiorre Cancer Center in Livingston welcomes its first patients, expanding access to advanced cancer care in North Jersey.

Melchiorre Cancer Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston
Jun 24, 2026

RWJBarnabas opens $225M Melchiorre Cancer Center

RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute opened the Melchiorre Cancer Center in Livingston, expanding cancer care in North Jersey.

The Melchiorre Cancer Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston
Jun 18, 2026

Inside the new Melchiorre Cancer Center in Livingston (photos)

Take a look at the brand-new facility ahead of the Livingston Melchiorre Cancer Center's June 22 opening, which will deliver advanced cancer care to improve patient comfort and care coordination.

The Melchiorre Cancer Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston
Apr 28, 2026

RWJBarnabas, Rutgers preview Melchiorre Cancer Center (photos)

RWJBarnabas Health, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and Rutgers Cancer Institute preview the Melchiorre Cancer Center in Livingston, expanding access to advanced cancer care ahead of its June opening.

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Dec 30, 2025

RWJBarnabas names new leadership at two hospitals

Dr. Abraham Houng will serve as chief academic officer at Cooperman Barnabas while Aaron Harjart steps into the CEO role at Community Medical Center, strengthening NJ hospital leaders.

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center received a $30 million gift to support the new Melchiorre Cancer Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center under construction in Livingston.
Jun 21, 2024

$30M gift supports RWJBarnabas Cooperman’s new cancer center

The $225 million, five-story, 137,000-square-foot facility will bear the name of its benefactors and anticipates a 2025 delivery.

Robin Ferrer has been named chief nursing officer for Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, part of RWJBarnabas Health.
Apr 5, 2024

Former Mount Sinai VP named Cooperman Barnabas CNO

In his previous position, Robin Ferrer served as vice president of health system's Emergency Services for three years, overseeing seven departments. 

Angela McCabe, director of patient and family services, Oncology Services, at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and Dr. Matthew Askin, a gastroenterologist at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, met with patients and visitors at the hospital’s ‘Strollin’ Through the Colon’ exhibit March 20, 2024, as part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. - PROVIDED BY COOPERMAN BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER
Mar 27, 2024

NJ providers get creative to promote Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

RWJBarnabas rolled out a 20-foot-long colon, while Virtua Health's '90s nostalgia trip inspired improved screening numbers.

Posing with the final steel beam of Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center's freestanding Cancer Center are Dr. Michael Scoppetuolo, medical director of the Cancer Center; Dr. Alison Grann, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, CBMC; Dr. Russell Langan, director of Surgical Oncology, RWJBarnabas Health; Dr. M. Michele Blackwood, director of Breast Surgery, RWJBarnabas Health, head of Breast Surgery, CBMC, and director of Women’s Oncologic Health; Susan Garawitz, vice president of Oncology, CBMC; and Richard Davis, president and CEO of CBMC.
Sep 14, 2023

Cooperman Barnabas tops off $225M cancer center

"This is what the future of cancer care looks like in the Garden State and beyond," said Dr. Michael Scoppetuolo, medical director of the cancer center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center's new cancer center on the hospital's Livingston campus
Sep 21, 2022

Cooperman Barnabas breaks ground on $225M cancer center

Slated for completion in 2025, the new facility will serve as the northern hub for the integrated oncology services offered by RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

Dr. Michael Loftus, senior vice president and chief medical and quality officer for Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Jun 13, 2022

Cooperman Barnabas names Loftus SVP, chief medical and quality officer

Dr. Michael Loftus previously served as senior vice president and CMO at Jersey City Medical Center, which is also part of RWJBarnabas Health.

Apr 1, 2022

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center taps vice president for ambulatory care

Robert Weitzman has worked in health care since 2005, when he joined NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center as an operations analyst.