New Jersey Hospital Association

From left, New Jersey Hospital Association President and CEO Cathy Bennett and Jade Global CEO Karan Yaramada formalize a strategic alliance between the two organizations in 2026. PROVIDED BY NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
May 12, 2026

NJHA taps AI partnership to ease administrative burdens

The New Jersey Hospital Association is working with Jade Global to deploy technology aimed at improving hospital operations.

Prescriptions
Mar 18, 2026

OPINION: PBMs drive up drug costs for NJ employers

New Jersey Hospital Association President and CEO Cathy Bennett writes New Jersey employers face rising prescription costs as PBMs profit from rebates and spread pricing, raising employee out-of-pocket expenses.

Tylenol
Mar 10, 2026

Tylenol use in pregnancy fell after Trump remarks, study finds

New Jersey experts weigh in on a new Lancet study showing a drop in Tylenol use among pregnant women after controversial White House claims. Experts urge science-based guidance.

Deborah Visconi
Jan 30, 2026

Visconi named 2026 chair of New Jersey Hospital Association

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center CEO Deborah Visconi began her term leading the NJHA board in January, succeeding former Hackensack Meridian Health COO Mark Stauder.

Diverse Medical Team Staff Hands Stack Outdoors
Aug 27, 2025

Report: NJ hospitals contribute $7B to community health

New Jersey Hospital Association's new study details charity care, local health programs and services, as well as economic impacts, from health care providers' outreach to the populations and areas they serve.

Hackensack Meridian Health COO Mark Stauder, pictured here in a headshot, is chair of New Jersey Hospital Association for 2025.
Feb 10, 2025

NJHA installs Hackensack Meridian Health exec as 2025 board chair

Founded in 1918, NJHA's membership includes 400 members from across the New Jersey health care community, including hospitals, health systems and post-acute care providers. The group aims to improve the health of Garden State residents.

Doctors discuss a patient's records
Dec 13, 2024

NJ hospitals contribute $31.4B to state economy, report finds

In the Garden State, these facilities support nearly 160,000 health care jobs and $31.4 billion in direct economic benefits, according to findings released Dec. 10 by New Jersey Hospital Association.

Health care provider
Jul 29, 2024

NJ hospitals maintain quality health care through turbulent times

Cathy Bennett, president and CEO of the New Jersey Hospital Association, writes that although the industry has encountered unprecedented challenges in recent years, Garden State providers continue to provide world-class care.

Health care
Jun 4, 2024

NJHA to honor health care leaders at 2024 Best at the Beach

"In a state with exceptional healthcare teams and nationally ranked quality of care, these are the people and programs nominated by their peers as the best of the best," said New Jersey Hospital Association President and CEO Cathy Bennett.

Bill Arnold is executive vice president and Southern Region president for RWJBarnabas, as well as CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. - NJBIZ FILE PHOTO
Jan 30, 2024

RWJBarnabas Health’s Arnold installed as NJHA chair

Bill Arnold's appointment comes as Garden State hospitals face a number of challenges, including workforce shortages, sustaining financial stability and meeting rising needs for services.

Stethoscope with financial on the desk
Dec 4, 2023

Hospitals face high costs, reduced funding post-pandemic

“After three years of unprecedented challenges and caring for millions of New Jersey patients, including more than 582,000 COVID patients, New Jersey’s hospitals are experiencing sustained and significant increases in the costs required to provide the highest quality, equitable, compassionate care that is the hallmark of the New Jersey acute care system," said New Jersey Hospital Association P[...]

Joy Lindo has joined the New Jersey Hospital Association as general counsel. -NJHA
Nov 8, 2023

New Jersey Hospital Association adds general counsel

Joy Lindo joins the senior leadership team from the state Department of Health, where she was director of the Office of Legal and Regulatory Compliance.