Ben Martin

The Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) and Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) at University Hospital (UH) recently received the Crime Victims’ Rights Award by the State of New Jersey. Additionally, the work of both programs, in partnership with the City of Newark, were honored as part of the City’s recognition as a My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TRAUMA RECOVERY PROGRAMS RECOGNIZED BY STATE OF NEW JERSEY; SIMILAR WORK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF NEWARK, HONORED BY OBAMA FOUNDATION Read More »

University Hospital announced today that its Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Treatment & Observation Protocols (N.A.S.T.O.P.) program has successfully reduced the average length of stay duration for babies suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome by more than 50%, from more than 42 to days to fewer than 20 days. The program has also decreased the neonatal abstinence treatment …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ANNOUNCES 50% REDUCTION IN LENGTH OF STAY FOR NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME BABIES AS A RESULT OF ITS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL N.A.S.T.O.P. PROGRAM Read More »

On Thursday, January 9th , University Hospital and First Lady Tammy Murphy hosted Surgeon General, VADM Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H., for a Maternal Mortality & Morbidity Listening Session. Dr. Adams moderated a panel discussion with healthcare providers, State and local leaders, and other stakeholders on the efforts underway in New Jersey to address these …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND FIRST LADY TAMMY MURPHY HOST SURGEON GENERAL FOR MATERNAL HEALTH LISTENING SESSION Read More »

On Wednesday, January 22nd, University Hospital was honored to host First Lady Tammy Murphy and New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, for N.J.’s Maternal Health Awareness Day. They were joined by a group of University Hospital physicians from the Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s health department for a conversation on Maternal Health. Their discussions covered a …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES 3RD ANNUAL N.J. MATERNAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY WITH FIRST LADY TAMMY MURPHY AND HEALTH COMMISSIONER JUDITH PERSICHILLI Read More »

“We are honored to have started the state’s first Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program, and that our service to the community has achieved results that were recognized by so many of our state’s leaders. Today’s announcement is a testament to how many more people in NJ stand to benefit from this work,” said Dr. Shereef Elnahal, …

STATEMENT FROM DR. SHEREEF ELNAHAL, PRESIDENT & CEO OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, IN RESPONSE TO TODAY’S HOSPITAL VIOLENCE INTERVENTION GRANT AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS BY GOVERNOR MURPHY Read More »

In honor of American Heart Month, University Hospital is proud to share progress that the newly established Arrhythmia Institute has made to push the boundaries for treating chronic heart failure in New Jersey. Last October, the Arrhythmia Institute was the first in the state, and second in the country, to successfully implant the Optimizer Impulse …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL’S NEW ARRHYTHMIA INSTITUTE IMPLANTS FIRST MICRA AV DEVICE IN NJ Read More »

Today, the Foundation for University Hospital announced that an anonymous corporate donor has given $2,271,295 to support University Hospital’s COVID-19 response efforts. The anonymous donor worked with the Foundation as of earlier this week, and asked for a list of priorities to best help the hospital prepare for a potential growing surge of COVID-19 patients. …

FOUNDATION FOR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ANNOUNCES $2.25+ MILLION DONATION TO SUPPORT COVID-19 RESPONSE Read More »

University Hospital announced today that it has appointed three new members of the executive leadership team. Joining University Hospital on April 13 will be Robert Iannaccone as the hospital’s Executive Vice President, William Holubek, M.D. as the Chief Medical Officer, and Tomas Gregorio as Chief Innovation and Technology Officer. These three new leaders join the …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NAMES THREE TO ITS EXECUTIVE TEAM; NEW LEADERS JOIN THE HOSPITAL ON APRIL 13 Read More »

Epic and University Hospital have rapidly turned Meadowlands Exposition Center into a healthcare facility. Epic is a healthcare software company, University Hospital is New Jersey’s state hospital and Level I Trauma Center, and Meadowlands is now Secaucus Federal Medical Station. Epic provided a plan and staffed a team with experience from other surge installs around …

EPIC AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY PARTNER TO LEAD STATEWIDE SURGE RESPONSE Read More »

University Hospital announced today that a large contingent of United States Army medical professionals have arrived at University Hospital to support hospital clinicians in response to this public health emergency. Eighty-five DOD professionals, part of the United States Army’s Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces, will be collaborating with clinical staff on-site at the hospital, to …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WELCOMES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) MEDICAL TEAM; FEDERAL PROVIDERS TO AUGMENT HOSPITAL’S CLINICAL AND SUPPORT STAFF DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY Read More »