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University Hospital (UH), New Jersey’s state hospital, announced today that it has been awarded the 2021 Crisis Response Team Award from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), the nation’s premier professional association dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing. The award, one of only three awarded nationally, recognizes excellence in emergency nursing and emergency department …

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The Foundation for University Hospital, the hospital’s not-for-profit organization that serves as its primary charitable fundraising arm, in collaboration with University Hospital’s Department of Community Affairs and volunteers from the Hospital’s workforce, recently addressed food insecurity during the Thanksgiving holiday with a major meal distribution at the Hillside Public Schools on November 22. The distribution …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & FOUNDATION FOR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY IN THE COMMUNITY WITH SUPPORT FROM $1 MILLION “SUSTAIN & SERVE NJ” PHASE 2 GRANT FROM NJEDA’S PROGRAM Read More »

University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, the state’s only public hospital, announced today that it has expanded its robotic surgery offerings with the acquisition of two new da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery systems. According to Intuitive, the manufacturers of the da Vinci systems, University Hospital is one of only three acute care hospitals in New Jersey …

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University Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Maria DeAlmeida as its Cultural Liaison. This new position will provide outreach into the Portuguese neighborhoods of Newark and surrounding communities. A key priority of the position is close collaboration with the community to address their healthcare needs and to assist University Hospital in delivering culturally …

MARIA DeALMEIDA BECOMEs UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL’S FIRST CULTURAL LIAISON; TO FOCUS ON OUTREACH TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL PORTUGESE COMMUNITIES Read More »

University Hospital (UH), the State’s only public acute care hospital, announced today that it has received an evaluation of 100 and the designation of LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader as part of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 15th anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). The HEI is the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey of healthcare …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EARNS TOP SCORE IN HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION’S 2022 HEALTHCARE EQUALITY INDEX Read More »

Backed by a grant from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Foundation, University Hospital, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey at University Hospital will partner for a See, Test & Treat cancer screening program on Wednesday, May 4 at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 205 South …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND RUTGERS PARTNER WITH THE COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS FOUNDATION FOR A SEE, TEST & TREAT CANCER SCREENING EVENT Read More »

L+M Development Partners, Type A Projects, and MSquared today announced the closing on $42 million in financing for the development of 78 affordable rental apartments that will serve low- and moderate-income households in the Fairmount neighborhood of Newark in partnership with University Hospital. The project, developed under the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency’s …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, L+M DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, TYPE A PROJECTS AND MSQUARED SECURE $42 MILLION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NEWARK UNDER NJHMFA’s HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIP SUBSIDY PROGRAM Read More »

University Hospital (UH), the State’s only public acute care hospital, announced today that it has unanimously appointed Mary K. E. Maples, Esq. as Interim President and CEO effective upon the departure of current President and CEO Shereef Elnahal, MD, MBA. Maples, University Hospital’s Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, has been serving in her current …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NAMES MARY K. E. MAPLES AS INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO Read More »

Further demonstrating its commitment to the effective treatment of a wide array of cancers, the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) at University Hospital was recently reaccredited by the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. Qualified cancer programs receiving the accreditation have demonstrated that they provide thorough …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RECEIVES ACCREDITATION STATUS FROM THE COMMISSION ON CANCER Read More »

University Hospital has received three American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines and Mission: Lifeline Awards for implementing quality improvement measures that ensure cardiovascular patients receive efficient and coordinated care, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer returns to the hospital. Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have experienced …

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CARDIOVASCULAR TREATMENT Read More »