Jan 30, 2025 Becker’s Hospital Review Names RWJBarnabas Health to 2025’s 64 Simulation and Education Programs to Know List

Beckers Simulation and Education Programs 2024 BadgeWest Orange, NJ, February 30, 2025 –RWJBarnabas Health has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 64 Simulation and Education Programs to Know list for 2025.

The list celebrates hospitals and health systems with exceptional simulation and education programs across the U.S. The organizations on the list are dedicated to advancing their workforce and service lines through state-of-the-art technology and lifelike simulation programs. These programs empower students and professionals to hone their skills in realistic, safe settings designed to mirror real-world scenarios and drive better patient outcomes, lower health care costs and improve patient safety. They provide a secure environment where providers can develop expertise through hands-on practice.

The Institute for Nursing Excellence at RWJBarnabas Health offers cutting-edge education and professional development for nurses through state-of-the-art training facilities that serve the entire system statewide. The Institute emphasizes hands-on education, emerging technology and realistic simulations to bridge the gap between classroom learning and clinical practice, reducing redundancy and standardizing care protocols across the system.

Key initiatives include the Nursing Orientation Unit for RN Integration, Support, and Health (NOURISH™) Program, a dedicated orientation unit for newly licensed registered nurses, and a robust one-year nurse residency program providing mentorship, specialty education and support to new graduate nurses.

The impact of The Institute has already been felt across the system. In August 2024, Monmouth Medical Center (MMC), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, learned it has been redesignated as a Magnet with Distinction® hospital for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), becoming the first hospital in New Jersey and the 11th in the country to earn Magnet with Distinction.

Contact: Carrie Cristello
Carrie.Cristello@rwjbh.org