At RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH), caring for patients doesn’t begin and end with a visit to a doctor or hospital. A systemwide commitment to building and sustaining a healthier New Jersey also means working alongside community partners to connect with patients and uplift spirits—often in fun ways.
For example, RWJBH collaborates on a variety of programs that work with local professional- and college-level sports teams to offer patients and system colleagues great experiences participating in events, being publicly recognized or meeting star athletes in special moments like these.
Rocco Gallagher (in chair) is honored as an RWJBH Amazing Save by the Jersey Shore Blue Claws in a VIP experience with family and friends. Rocco receives fulltime care at Children’s Specialized Hospital Long-Term Care in Toms River.
Trinity Davis donated 10 copies of her book “Trinity and Sockland” for other patients at the Children’s Heart Center at Children’s Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ) at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBI), where she has undergone two open heart surgeries. In 2024, she was part of NBI’s Black Owned Business Fair.
Jason Admettre enjoys an encounter with the mascot of the New Jersey Devils through the Rock Star community outreach program, a collaboration of the Devils and RWJBH. Jason has had two heart surgeries at the Children’s Heart Center at CHoNJ to repair a heart condition he’s had since birth.
Dmitri Ferrolho (right) enjoys a meet-and-greet through the Rock Star program. Dmitri has defied odds through treatments for conditions including spina bifida at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and at PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital.
Piettro Gomes meets the mascot of the Seton Hall Pirates at one of the university’s games. Piettro loves sports and is being treated for a rare blood disorder at the Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at CHoNJ.
Timothy Phillips (third from left) is knighted as the RWJBarnabas Health Shining Knight of the Game. He underwent chemotherapy for leukemia at Rutgers Cancer Institute—the state’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center—together with RWJBH, and is now back in school.
Justin Corino (second from right) and his family join a New Jersey Devils player (right) as part of the Rock Star program. Justin has been a champion throughout his treatment for leukemia at the Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at CHoNJ.
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Northeast, serving the community of Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City
Northwest, serving the communities of Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Rahway, and Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth
Central, serving the communities of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton, New Brunswick and Somerset
South, serving the communities of Community Medical Center in Toms River, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood