Jersey City Medical Center congratulates Lashawn Overton, Trauma Patient Navigator, on being honored at the SCORES Reentry Second Chance Shero and Hero Award Ceremony on May 28, 2026.
The ceremony celebrated the resilience of honorees who are making a difference through second chances, community leadership and personal transformation. Lashawn was recognized for her perseverance, dedication to family and friends, and commitment to breaking generational cycles.
As a Trauma Patient Navigator, Lashawn provides support, guidance and advocacy for patients affected by interpersonal violence and traumatic injuries. She helps patients and families navigate the physical, emotional and social challenges that can follow trauma, while connecting them with resources that support healing, recovery and long-term stability.
Her work reflects Jersey City Medical Center’s commitment to caring for Hudson County beyond the hospital walls. Lashawn works closely with patients, families, medical professionals and community organizations to help address barriers such as mental health services, transportation, food assistance, victim compensation resources and access to community services.
Beyond her role at Jersey City Medical Center, Lashawn is a youth mentor, counselor and community leader who has worked with youth, justice-involved individuals and families throughout Hudson County. Her service reflects the spirit of the SCORES Reentry ceremony: honoring resilience, recognizing transformation and supporting people as they create new paths forward.
Her personal motto says it best: “Your past may explain your story, but it does not have to determine your future.”
Congratulations to Lashawn on this meaningful recognition and for continuing to represent Jersey City Medical Center through compassion, service and leadership in Hudson County.
About Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey City Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, is Healing, Enhancing, and Investing in Hudson County. It is a comprehensive full-service acute-care 348-bed teaching hospital. A not-for-profit hospital, the Medical Center is a state-designated Level II Regional Trauma Center with over 17,000 admissions and 100,000 Emergency Department visits annually. The hospital specialty services include women’s health, orthopedics, heart and vascular care, and behavioral health. JCMC is the only full-service heart hospital in Hudson County, offering access to outstanding cardiologists and sophisticated and advanced treatments, such as cardiac surgery and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacements (TAVR). RWJBarnabas Health and Jersey City Medical Center offer comprehensive, advanced oncology services in Hudson County in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Jersey City Medical Center is an American Heart Association Gold Plus and DNV certified Primary Stroke Center. It is a regional comprehensive cardiac center, a perinatal intensive care center, a regional level 3 neonatal intensive care unit for critically ill newborns, and home to the most advanced robotic-assisted surgical program in Hudson County. Jersey City Medical Center, a provider of Advanced Life Support for Hudson County, runs 911 Medical Call Screening for Hudson County and operates one of the state’s busiest EMS systems.