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Mar 24, 2026 - In Nursing RWJUH Somerset Redesignated as Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital, has achieved Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) – the nation’s most prestigious nursing honor - for the ...

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Mar 17, 2026 - In Nursing Becker’s Hospital Review Again Names RWJBarnabas Health to 2026 Simulation and Education Programs to Know List

West Orange, NJ, March 17, 2026 – The Institute for Nursing Excellence at RWJBarnabas Health has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 93 Hospital and Health System Simulation and Education Programs to Know list for 2026. The list celebrates hospitals ...

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Mar 11, 2026 - In Nursing Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Nurse Honored with DAISY Award for Compassionate Patient Care

Dawn Hutchinson, MSN, RN, PCCN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer at RWJUH Hamilton (left), presented Mary Beth Ditzler, BSN, RN, MedSurg-BC, a nurse in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, recognizing her ...

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Mar 2, 2026 - In Nursing Monmouth Medical Center Pediatric Nurse Honored with Nursing Excellence Award

Pediatric nurse Annie Nudas has been honored with MMC’s DAISY Award. Gathering with Annie and holding the signed DAISY Award banner are team members from the Pediatric Unit and Nursing Leadership. Long Branch, NJ, March 2, 2026 — Pediatric nurse Annie ...

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Feb 20, 2026 - In Nursing RWJBarnabas Health’s Nancy Holecek Named Chief Nursing Officer of the Year

West Orange, NJ, February 11, 2026 – Nancy E. Holecek, MAS, MHA, BSN, RN, FNAP, Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, RWJBarnabas Health, has been named by Press Ganey as Chief Nursing Officer of the Year. The award recognizes a leader who ...

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Feb 17, 2026 - In Nursing Monmouth Medical Center Wound Care Nurse Honored with Nursing Excellence Award

Wound Care Center nurse practitioner Donna Cuthill has been honored with MMC’s DAISY Award. Gathering with Donna and holding the signed DAISY Award banner are team members from the Wound Care Center and specialty clinics. Long Branch, NJ, February 16, 2026 ...

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Feb 4, 2026 - In Nursing RWJBarnabas Health Expands Nurse Training, Adds New Operating Room Simulation Lab to The Institute of Nursing Excellence in Livingston

Health system now providing enhanced training, education experience for nurses in convenient locations in Northern, Central, and Southern regions From left to right: Evan Holtz, Director, The Institute for Nursing Excellence; Mary Beth Russell, Senior Vice ...

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Dec 10, 2025 - In Nursing RWJBarnabas Health’s Dr. Kelly Keefe Marcoux Receives 2025 Nurse Executive Award from the Organization of Nurse Leaders of New Jersey

Left to right: Mary Jo Loughlin, RN, MAS, NE-BC, President, Organization of Nurse Leaders of NJ (ONL-NJ); Kelly Keefe Marcoux, PhD, CPNP-AC, PPCNP-BC, CCRN, Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Children’s Specialized Hospital; ...

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Oct 13, 2025 - In Nursing RWJBarnabas Health Ushers in New Era in Nursing Education

Expansion of Historic Nursing School Reflects Continued Commitment to Next Generation of Nurses Pictured left to right: Thomas J. Tvrdik, Mayor, Borough of Oceanport; Donna Phelps, Administrator, Borough of Oceanport; Sue Kiley, Deputy Director, Monmouth ...

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