Why I Give

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of the patients and communities we serve; we cannot do this alone. Donor support helps make Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Jersey’s premier Academic Medical Center.

As we celebrate Women's History Month, below are a few recent stories connected to women's health.

  • Thanks to a generous philanthropic donation from the Nandansons Charitable Foundation, a wireless fetal monitoring system in now in place in the Maternity Unit to benefit new mothers and babies. Click here to read more.

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“We’re thrilled that we at Kaplan Companies can do our part to help these wonderful people who risk their lives every day,” says Jason Kaplan, President of Kaplan Companies. "Our recognition of nurses shouldn't go away after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. We should be clapping for nurses and doctors every day. "

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Join cardiac surgeon and donor Leonard Y. Lee, MD, Professor of Surgery, James W. Mackenzie, M.D. Endowed Chair; Chair, Department of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Chief, Surgical Service, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, as he performs minimally-invasive heart valve replacements and a quadruple bypass during a typical day of surgery.


“It’s important that we continue to invest in the hospital, ” says Campbell. “Medicine never stops growing. It’s always changing. Those changes have to come from a leader, and that leader is Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.”

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Pediatric Emergency Department

Keeping Kids Calm in the Emergency Department

The New Pediatric Emergency Department Features a Special Space for Children with Sensory Issues

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Mrs. Johnson’s legacy at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital through her philanthropy and advocacy will continue to impact nurses and patients for years to come.


smile bagsBringing Smiles to Children with Cancer

A Foundation's Generous Donations Help Children and Their Families Cope During Difficult Times.

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quarters for medsA Prescription for Survival

An Innovative Program Helps Ensure that Patients Have Access to Lifesaving Medications

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A cancer diagnosis was not going to stop Manuel August from marrying his true love.


When a child calls the hospital “awesome” that is quite an endorsement.