Conclusion

Since the 1800s, RWJBarnabas Health’s hospitals and health care facilities have served communities across New Jersey, protecting the health and wellness of neighbors, families and friends, regardless of their ability to pay. The system serves as a steward of the community’s health, as well as a health care safety net for those in our region who are most vulnerable, including children, the elderly, the impoverished and those with special health care needs.

Each year, the system provides more than $296.3 million in charitable community benefits to ensure that individuals throughout New Jersey have access to the education, resources and world-class care they need for optimal health. To help meet the health needs of our communities, RWJBarnabas Health supports an outstanding staff of health care providers. With more than 21,000 employees, 5,000 physicians and 500 medical residents, RWJBarnabas Health, one of the largest private employers in the state, is a source of well-paying, stable employment for many New Jersey residents.

RWJBarnabas Health serves as an innovative resource for New Jersey communities to which people turn for social, human and health services. RWJBarnabas Health is steadfast in its commitment to delivering the highest quality, culturally competent clinical care and superior excellence within our expanding outpatient programs and community-based facilities for all facets of the community’s physical and fiscal health by providing vital charitable and economic benefits. Despite the changes transforming health care here in New Jersey and across the nation, RWJBarnabas Health is steeped in its dedication to the belief “Life is better healthy.”