Jersey Shore Magazine

J e r s e y s h o r e • S P R I N G 2 0 2 0 30 JERSEY SHORE PROFILE RWJBarnabas Health: e Jersey Shore's Companion For Care With its ever-expanding footprint at the Jersey Shore, RWJBarnabas Health has become a leader in wellness and health care throughout the region. by Jill Ocone RWJBarnabas Health is the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, with a service area covering nine counties. With over 9,000 physicians and 1,000 residents and interns on staff, RWJBarnabas Health routinely captures national awards for outstanding quality, safety, and patient experience. The system includes eleven acute care hospitals with three in Ocean and Monmouth counties: Community Medical Center in Toms River; Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood; and Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. Among their many services, these three hospitals offer a network of primary and specialty care provid- ers, comprehensive home care and hospice programs, a leading pedi- atric rehabilitation hospital with a network of outpatient centers, the state's largest behavioral health net- work, a freestanding, one hundred bed behavioral health center in Toms River, and more. In addition, RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers University have part- nered to create New Jersey's largest academic health care system. The collaboration aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers' education, Monmouth Medical Center has pioneered the latest techniques in minimally invasive surgery, including robotic surgical procedures. Shown here with one of the hospital's robotic surgical platforms is Robert Graebe, M.D., chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Courtesy of RWJBarnabas Health

• Cover