RWJBarnabas Health

{{Short description|Network of independent healthcare providers in New Jersey, USA}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = RWJBarnabas Health

| formation = {{start date and age|2016|03|30}}

| full_name = RWJ Barnabas Health Inc.

| logo = RWJBarnabas Health logo.svg

| merger = Saint Barnabas Health Network,
Robert Wood Johnson Health Network

| purpose = 501(c)(3) health system

| headquarters = West Orange, New Jersey, United States (operations)
New Brunswick, New Jersey (academic)

| region = New Jersey

| services = Healthcare

| leader_title = Chief executive officer

| leader_name = Mark E. Manigan

| key_people = Lester J. Owens - Chair

Wilfredo Caraballo - Trustee

| revenue = {{increase}} US$6.409 billion (2022)

| expenses = {{decrease}} US$6.614 billion (2022)

| staff = 40,511 employees; 1,478 volunteers{{Cite web| title=Return of organization exempt from income tax for the year ended december 31, 2022 | url=https://www.rwjbh.org/documents/financial%20reporting/2022-RWJBH-IRS-Form-990-Subordinates.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226174346/https://www.rwjbh.org/documents/financial%20reporting/2022-RWJBH-IRS-Form-990-Subordinates.pdf | archive-date=2023-12-26}}

| staff_year = 2022

| website = {{URL|https://www.rwjbh.org/}}

}}

RWJBarnabas Health is a network of independent healthcare providers in New Jersey, based out of West Orange. Members include academic centers, acute care facilities, and research hospitals. The goals of the network include collaboration on educational and research programs.

RWJBarnabas Health was created through the 2016 merger of the Robert Wood Johnson Health System and the Saint Barnabas Health Care System.

{{As of|2022}}, RWJBarnabas employs over 40,000 individuals, with 1,000 resident and interns and approximately 1,500 volunteers across the entire health network and its subordinates.{{Cite web |title=Facts & Figures about RWJBarnabas Health |url=https://www.rwjbh.org/why-rwjbarnabas-health-/facts-figures/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=RWJBarnabas Health |language=en |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528061041/https://www.rwjbh.org/why-rwjbarnabas-health-/facts-figures/ |url-status=live }}Copy of IRS form 990 for FY22

History

File:Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital panorama.jpgIn July 2015, Saint Barnabas Health Care System, headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey, and Robert Wood Johnson Health System, headquartered out of New Brunswick, New Jersey, signed an agreement outlining a merger between the two health systems.{{Cite web |title=RWJUH-Somerset Absorbed in 11-Hospital Merger with Barnabas Health |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/somerville/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/rwjuh-somerset-absorbed-in-11-hospital-merger-wit |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=TAPinto |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328022947/https://www.tapinto.net/towns/somerville/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/rwjuh-somerset-absorbed-in-11-hospital-merger-wit |url-status=live }} The Federal Trade Commission, as well as the New Jersey Attorney General, needed to review the deal before it was official, with the expectation that the merger would be approved and completed in the following year.NJ.com. [http://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2015/07/mega-hospital_merger_in_nj_completed.html "Mega-hospital merger in N.J. completed"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053127/https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2015/07/mega-hospital_merger_in_nj_completed.html|date=2020-09-26}}, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com , Trenton, July 14, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

On March 30, 2016, the two health systems officially merged and formed RWJBarnabas Health. The transaction created New Jersey's largest health care system and the largest private employer in the state.{{Cite news |url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/barnabas-health-robert-wood-johnson-finalize-merger-1.1536186|title=Barnabas Health, Robert Wood Johnson finalize merger|access-date=2016-09-12|archive-date=2016-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912051954/http://www.northjersey.com/news/barnabas-health-robert-wood-johnson-finalize-merger-1.1536186|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=G |first=Jimmy |title=Work Here? The Top 20 Largest & Most Successful Employers In New Jersey 2022 |url=https://943thepoint.com/largest-employers-in-new-jersey-2022/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=94.3 The Point |date=December 23, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328022552/https://943thepoint.com/largest-employers-in-new-jersey-2022/ |url-status=live }}

After the merger, Barry Ostrowsky, CEO of Saint Barnabas, took over as president & CEO of the new health system, while Stephen Jones, CEO of Robert Wood Johnson Health, was named Chief Academic Officer. Company leadership also announced that a formal headquarters would not be named, rather the business operations would be run out of the West Orange offices while the academic operations would continue out of the New Brunswick location.{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Jessica |date=2015-07-14 |title=Ostrowsky, Jones describe details of RWJ-Barnabas merger |url=https://njbiz.com/ostrowsky-jones-describe-details-of-rwj-barnabas-merger-2/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=NJBIZ |language=en-US |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328020825/https://njbiz.com/ostrowsky-jones-describe-details-of-rwj-barnabas-merger-2/ |url-status=live }}

In January 2023, Mark Manigan replaced Barry Ostrowsky as president & CEO of the health system.{{Cite web |last=Bergeron |first=Tom |date=2022-03-01 |title=Ostrowsky to retire as CEO, president of RWJBarnabas Health at end of year |url=https://www.roi-nj.com/2022/03/01/healthcare/ostrowsky-to-retire-as-ceo-president-of-rwjbarnabas-health-at-end-of-year/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=ROI-NJ |language=en-US |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307144150/https://www.roi-nj.com/2022/03/01/healthcare/ostrowsky-to-retire-as-ceo-president-of-rwjbarnabas-health-at-end-of-year/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Ready to Retire, RWJBarnabas' Ostrowsky Discusses His 11-Year Tenure |url=https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/ready-to-retire-rwjbarnabas-ostrowsky-discusses-his-11-year-tenure/ |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=New Jersey Business Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307144200/https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/ready-to-retire-rwjbarnabas-ostrowsky-discusses-his-11-year-tenure/ |url-status=live }}

Acquisitions

= Trinitas Regional acquisition =

In October 2019, the leaders of RWJBarnabas Health signed a letter of intent to acquire the Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey, itself established by the consolidation of St. Elizabeth Hospital and Elizabeth General Medical Center.{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/rwjbarnabas-to-acquire-trinitas.html|title=RWJBarnabas to acquire Trinitas|last=Paavola|first=Alia|date=October 10, 2019|website=beckershospitalreview.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053132/https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/rwjbarnabas-to-acquire-trinitas.html|archive-date=2020-09-26|access-date=2020-04-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals-health-systems/rwjbarnabas-health-plans-merge-trinitas-regional-medical-center|title=RWJBarnabas Health plans acquisition of Trinitas Regional Medical Center|website=FierceHealthcare |date=October 10, 2019|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053133/https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals-health-systems/rwjbarnabas-health-plans-merge-trinitas-regional-medical-center|url-status=live}} The preliminary letter of intent was a nonbinding agreement that laid out a basic structure for the proposed acquisition of the hospital and the nearby long-term care center.{{Cite web|url=https://www.modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/rwjbarnabas-health-acquire-trinitas-regional-medical-center|title=RWJBarnabas Health to acquire Trinitas Regional Medical Center|date=2019-10-10|website=Modern Healthcare |access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053132/https://www.modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/rwjbarnabas-health-acquire-trinitas-regional-medical-center|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.dailytargum.com/article/2019/10/rwjbarnabas-health-to-buy-trinitas-regional-medical-center-in-elizabeth|title=RWJBarnabas Health to buy Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth|last=Brightman|first=Brendan|date=October 11, 2019|website=The Daily Targum|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053133/https://www.dailytargum.com/article/2019/10/rwjbarnabas-health-to-buy-trinitas-regional-medical-center-in-elizabeth|archive-date=2020-09-26|access-date=2020-04-20}} Trinitas would still retain its core Catholic ideologies upon the acquisition and continue to maintain its affiliation with the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth.{{Cite news |url=https://unionnewsdaily.com/headline-news/49681 |title=RWJBarnabas Health, Trinitas to merge |last=editorial |date=2019-10-21 |website=Union News Daily -US |access-date=2020-04-20 |archive-date=2020-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053135/https://unionnewsdaily.com/headline-news/49681 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.nj.com/business/2019/10/catholic-hospital-to-join-one-of-njs-largest-health-care-chains.html|title=Catholic hospital to join one of N.J.'s largest health care chains |author=Susan K. Livio |publisher=NJ Advance Media |date=2019-10-10 |access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053134/https://www.nj.com/business/2019/10/catholic-hospital-to-join-one-of-njs-largest-health-care-chains.html|url-status=live}}

On November 12, 2020, it was announced that the health systems had signed a definitive agreement that the two systems would merge. The Trinitas board of directors would still oversee day-to-day operations.{{Cite web|title=RWJBarnabas Health and Trinitas Regional Medical Center reach definitive agreement to merge|url=https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/rwjbarnabas-health-and-trinitas-regional-medical-center-reach-definitive-agreement-merge|website=Healthcare Finance News|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113220126/https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/rwjbarnabas-health-and-trinitas-regional-medical-center-reach-definitive-agreement-merge|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |author=Susan K. Livio |publisher=NJ Advance Media |date=2020-11-11 |title=RWJBarnabas announces yet another purchase of a Catholic hospital in N.J. |url=https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2020/11/rwjbarnabas-announces-yet-another-purchase-of-a-catholic-hospital-in-nj.html |access-date=2020-11-18 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118123313/https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2020/11/rwjbarnabas-announces-yet-another-purchase-of-a-catholic-hospital-in-nj.html |url-status=live }}

On January 6, 2022, Trinitas and its facilities officially became part of the health system.{{cite press release|title=Trinitas Regional Medical Center Joins RWJBarnabas Health, New Jersey's Largest Academic Health System|url=https://www.rwjbh.org/blog/2022/january/trinitas-regional-medical-center-joins-rwjbarnab/|publisher=RWJBarnabas Health|date=January 6, 2022}}

= Saint Peter's acquisition =

In late 2019, it was announced that the leaders of RWJBarnabas Health and the leaders of Saint Peter's Healthcare System signed a letter of intent to explore a merger.{{Cite web|url=https://www.modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/rwjbarnabas-health-st-peters-healthcare-system-sign-letter-intent|title=RWJBarnabas Health, St. Peter's Healthcare System sign letter of intent|date=2019-12-16|website=Modern Healthcare |access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053138/https://www.modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/rwjbarnabas-health-st-peters-healthcare-system-sign-letter-intent|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.nj.com/business/2019/12/catholic-hospital-could-merge-with-rwjbarnabas-health-one-of-njs-largest-chains.html|title=Catholic hospital could merge with RWJBarnabas Health, one of N.J.'s largest chains |author=Susan K. Livio |publisher=NJ Advance Media |date=2019-12-16 |access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053136/https://www.nj.com/business/2019/12/catholic-hospital-could-merge-with-rwjbarnabas-health-one-of-njs-largest-chains.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |url=https://njbiz.com/rwjbarnabas-saint-peters-healthcare-explore-merger/|title=RWJBarnabas, Saint Peter's Healthcare to explore merger|last=Vecchione|first=Anthony|date=2019-12-16|website=NJBIZ |access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053144/https://njbiz.com/welcome-ad/?retUrl=/rwjbarnabas-saint-peters-healthcare-explore-merger/|url-status=live}} The preliminary plan calls for significant investments in Saint Peter's by RWJBarnabas Health to help expand the outpatient services currently provided by Saint Peter's.{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/saint-peters-rwjbarnabas-sign-letter-exploring-partnership|title=Saint Peter's, RWJBarnabas Sign Letter Exploring Partnership|last=Baldwin|first=Carly|date=2019-12-16|website=New Brunswick, NJ Patch |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053139/https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/saint-peters-rwjbarnabas-sign-letter-exploring-partnership|archive-date=2020-09-26|access-date=2020-04-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://nj1015.com/nj-hospital-merger-explored-by-saint-peters-rwjbarnabas/|title=NJ hospital merger 'explored' by Saint Peter's & RWJBarnabas|last=Vogt|first=Erin|website=New Jersey 101.5 |date=December 17, 2019 |access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2019-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221055357/https://nj1015.com/nj-hospital-merger-explored-by-saint-peters-rwjbarnabas/|url-status=live}} Saint Peter's would remain a Catholic hospital and continue its sponsorship by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/health/2019/12/16/rwjbarnabas-health-saint-peters-healthcare-system-nj-explore-partnership/2664335001/|title=RWJBarnabas Health, Saint Peter's Healthcare System to explore partnership|last=Makin|first=Cheryl|website=MY CENTRAL JERSEY |access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053140/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/health/2019/12/16/rwjbarnabas-health-saint-peters-healthcare-system-nj-explore-partnership/2664335001/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/rwjbarnabas-st-peter-s-university-healthcare-system-explore-merger.html|title=RWJBarnabas, St. Peter's Healthcare System explore merger|website=beckershospitalreview.com|date=December 16, 2019 |access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053143/https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/rwjbarnabas-st-peter-s-university-healthcare-system-explore-merger.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/rwjuh-st-peter-s-agreement-in-the-works|title=RWJUH, St. Peter's Agreement in the Works |last=O'Donnell |first=Chuck |date=December 16, 2019 |website=TAPinto |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606022915/https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/rwjuh-st-peter-s-agreement-in-the-works|archive-date=2020-06-06|access-date=2020-04-20}} According to administrations from both hospitals, the two parties had been in discussions for a while and believe they could both benefit from the merger.{{Cite web|url=https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/rwjbarnabas-health-saint-peters-healthcare-take-first-step-toward-potential-partnership|title=RWJBarnabas Health, Saint Peter's Healthcare take first step toward potential partnership|website=Healthcare Finance News |access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053159/https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/rwjbarnabas-health-saint-peters-healthcare-take-first-step-toward-potential-partnership|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.roi-nj.com/2019/12/16/healthcare/saint-peters-signs-loi-to-join-with-rwjbarnabas-health/|title=Saint Peter's signs LOI to join with RWJBarnabas Health|date=2019-12-16|website=ROI-NJ |access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053155/https://www.roi-nj.com/2019/12/16/healthcare/saint-peters-signs-loi-to-join-with-rwjbarnabas-health/|url-status=live}} The merger would also strengthen education services provided at the two Rutgers-affiliated hospitals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.globest.com/2019/12/17/st-peters-healthcare-and-rwjbarnabas-health-discuss-strategic-partnership/|title=St. Peter's Healthcare and RWJBarnabas Health Discuss Strategic Partnership|date=December 17, 2019 |author=John Jordan |website=GlobeSt |access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053156/https://www.globest.com/2019/12/17/st-peters-healthcare-and-rwjbarnabas-health-discuss-strategic-partnership/?slreturn=20200826013155|url-status=live}}

On September 10, 2020, it was announced that the health systems signed a definitive agreement to merge.{{Cite web |last=O'Donnell |first=Chuck |date=September 10, 2020 |title=Robert Wood Johnson, Saint Peter's Announce Merger|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/robert-wood-johnson-saint-peter-s-announce-merger|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053155/https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/robert-wood-johnson-saint-peter-s-announce-merger|archive-date=2020-09-26 |website=TAPinto |access-date=2020-09-16}}{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Tina|date=September 11, 2020|title=RWJBarnabas Health, Saint Peter's Healthcare announce plan to 'integrate'|url=https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/rwjbarnabas-health-saint-peter-s-healthcare-announce-plan-to-integrate|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053157/https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/rwjbarnabas-health-saint-peter-s-healthcare-announce-plan-to-integrate|archive-date=2020-09-26 |website=FierceHealthcare |access-date=2020-09-16}} The merger would create the largest academic medical center in the state. After signing the agreement, the potential partnership began a period of review by state and federal regulatory agencies.{{Cite web|last=Baldwin|first=Carly|date=2020-09-10|title=RWJ And Saint Peter's Hospital Announce Merger|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rwj-saint-peters-hospital-announce-merger-rwj-takes-over|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053155/https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rwj-saint-peters-hospital-announce-merger-rwj-takes-over|archive-date=2020-09-26 |website=New Brunswick, NJ Patch |access-date=2020-09-16}}{{Cite web|last=Editorial |date=2020-09-14|title=RWJBarnabas to join forces with Saint Peter's|url=https://essexnewsdaily.com/news/westorange/91764 |website=Essex News Daily |access-date=2020-09-16 |archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053159/https://essexnewsdaily.com/news/westorange/91764|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Morse|first=Susan|date=September 10, 2020|title=Saint Peter's Healthcare System and RWJBarnabas Health finalize partnership|url=https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/saint-peters-healthcare-system-and-rwjbarnabas-health-finalize-partnership|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053201/https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/saint-peters-healthcare-system-and-rwjbarnabas-health-finalize-partnership|archive-date=2020-09-26 |website=Healthcare Finance News |access-date=2020-09-16}}

The Federal Trade Commission announced the filings of an official complaint and lawsuit to block the merger on June 2, 2022, claiming the merger would violate section 7 of the Clayton Act.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-02 |title=FTC Sues to Block Merger Between New Jersey Healthcare Rivals RWJBarnabas Health and Saint Peter's Healthcare System |url=http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/06/ftc-sues-block-merger-between-new-jersey-healthcare-rivals-rwjbarnabas-health-saint-peters |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=Federal Trade Commission |language=en |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604150715/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/06/ftc-sues-block-merger-between-new-jersey-healthcare-rivals-rwjbarnabas-health-saint-peters |url-status=live }} FTC Bureau of Competition Director Holly Vedova stated in a June 2022 press release, "Saint Peter's University Hospital is less than one mile away from RWJ in New Brunswick, and they are the only two hospitals in that city... There is overwhelming evidence that this acquisition would be bad for patients, because the parties would no longer have to compete to provide the lowest prices and the best quality and service." The agency alleged further that the merger would give the combined health systems approximately 50% of the market share in acute care within Middlesex County.{{Cite web| url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/D09409RWJP3ComplaintPublic.pdf | title=Complaint | access-date=July 14, 2023 | archive-date=October 20, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020072703/https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/D09409RWJP3ComplaintPublic.pdf | url-status=live}}

On June 14, 2022, both RWJBH and Saint Peter's announced that the agreement was terminated.{{Cite web |last=Muoio |first=Dave |date=2022-06-15 |title=FTC celebrates antitrust win as RWJBarnabas Health, Saint Peter's Healthcare System call off merger plans |url=https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ftc-celebrates-antitrust-win-rwjbarnabas-health-saint-peters-healthcare-system-call |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Fierce Healthcare |language=en |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307144352/https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ftc-celebrates-antitrust-win-rwjbarnabas-health-saint-peters-healthcare-system-call |url-status=live }}

= Rutgers partnership =

In August 2018, a partnership was announced with Rutgers University, making RWJBarnabas the largest academic health system in New Jersey. The announcement was made public by Jonathan Holloway, President of Rutgers, and Barry Ostrowsky, then-President & CEO of the health system.{{Cite web |title=RWJBH and Rutgers University Launch NJ's Largest Academic Health System {{!}} Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health Together |url=https://www.rutgersrwjbhtogether.org/Main/Video-rwjbh-and-rutgers-university-launch.aspx |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=www.rutgersrwjbhtogether.org |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307144350/https://www.rutgersrwjbhtogether.org/Main/Video-rwjbh-and-rutgers-university-launch.aspx |url-status=live }}

In February 2021, it was further announced that the two entities would begin an Integrated Practice Agreement (IPA) between Rutgers' Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the RWJBarnabas group practices.{{Cite web |title=Rutgers University and RWJBarnabas Health Announce Clinical Alignment |url=https://www.rutgers.edu/news/rutgers-university-and-rwjbarnabas-health-announce-clinical-alignment |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=www.rutgers.edu |language=en |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307144350/https://www.rutgers.edu/news/rutgers-university-and-rwjbarnabas-health-announce-clinical-alignment |url-status=live }}

Hospitals in the system

At the time of formation, RWJBarnabas comprised eleven acute care hospitals, three acute care children's hospitals, and a pediatric rehab facility. Since then, the health system has added two additional hospitals (Trinitas) and three medical schools: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (Newark), Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (New Brunswick), and Trinitas School of Nursing Union College (Elizabeth).{{Cite web |title=New Jersey Health System |url=https://www.rwjbh.org/our-locations/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=RWJBarnabas Health |language=en |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606172807/https://www.rwjbh.org/our-locations/ |url-status=live }}

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!Hospital

!City (in NJ)

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!Former Network

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital

|New Brunswick

|105

|Children's Hospital

|Robert Wood Johnson Health System

Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

|Newark

|69

|Children's Hospital