Health Care is (at least) one sixth of our economy. In New Jersey, that total doesn’t include the huge economic driver that is our life sciences/pharma community.
No matter how you define it, this much is clear: It’s changing quickly.
At the top of this list, we have four systems (Cooper, HMH, Inspira) at the top spot: All are planning transformative expansions. Valley Health may have topped them all: It opened an entirely new, $868 million, state-of-the-art hospital.
Here’s a look at our Top Ten:
No. 10: Holy Name’s Helping Hand in Haiti
New Jersey is as caring and supportive as any state in the union – but even with that backdrop, few efforts are as impressive and as impactful as Holy Name’s continued efforts in Haiti, where it gives necessary health care and serves as an economic engine for an area that desperately needs both.
Read about it here.
No. 9: Have a healthy heart – and lungs
Englewood Hospital was one of the first in the country to perform a transcatheter tricuspid heart valve replacement – and is using robotics to help increase early diagnosis of cancer in the lungs.
No. 8: Changing the narrative on bio
Life sciences and pharma are still a massive sector in the state – one that does not do enough to promote itself. Many are looking to change the narrative.
Read our story from the Bio-partnering event here.
Read our story from the BioNJ Annual Dinner here.
And read our story on an honest discussion on drug development with Chrissy Buteas, the new CEO at Health Care Institute of New Jersey here.
No. 7: J&J is global – but it loves local
Everyone knows J&J is based in New Jersey (New Brunswick). But not everyone knows just how involved it is in the state. CEO Joaquin Duato, in a fireside chat with me before 1,000 business leaders, detailed how much the company wants to be involved in N.J.
Read it here.
No. 6: Two greats are going
Audrey Meyers (Valley) and Brian Gragnolati (Atlantic), two of the most forward-thinking and dynamic health care executives in the state – if not the country – are departing.
Read about Meyers here.
Read about Gragnolati here.
No. 5: Fast-tracking physicians
We need more doctors. A lot more. Virtua Health and Rowan have a plan to get doctors through school at a faster (and cheaper) rate.
Read it here.
No. 4: Our kids are in crisis
The Carrier Clinic announced plans to address the growing need for behavioral health services for kids as young as 7. That’s right, as young as 7.
Read it here.
No. 3: Mental Health Moonshot
HMH CEO Bob Garrett said it’s time for the health sector to add a to-the-moon-and-back emphasis on solving the need for more behavioral health specialists.
Read it here.
No. 2: Serving the City
RWJBarnabas Health’s new citywide approach to social determinants of health in Newark could be model for future.
Read it here.
Tie No. 1: Tower of Health at Inspira
Inspira announced a $240 million expansion in Mullica Hill that includes a five-story,150,000-SF tower.
Read it here.
Tie No. 1: A new hospital at Valley
The new Valley Hospital, a 370-bed, state-of-the-art facility with more technology and upgrades than you can imagine, opened April 14.
Read it here.
Tie No. 1: A $3 billion expansion at Cooper
Cooper University Health Care announced a massive joint venture that will create jobs and economic opportunity – as well as improving health care access and equity.
Read about it here.
Tie No. 1: HMH’s intriguing concept at MetroPark
Putting a mixed-used project (medical, office, retail, residential) at a train station figures to greatly increase access to care for consumers — and help HMH attract more health care professionals.
Read about the plan here.
