HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group (VNAHG)
Nurses. RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s second largest private employer. The health systems contributed a combined total of over $550 million in community benefit services annually. Together, RWJBarnabas Health will be able to accomplish even more for the communities it serves. The combined system will provide greater opportunity to improve the health and promote wellness of communities throughout the state. University Hospital
Established in 1912, the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group (VNAHG) is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, independent providers of home health, hospice, and community-based care serving New Jersey and midcentral Ohio. VNAHG is nationally accredited and is one of the only physician-led Visiting Nurse Association in the Country. It serves vulnerable populations such as at-risk children, the elderly, those with disabling and chronic illness, and people facing the end of life. It is dedicated to helping individuals and families achieve their best level of well-being by providing compassionate, coordinated, innovative care in their homes and communities. VNAHG also partners with organizations that are driving innovation and quality to achieve patient-centered and cost-effective care. VNAHG’s mission to provide community health services, hospice care and home care in New Jersey is carried out through three institutes- Advanced Care Institute, Children & Family Health Institute, and Connected Health Institute. The Advanced Care Institute help patients with late-stage chronic illnesses stay at home comfortably with support from family, a visiting physician, and palliative care team. The Children & Family Institute unifies health and social services, such as cancer education and early detection programs, community health centers, early intervention, public health, nursing, and pediatric home care services. The Connected Health Institute partners with technology companies to identify, develop, pilot and disseminate digital health solutions that improve care coordination, quality of life, and outcomes while streamlining efficiencies and costs. These initiatives include secure texting, mobile applications, remote monitoring tools, telehealth, two-way video conferencing, and digital wound management systems. In 2016, VNA Health Group and RWJBarnabas Health formed a partnership to provide home health, hospice, and private care services in Burlington, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, operating as Barnabas Health Home Care and Hospice in Northern New Jersey and VNA of Central Jersey in Central and Southern New Jersey.
University Hospital is a separate, independent medical center in Newark, NJ with 519 licensed beds, a medical staff of more than 600 and more than 3,100 employees. It is the main academic teaching hospital affiliate of New Jersey Medical School. It is a regional resource for advanced care in a wide range of medical specialties. UH is home to northern New Jersey’s Level I Trauma Center and to specialty programs such as the Center for Liver Diseases and the Comprehensive Stroke Center. University Hospital ranks among the Best Hospitals in Northern New Jersey and the New York Metropolitan area, according to Best Hospitals rankings, published by U.S. News & World Report. University Hospital is also recognized for “high performance” in the clinical specialty of Nephrology. University Hospital was also recognized for its outstanding performance in the Leapfrog Hospital Recognition Program (LHRP). The survey rates each participating hospital on 18 Leapfrog standards and compares individual scores against state and national averages. UH ranked higher than the state and national averages on all three of the composite scores for quality, resource use, and value. UH is the resource for NJMS investigators to conduct inpatient clinical trials. In 2021, University Hospital received three American Heart Association Achievement awards for implementing quality improved measures that ensure cardiovascular patients receive efficient and coordinated care, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times, and fewer hospital readmissions.
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