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WEST ORANGE, NJ - Dr. Andy Anderson, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer of RWJBarnabas Health, has been named among Becker’s Hospital Review’s 130 Hospital and Health System Chief Medical Officer to Know for 2023. The list honors chief medical officers who better their communities and continuously endeavor to improve their organizations.

Dr. Anderson leads the system’s clinical mission to advance and elevate care for the communities it serves. Under his leadership, RWJBarnabas Health has raised patient experience to be the highest priority initiative, including improving physician and nursing communications with patients and their families.

Bringing together various experts and specialists, Dr. Anderson prioritized the system’s medical neighborhoods initiative, accelerating primary care service line development and helping grow its base of primary care physicians by over 50%. Dr. Anderson has also advanced quality, safety, and patient experience by encouraging collaboration between CMOs, CNOs, and quality leadership at RWJBarnabas Health’s hospital sites. He is passionate about inspiring his team and preventing clinician burnout, and has advanced cutting-edge clinical training across the system. Together, these efforts have led to multiple national recognitions for excellence.

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The complete list of all chief medical officers on the list can be read here.

ABOUT RWJBARNABAS HEALTH

RWJBarnabas Health is the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, with a service area covering eight counties with five million people. The system includes twelve acute care hospitals – Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, Community Medical Center in Toms River, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton in Hamilton, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway in Rahway and Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, three acute care children’s hospitals, Children’s Specialized Hospital with a network of outpatient pediatric rehabilitation centers, a freestanding 100-bed behavioral health center, two trauma centers, a satellite emergency department, ambulatory care centers, geriatric centers, the state’s largest behavioral health network, comprehensive home care and hospice programs, fitness and wellness centers, retail pharmacy services, affiliated medical groups, multi-site imaging centers and two accountable care organizations.

RWJBarnabas Health is among New Jersey’s largest private employers – with more than 38,000 employees and 9,000 physicians– and routinely captures national awards for outstanding quality and safety. RWJBarnabas Health launched an affiliation with Rutgers University to create New Jersey’s largest academic health care system. The collaboration aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers' education, research and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey - the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center - and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. For more information, visit www.RWJBH.org.

NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Board of Education swore in two new members at their Thursday meeting: Helena Vinhas and Kanileah Anderson.

The board selected Anderson and Vinhas to replace two outgoing members. The board’s former president, Asia Norton, who resigned in September to take a job as a law clerk for the State Superior Court of Essex County. Another former board member, A’Dorian Murray-Thomas, was recently elected to the Essex County Board of Commissioners.

Vinhas and Anderson took their new seats on Thursday. They will serve until the local school board election in April.

Anderson is a social worker and community advocate who has rallied around education issues, supporting the rights of students with disabilities through advocacy for her daughter who attended Newark schools, Chalkbeat Newark reported.

Anderson referenced her grandmother’s previous appointment to the board to fill a vacancy in 1987.

“So you know, it’s in our bloodline,” she said Thursday.

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Vinhas – a local business owner –has served as vice president of the Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women for more than eight years. She is a member and volunteer with the Science Park Parent-Teacher Student Organization.

The new board member said the appointment left her “honored and humbled.”

“As a lifelong Newark resident and mother of two daughters in the Newark public schools, I believe that nothing is more important for the future of our city and society than the education of our children,” she said.

“My home community suffers greatly with the issues of school overcrowding, and the lack of sufficient foreign language teachers to serve our immigrant rich community,” Vinhas added. “I will do my best to advocate for these issues and many others to try and make our schools the best they can be.”

East Ward Councilman Michael Silva said Vinhas’ appointment marks the first time in nearly a decade that a resident of the ward has been on the board of education.

“I know she will do an outstanding job,” Silva said of the Ironbound resident.

Vinhas also got a round of applause from New Jersey Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin, who represents Newark in the 29th Legislative District.

“It is great to see another Portuguese female enter the public service space,” the assemblywoman said. “I wish Helena all the best and I look forward in working with her.”

THOMAS LUNA

The board’s appointments on Thursday came after its members declined to swear in Thomas Luna, a charter school teacher who was unanimously chosen to join the board in October.

Luna will be eligible to run in the April 16 election; he has previously run twice for a seat on the board.

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MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, a clinically integrated partnership between Cooper University Health Care and MD Anderson Cancer Center that has transformed cancer care in the region, recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its opening.

With more than a million patient visits, MD Anderson at Cooper has become a leading cancer center, providing New Jersey residents with advanced cancer care close to home.

“Our partnership with MD Anderson started with our commitment to providing comprehensive care to our patients and a vision to transform cancer care across South Jersey by bringing one of the world’s premier cancer centers to Camden. In 10 short years, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper has become synonymous with advanced cancer treatment and care throughout the region,” George Norcross III, chairman of the board of trustees at Cooper University Health Care and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, said. “The number of patients who choose MD Anderson at Cooper is growing year after year and has become the leading choice of cancer centers in consumer surveys because of the outstanding care and commitment of our entire cancer team. We look forward to continuing to change cancer outcomes for our patients for many years to come.”

The partnership is a full clinical integration between the two programs. MD Anderson at Cooper physicians adhere to the same philosophy, processes and guidelines, and patients receive the same proven practice standards and multi-disciplinary treatment plans provided by the specialists at MD Anderson in Houston.

Today, patients at MD Anderson at Cooper have access to more clinical trials, as well as a full range of prevention, diagnostic, treatment and supportive care services than ever before.

“MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, the market leader, has transformed cancer care in our region, with more than 1 million patient visits since 2013,” Kevin O’Dowd, co-CEO of Cooper University Health Care, said. “As we celebrate this 10-year anniversary, we are thankful for the dedication of the nationally recognized clinical, administrative and research team members who serve patients and their families each day. We are proud of our historic partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center, which has enabled us to offer patients greater access to cutting edge technology as well as promising first-in-the-nation clinical trials.”

Over the years, MD Anderson at Cooper has continuously focused on strategic growth. Each year, it launches new, innovative programs and services for patients, opens new locations so patients can receive quality, convenient care close to home and recruits highly skilled physicians, surgeons and other clinicians to the team.

“The success and continued growth of our partnership with the nation’s leading cancer center and of MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper over the past 10 years is overwhelmingly due to the dedicated team of cancer specialists, nurses, technicians and support staff in both organizations that focused on providing advanced, compassionate care and support to each patient and their families,” Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli, co-CEO of Cooper, said.

Since opening, MD Anderson at Cooper has undergone several expansions to provide more comprehensive cancer care services for patients. Milestones include:

Later this year, MD Anderson at Cooper will open South Jersey’s first stem cell transplant program, a 30-bed unit for patients with blood, bone marrow and other cancers.

“At MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, we always say, ‘no one fights cancer alone,’ and that is at the heart of who we are. I am incredibly proud of our entire team — for their expertise, skill, dedication and, most of all, their outstanding compassion. It has our privilege to serve the community and work with our partners in Texas for the past 10 years, and it has been personally and professionally rewarding to know we have made a difference in the lives of so many,” Dr. Generosa Grana, director of MD Anderson at Cooper, said.

RARITAN, NJ - The question of what to do with the historic Anderson Street Firehouse has lingered in Raritan Borough for several years.

At the Oct. 17 council meeting, the council agreed that the borough needs to consider a concrete plan for the firehouse as budget season approaches.

“I would say overall, there are some issues with the firehouse that really need to be considered,” said borough administrator Eric Colvin. “There was never a concrete plan about the firehouse.”

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In the past, recreation used the top floor of the firehouse for storage, but when the space fell into disarray, the borough started renting an outdoor storage facility. Councilman Pablo Orozco said he remembers when the firehouse was a recreation office until it was flooded, and the boiler broke, which is currently being fixed.

"When you go inside there, it's all rocks," Orozco said. "There's four walls and windows. That's it. There's not even a floor."

Colvin said that although there's never been a plan for the firehouse, the borough considered turning it into a museum, using it for storage and potentially letting the fire department use it when they asked about it.

At the Oct. 17 meeting, the Historic and Cultural Committee requested updating the firehouse and using the original recreation office for storage.

“They were requesting insulation, drywall, plywood flooring,” said Colvin. “They have the heating and cooling to keep the temperature regulated.”

Although the current outdoor storage unit costs about $1,500 a year, and using the firehouse for storage would save money in the long run, Colvin said the firehouse needs a lot of work that's not budgeted for this year, and the borough should have a concrete plan before making any commitments.

“I know plans for the Anderson Street Firehouse have been up in the air long before I've been here," said Colvin. "So I think big picture, maybe the council could consider the plans for the Anderson Street Firehouse before there's a commitment to recreation using it as storage.”

The council agreed to wait on committing to the firehouse, and to rent a larger unit if the committee needs it, absorbing the cost until there's a plan for the firehouse.

In 2020, former councilman Paul Giraldi said that the expense of completely fixing the firehouse stopped previous councils from updating it.

But Colvin said it's time to open up the conversation and decide what to do with the building when budget season comes around.

JERSEY CITY, NJ- Works by Geraldine Anderson Gaines and Ibou Ndoye, curated by Gallery Director Andrea McKenna, will be presented by Art House Productions, announced Executive Artistic Director Meredith Burns and McKenna.

The exhibition will run from November 4 to November 26, with an opening reception on Saturday, November 4, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. An artists' talk is scheduled for Sunday, November 19, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Regular gallery hours are every Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Attendees can also request an appointment at [email protected].

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This two-person show of passionate works, full of life, color, and spiritual meaning is one "you won’t want to miss," said McKenna.

Born in West Africa's most progressive capital city of Dakar, Senegal, mixed-media and glass-painting artist Ndoye has combined modernism and traditionalism to create a unique style. Regularly surrounded by colorful African textiles and fabrics as his mother was a dressmaker and his grandmother a tie-dye artist, it is not surprising that Ndoye says he socialized with art and co-habited with colors from a very young age.

Ndoye’s paintings explore intricate, layered social realities and the complex range of human emotions in life at the street level. His images are the replications of daily life in the African diaspora and one can see this portrayed in the questioning facial expressions and gestures he paints repeatedly in his work.

Ndoye employs non-traditional materials such as painting on glass to reflect the social realities of street life in Africa. He also uses carpets as his canvas to embody the concept of hospitality and uses them as ‘welcome mats’ to honor the visitor.

Gaines, a performer of traditional African drumming and dance, has added mask-carving to her portfolio. She uses old and new wooden doors as her canvas, recreating elaborate African mask images in what she calls “Doors to the Past.”

Gaines holds a BFA from New Jersey City University in painting, drawing, printmaking, woodworking, ceramics, and jewelry, and recently won the People’s Choice Award at the 2021 Art Fair 14C with her dramatic and evocative African Mask-inspired carved and inked doors. A lifelong Jersey City resident, her love for mask-carving wooden doors came to her in a dream where the inspiration was not to simply carve, but specifically to carve African-inspired images.

Gaines carves African mask images on full-size wooded doors that are symbolic of and in honor of her culture’s past. A few of her many large monoprints on canvas are also included in this exhibition.

All works will be for sale in the Art House Gallery at The Hendrix at 345 Marin Boulevard. Art House Gallery exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Large print for all literature regarding our exhibitions and tactile and descriptive tours are available upon request. Email McKenna for more information at [email protected] or sign up for the mailing list at: http://eepurl.com/hd1FCj.

Art House Productions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to the development and presentation of the performing and visual arts in Jersey City. Art House Productions presents theater, performing and visual arts festivals, arts events, visual art exhibitions, and adult and youth art classes.

Art House Productions is supported by The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Public Funds from the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund, The Princeton Area Community Foundation, SILVERMAN, Liberty Harbor, The Albanese Organization, Starwood Capital, KRE, Exchange Place Alliance, The New Jersey Theatre Alliance, and The Hudson County Office of Cultural Affairs, and more.

For more information about programs, visit arthouseproductions.org or stop by the Arts Center at 345 Marin Boulevard in Jersey City. Follow Art House on Twitter @arthouseprods or Instagram and Facebook @arthouseproductions.