West Orange, NJ, October 24, 2018— RWJBarnabas Health President and Chief Executive Officer, Barry H. Ostrowsky, will be honored with the New Jersey League for Nursing IMPACT Award at the upcoming 2018 Nursing Recognition Awards Gala. The New Jersey League for Nursing (NJLN), an Affiliate of the National League for Nursing, will host the Gala on Friday, November 2, 2018 at the Pines Manor in Edison, New Jersey. The NJLN Awards Gala brings together the best in nursing and health care to honor and recognize nursing excellence and to benefit nursing education.
The NJLN has proudly selected Mr. Ostrowsky as this year’s recipient because he exemplifies what it means to make an impact through his mission and goals, which align with the NJLN to recognize nursing excellence, education and the importance of diversity and inclusivity in the workforce.
“As a system, we are committed to fostering a culture that encourages professional development and the pursuit of research among our nursing professionals as well as addressing the true social needs of the diverse communities we serve,” said Mr. Ostrowsky “I am honored to be recognized by an organization that shares this commitment and cultivates a culture of inclusivity.”
The spotlight will also be shining brightly on twelve of the finest in the nursing profession with the prestigious 2018 NJLN Nurse Recognition Awards. The honorees will be recognized for their contributions and successes in nursing and health care. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an RWJBH facility, will garner two of these awards, recognizing Amy Doran, MSN, RN, APN-c, and the Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services, and Sandra Adap, BSN, RN, CCRN and a CCU/ICU Permanent Change Nurse.
“We are so pleased to be hosting the 2018 NJLN Nurse Recognition Gala. Our recognition awards celebration is one example of what the NJLN embodies, it is about recognizing nursing excellence and promoting education. This year’s Gala theme of Celebrating Ho’ohana is a way of bringing together the nursing community to recognize the importance and value of the work they do each and every day. And through our Gala, we have a forum to formally acknowledge the incredible work that Mr. Ostrowsky is doing in health care. He exemplifies what it means to make an “IMPACT” through his initiatives as a champion to ensure a culture of inclusivity and diversity,” said John Lanier, MS, RN, NE-BC, President, New Jersey League for Nursing.
For more information on the 2018 NJLN Gala and to support nursing excellence and benefit nursing education, please visit: www.njln.org, or contact the office of the New Jersey League for Nursing at (908) 789-3398.
About RWJBarnabas Health
RWJBarnabas Health is the most comprehensive health care delivery system in New Jersey, caring for a service area of more than five million residents. The system includes eleven acute care hospitals; three acute care children’s hospitals and a leading pediatric rehabilitation hospital (Children’s Specialized Hospital), a freestanding 100-bed behavioral health center, a satellite emergency department, trauma centers, 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, a medical group, multi-site imaging centers and accountable care organizations.
RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest private employer – with more than 33,000 employees, 9,000 physicians and 1,000 residents and interns – and routinely captures national awards for its outstanding quality and safety.
RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers University are forming New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive academic health system. The partnership aligns RWJBH, Rutgers, and Rutgers Health as well as Rutgers’ education, research and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.
About New Jersey League for Nursing (NJLN)
The New Jersey League for Nursing supports and implements the mission of the National League for Nursing to promote excellence in nursing education to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce to advance the nation’s health at the constituent level. The NJLN is the longest running nursing Organization in the State, with over 100 Years of promoting nursing excellence through education and collaboration and partnerships. The New Jersey League for Nursing believes in the professional advancement of nursing education and practice through programs and opportunities that address the needs of diverse students, faculty and practicing nurses in a rapidly changing health care environment. We are stronger together and we proudly continue to positively support nursing through educational program, events, scholarship awards and nursing excellence recognition.
For further information on the NJLN, or to become a member, please visit www.njln.org.
Contact: Ellen Greene
(973) 322-4018
Ellen.Greene@rwjbh.org