RWJBarnabas Health just opened a second location for its nursing school in Oceanport to help address the state’s nursing shortage.
The health system recently celebrated the expansion and welcomed 53 students to the new facility.
The scarcity of nurses in New Jersey is expected to get even worse in the coming years, according to a health workforce analysis.
With a projected shortage of 24,450 registered nurses by 2036, New Jersey is expected to have one of the largest nursing problems in the nation.
The new RWJBarnabas Health state-of-the-art facility is located at 283 Sherrill Ave. in Squier Hall on the old Fort Monmouth campus. It joins the existing Elizabeth location.RWJBarnabas Health
The new RWJBarnabas Health facility at 283 Sherrill Ave. in Squier Hall on the former Fort Monmouth campus joins the existing Elizabeth location.
It also brings the total student enrollment to 724 across both sites.
“Without our 11,000 nurses, there would be no RWJBarnabas Health,” Mark E. Manigan, president and CEO of RWJBarnabas Health said in a statement.
Pictured are some of the inaugural RN track students at RWJBarnabas School of Nursing’s Oceanport location along with Mark E. Manigan, President and Chief Executive Officer of RWJBarnabas Health and Mary Beth Russell, PhD, RN, Executive Dean of RWJBarnabas Health School of Nursing.RWJBarnabas
The Oceanport location features advanced technology, experienced faculty, and hands-on training opportunities, officials said.
It also houses The Institute for Nursing Excellence at RWJBarnabas Health.
Both locations offer generic registered nurse and cooperative nursing programs through a partnership with Union College of Union County.
Mary Beth Russell serves as the school’s executive dean, leading an administration that includes Dean Roseminda Santee, Associate Dean Constance Kozacheck, and Advisor Mary McTigue.
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