Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System — Committed to Care Excellence by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Hamilton Township, NJ, August 27, 2025 - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (RWJUH Hamilton), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, announced today, as part of the Age-Friendly System movement, they have achieved special recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System - Committed to Care Excellence in its ongoing efforts to ensure age-friendly care for all older adults served. There are two levels of recognition from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and RWJUH Hamilton has now achieved Level Two."RWJUH Hamilton has always been committed to care excellence and is proud to have achieved this important recognition," says Lisa Breza, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, Chief Administrative Officer for RWJUH Hamilton. "RWJUH Hamilton is pleased to join the ranks of a growing movement of organizations globally achieving success toward excellence in care for older adults."The hospital is dedicated to providing the highest quality care to older adults using the 4Ms framework: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. The hospital's ongoing commitment is to ensure these evidence-based elements are reliably integrated into all aspects of patient care. More than 5,200 hospitals, practices, convenient care clinics, nursing homes, and home health care organizations have been recognized as Age-Friendly Health Systems - Committed to Care Excellence. Globally, more than 5,470,000 older adults have been reached with 4Ms care."I am especially proud of our nursing team who helped lead the way in achieving both levels of this Age-Friendly recognition for RWJUH Hamilton," says Dawn Hutchinson, MSN, RN, PCCN-K, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer at RWJUH Hamilton. "It reflects the vital role nurses have in supporting older adults with the high-quality, person-centered care and ensuring dignity, safety and compassion at every step."Pictured at RWJUH Hamilton are Arpan Garg, MD, hospitalist, with patient Cecilia A.,and Christina C., Nurse Coordinator, LFT 1. "When the ambulance arrived at my house, I told them I only want you to take me to RWJUH Hamilton. I have been a patient there for a long time, and it's the only hospital I will go to for my health care," shared Cecilia.All older adults deserve safe, high-quality health care that is based on what matters most to them as individuals and delivered reliably in every setting. "I applaud the team at RWJUH Hamilton for continuing their journey to advance age-friendly care," said Camille Burnett, PhD, MPA, APHN-BC, BScN, RN, DSW, FAAN, Vice President for Health Equity, Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Burnett continued, "We know that older adults and staff alike want equitable, evidence-based quality care centered on what matters most to each individual. Together, we can move toward a future in which every older adult, during every care interaction, receives age friendly care. Thank you for all that you do to improve care for our neighbors, colleagues, and friends."Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the American Hospital Association and the Catholic Health Association of the United States. For more information, visit https://www.ihi.org/agefriendly.About RWJUH HamiltonLocated in Hamilton Township, NJ, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (RWJUH Hamilton), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, serves Mercer County as well as a larger five-county region of New Jersey. RWJBarnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton's Cancer Center, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute - the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center - brings a world-class team of researchers and specialists to its cancer center, providing close-to-home access to the latest treatment and clinical trials. RWJUH Hamilton is Joint Commission Certified, Primary Stroke Center Certified from The Joint Commission, and a Center for Excellence from The Joint Commission for stroke, spine surgery and hip and knee replacement and is MAGNET® Recognized from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).RWJUH Hamilton's other specialties include heart and vascular care, including emergency and elective angioplasty, heart failure intervention program, coupled with the specialty-trained support staff, treatment and care for minor injuries and life-threatening illnesses, outpatient diagnostic and treatment services and medical/surgical services, bariatric surgery, wound care, women's health, geriatrics/ senior health and wellness care, infusion services, outpatient rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, including cardiac rehab, orthopedic rehab, speech therapy, aquatic therapy, a balance and hearing center and sleep center.Media Contact:Sherry Smith, Director, Strategic Marketing & Communications(609)[email protected] RWJBarnabas Health NewsNewsSenior Health