RWJBarnabas Health Business Development

If you haven't had a chance to meet them on the RWJBarnabas Health Physician Recruitment page, we are beyond excited to introduce you to the RWJBarnabas Health Business Development Physician Recruitment Division! Kelly Fulton, RN, SVP of Business Development, and Sandro Altherr, MBA, VP of Physician Recruitment and Development, drive recruitment strategies across the health system's medical group, affiliated medical schools, 12 acute care hospitals, and physician practice partnerships. The Recruitment Division proudly spearheads recruitment initiatives that promote career satisfaction and improve patient outcomes. YTD, Kelly and Sandro's team has executed 448 agreements and hired 352 qualified providers. With over 9,000 employed physicians across New Jersey's largest academic health system, the Physician Recruitment Division has grown RWJBarnabas Health's provider network to one of the most extensive in the country. If you are a provider interested in employment opportunities at RWJBarnabas Health, contact a physician recruiter at https://lnkd.in/dtiaRfSt.

The end of the holiday weekend also marks the conclusion of the RWJBarnabas Health Business Development Summer Internship Program. Our team was fortunate to have Sophia Paris, Robert Kayal, Claire D'Andrea, and Madison Pullen join us for the summer. The Business Development Summer Internship Program exposes undergraduate students to various professions, including, but not limited to, careers in strategy, finance, law, recruitment, marketing, and operations. Highlights of the 2024 Summer Internship Program included tours of Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Jersey City Medical Center, Community Medical Center-Toms River, NJ, and the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Center for Innovation, in addition to team events, retreats, pitch meetings, transaction document calls, appraisal discussions, weekly Business Development meetings, and more. Thank you to our qualified 2024 interns and our RWJBarnabas Health colleagues for making the fourth year of the Business Development Summer Internship Program the best yet. If you're an undergraduate student interested in potential internship opportunities, connect with the Business Development team at https://lnkd.in/gjAMisX9.

Meet the RWJBarnabas Health Business Development Ambulatory Services Division! Meg Stagliano, Karin Graulich, and Simone Calabrese are committed to efficiently operating the System's 30 ambulatory surgery centers in collaboration with the facilities' physician leadership teams. The Ambulatory Services Division, a team of majority providers, utilizes clinical and operations experience to develop growth avenues at the System's affiliated ASCs across 11 New Jersey counties. The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers—an organization of approximately 200 ASCs—named Meg Stagliano President, effective 2022. Meg and her team are at their best at the cutting edge of same-day surgical care delivery. You can reach Meg and the rest of the Ambulatory Services Division at https://lnkd.in/gjAMisX9.

RWJBarnabas Health Business Development had the opportunity to attend an extra-innings win at the Somerset Patriots | New York Yankees Double-A Baseball game yesterday! The Business Development team was thrilled to see the ballpark recognize multiple outpatient partners at the event in addition to RWJBarnabas Health, the official health care partner of the Somerset Patriots. The Business Development team enjoys supporting our uniquely aligned outpatient providers in the Somerset community and the patients and players they serve. Learn more about the Business Development team and the system’s affiliated outpatient providers at https://lnkd.in/gjAMisX9.

Meet the RWJBarnabas Health Business Development Operations Division! Donald Callahan, MBA, FACMPE, Senior Vice President of Management, began his operations career at RWJBarnabas Health 12 years ago. He and his team now serve as trusted management partners for RWJBarnabas Health's 1,100+ uniquely aligned outpatient providers. The Operations Division fosters a culture of provider autonomy and patient-centric practice management. Don and his team thrive when operating at the forefront of innovation, and our uniquely aligned outpatient providers utilize the Operations Division as a resource for growth opportunities, expense efficiencies, long-term strategic planning, and more. The Business Development team's affiliated providers could not speak more highly of the Operations Division and their ability to build organic, long-lasting relationships. If you are a provider interested in learning more about a post-closing world for your practice, connect with Don and his team at https://lnkd.in/gjAMisX9.

On June 14, Business Development team members Michelle Thompson, MHA and Sejal Davé Sharma, MPH completed a successful Baby Wipes, Diapers & Care Items Drive in collaboration with the RWJBarnabas Health Women's Leadership Alliance. The donations will support families benefiting from Jersey Cares, the Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Women's Wellness Food Farmacy, the Jersey City Medical Center Green Apple Rx Food Farmacy, the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Women's Wellness Food Farmacy, the St. James Health Food Farmacy, and Somerset Family Practice. The June 14 initiative represents Michelle and Sejal's second drive of 2024. Thank you to Michelle and Sejal for extending the Business Development team's commitment to increased access to care beyond the outpatient space. Learn more about the Business Development team's community efforts at https://lnkd.in/gjAMisX9.

The RWJBarnabas Health Business Development team is eager to introduce the Development Division. Led by Senior Vice President of M&A and Transactional Activity Brett Fischer, the Development team leverages market, finance, and health law expertise to develop integrative outpatient alignment structures. Since Brett joined the Business Development team in 2020, the Development Division has overseen 70 unique outpatient transactions. Brett and his team approach transactions with distinctive agility and ensure availability from the initial encounter to closing and beyond. Our aligned and pipeline providers alike never hesitate to lean on Brett and the Development Division for legal and transaction advice. If you're an entrepreneurial provider interested in outpatient alignment with RWJBarnabas Health, connect with Brett and his team at https://lnkd.in/gjAMisX9.

The RWJBarnabas Health Women’s Leadership Alliance invited Sejal Davé Sharma, MPH, Assistant Vice President of Business Development, to serve as the keynote speaker at the A Seat at the Table presentation last Wednesday, June 12th. Sejal is responsible for developing and maintaining healthy System relationships with the Business Development team’s uniquely aligned outpatient provider network. Over 50 women attended the event, where they had the opportunity to learn from Sejal’s 13 years of complex relationship management experience at RWJBarnabas Health. During the session, Sejal taught rising women health care leaders essential workplace empowerment strategies, including emotional intelligence, public speaking, and relationship management tools. The Business Development team is fortunate to have strong women leaders like Sejal. Our affiliated outpatient providers never hesitate to utilize her as a resource when building organic and trusting relationships with the System. Learn more about Sejal and her relationship management techniques at https://lnkd.in/gjAMisX9.

On June 1, the Business Development team hosted the Artificial Intelligence in Medical Care seminar in collaboration with the NYU Stern School of Business. 60 affiliated physician leaders and practice managers attended the lecture and had the opportunity to learn from Professor Natalia Levina, Ph.D. Program Coordinator for Information Systems at the NYU Stern School of Business, Dr. Partho Sengupta, Henry Rutgers Professor and Chief of Cardiology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Chief of the Cardiology Service Line at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, and Ms. Amy Rockman, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence at RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Health. The lecture addressed the history of AI in health care, AI’s capacity for decision-making in physician practices, best approaches to the AI tool selection and development process, the human-in-the-loop model, current RWJBarnabas Health AI initiatives, and how physician practice leaders can drive AI success and risk mitigation strategies. The Business Development Operations Division periodically offers courses to further equip our aligned physician leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the evolving health care landscape. Thank you to Dr. Levina, Dr. Sengupta, Ms. Rockman, Mr. Brian Dobosh, and SVP of Business Development Operations Frank Goldstein, LFACHE for running the event and ensuring its success. Learn more about the Business Development team's Operations Division at https://lnkd.in/gjAMisX9.

Meet the RWJBarnabas Health Business Development Strategy team! Led by Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances Martha Gingras Baisch, the Strategy Division demonstrates an unparalleled knowledge of how distinct service lines function on a state and federal level.? Martha Baisch, Tricia Bechtloff, and Michael Dubois serve as trusted resources for providers from the initial encounter to closing and beyond. Their team boasts decades of experience in health care and has built a long-standing reputation of trust and collaboration in the provider community. If you are an entrepreneurial physician interested in potential alignment opportunities, please contact Martha, Tricia, or Mike at https://lnkd.in/gjAMisX9 to learn more!