Governor Signs Hospital Reform Legislation at RWJ Hamilton

Governor Corzine (center) and Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein (right) are welcomed by the RWJ Hamilton board of directors and President and CEO Ellen Guarnieri (fourth from right).

Governor Jon S. Corzine signed a package of four bills that will improve access to health care, protect the uninsured and strengthen the accountability and transparency of the health care delivery system in the Garden State. The legislation was signed at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton.

"The series of hospital reform bills I am signing reflects a re-prioritization of New Jersey's health care system," said Governor Corzine. "These measures, combined with the stabilization fund we formally enacted in June, ensure that there is increased transparency, better financial management and long-term planning in place for all New Jersey hospitals."

Attending the bill signing were: Assemblyman Herb Conaway, chairman, Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee; Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone; Assemblyman Albert Coutinho; Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein, whose 14th district includes RWJ Hamilton; Assemblyman Ralph Caputo; Daniel Graziano, chairman of the board, RWJ Hamilton; and President and CEO Ellen Guarnieri, RWJ Hamilton.

The legislation addresses several key recommendations made by the Commission on Rationalizing Health Care Resources, a panel appointed by the governor to review the state's hospitals and other health care services.

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More About RWJ Hamilton
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (RWJ Hamilton) is the only New Jersey hospital to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Located in Hamilton Township, NJ, the hospital is part of the RWJ Health System and Network and is affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey-RWJ Medical School and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

The RWJ Hamilton Health Care Corporation serves communities within a five-county area and includes an acute care hospital, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Hamilton, three affiliated medical groups, seven Lakeview Child Centers, and the RWJ Hamilton Center for Health & Wellness, home of a medically-based fitness center and the hospital's extensive community education program. Over 1,900 hospital employees and 650 medical staff physicians share RWJ Hamilton's passion for Excellence Through Service. For more information, visit www.rwjhamilton.org.