Multidisciplinary Facility to be named
the Melchiorre Cancer Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical
Center
LIVINGSTON, N.J., June 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooperman Barnabas Medical
Center (CBMC), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has received a
visionary gift of $30 million from
Andrea and Anthony Melchiorre to
support the new multidisciplinary standalone cancer center now
under construction on the hospital campus in Livingston, New Jersey. Scheduled to open in
2025, the facility will be known as the Melchiorre Cancer Center at
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.
Over the past 12 years, the Melchiorre family has been extremely
generous to the hospital, supporting numerous programs, including
the Cooperman Family Pavilion, Radiation Oncology, and the
Emergency Department. The family's most recent commitment brings
their total giving to the hospital to nearly $50 million and supports the new $225 million, five-story, 137,000-square-foot
cancer center.
"Like countless families, we have been personally touched by
cancer," stated Andrea and Anthony
Melchiorre. "We know that this new cancer center, which will
bring together the region's top oncologists with best-in-class
services in one dedicated setting, will bring renewed hope to
people in New Jersey and
throughout the region."
"We are incredibly grateful to the Melchiorre family for this
profoundly generous gift, as well as for their unwavering service
to CBMC and RWJBarnabas Health. Through their investment, we are
expanding access to cancer care across New Jersey," said Mark
E. Manigan, President and Chief Executive Officer of
RWJBarnabas Health.
Bruce Schonbraun, Chair of the
Board of Trustees at CBMC, added, "As a member of the Board of
Trustees since 2017, Andrea has embodied visionary leadership and
support and has helped build CBMC into a true regional and national
destination for world-class cancer care. I join the board,
leadership, medical staff, and the entire organization in conveying
our unending gratitude to Andrea and Anthony."
"When this new center opens in December
2025, it will serve as the northern hub for RWJBarnabas
Health's oncology services," said Richard
L. Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer of CBMC.
"Thanks to donors like the Melchiorres, patients will have access
to a full array of medical, surgical, and radiation oncology
services under one roof."
Building on their longstanding partnership, RWJBarnabas Health
and Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state's only National Cancer
Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, are making
transformative statewide investments to reimagine cancer care. The
Melchiorre Cancer Center along with the Vogel Medical Campus in
Monmouth County and the Jack and
Sheryl Morris Cancer Center in New
Brunswick, which will be New
Jersey's first freestanding cancer hospital, will bring
together nationally recognized physicians and provide the most
advanced cancer treatments and compassionate care for the
communities we serve.
"RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute have created an
integrated world-class network of comprehensive cancer research and
care, bringing new state-of-the-art facilities such as the
Melchiorre Cancer Center, close to home for patients," stated
Steven K. Libutti, MD, Director of
Rutgers Cancer Institute and Senior Vice President, Oncology
Services, RWJBarnabas Health. "We are extremely grateful to
supporters like the Melchiorre family who are helping us transform
the face of cancer, together."
"Expanded capabilities and facilities are made possible in part
thanks to growing philanthropic investments being made to the
health system," said Glenn Miller,
Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer for
RWJBarnabas Health. "People want to support our mission – and they
want to fight cancer. This gift from Andrea and Anthony is the
fifth historic gift that we have received in the last few years. We
are humbled by these visionary investments that inspire donors at
all levels."
About Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Since 1865,
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC), formerly known as Saint
Barnabas Medical Center, has worked to exceed our community's
highest expectations for compassionate, comprehensive health care.
As New Jersey's oldest
nonsectarian hospital, the 597-bed institution located in
Livingston, New Jersey, is one of
the largest health care providers in the state, treating more than
34,000 inpatients and 90,000 Emergency Department patients each
year. Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and the Ambulatory Care
Center provide treatment and services for more than 250,000
outpatient visits annually. Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center has
long been recognized as a leader in providing world-class care —
delivering close to 6,300 babies annually, which is one of the
largest programs in the state, leading the nation in kidney
transplant, and providing more than 100 medical and surgical
specialty and subspecialty services. RWJBarnabas Health and
Cooperman Barnabas Medical 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 fight alongside you, providing close-to-home access
to the latest treatment and clinical trials. To learn more, go to
rwjbh.org/cbmccancercenter
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