South Jersey BIZ - Issue #3 (March 2026)

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SJBiz_Best of Health Care_0326FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 3 / 9 / 26 4 : 58 PM Page 1 S H I N I N G A S P O T L I G H T O N T H O S E H E L P I N G M O V E M E D I C I N E F O R W A R D 2026 Best of Health E D I T E D B Y P E T E P R O KO Care Thanks to cutting - edge technology , key research , breakthrough treatments and award - winning programs , the health care industry is continuing to evolve in South Jersey . Our annual Best of Health Care list takes a look at some of these expanded capabilities in the region and how they are directly benefitting patients across the region . LINDENBERG CANCER & HEMATOLOGY AMERIHEALTH CRUCIAL CARE FOR SENIORS CENTER am Abuella , director of Medicare at AmeriHealth , PROVIDING PATIENT - FOCUSED CARE has played a key role in leading the organization’s ight years ago , Lindenberg Cancer & Hematology Cen - Sgap closure events designed to better serve the ter opened its doors in Marlton with a mission to bring Medicare audience , particularly older adults facing barri - Epersonalized cancer care closer to home . Since then , ers to preventive care . Recognizing that many seniors the practice has remained dedicated to combining clinical struggle with access to screenings , care navigation and excellence with an environment grounded in comfort , dig - health education , Abuella helped shape acommunity nity and hope . based approach that meets members where they are . The center is led by Dr . Noah Lindenberg , recognized Under his leadership , these gapclosure events — of - as a top physician in hematology and oncology for his ten referred to as senior health expos — were developed commitment to precision - driven , patient - centered care . to bring essential services together in one accessible He is joined by Nurse Practitioner Agata Kraszewska , NP - setting . Through partnerships with trusted local health C , whose extensive oncology experience and compassion - systems and community organizations , the events con - ate presence enhance each patient’s journey . The team nect Medicare members with preventive screenings , also includes the new addition of Nurse Practitioner Scarlin benefit education and care resources they may have Rhoades , NP , who brings valuable oncology expertise and otherwise missed . This approach supports improved en - a heartfelt commitment to individualized , patient - focused gagement , quality outcomes and greater awareness of care . available benefits . From medically advanced therapies to the high level By leveraging culturally competent outreach and care every patient receives , the practice embraces emerg - community partnerships , these efforts reinforce Ameri - ing technologies to ensure individuals benefit from innova - Health’s commitment to health equity while supporting tive treatment approaches . Every element of the practice , quality improvement and meaningful engagement with from innovation to atmosphere , reflects a heartfelt com - its Medicare members . mitment to caring for patients and their families — deliver - ing advanced cancer care with precision , compassion and a shared mission of protecting cancer patients as a team . 16 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | VOLUME 16 ISSUE 3 | SouthJerseyBiz.net

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SJBiz_Best of Health Care_0326FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 3 / 9 / 26 4 : 59 PM Page 2 2 0 2 6 B E S T O F H E A L T H C A R E VIRTUA HEALTH SAMARITAN ADVANCING GASTROINTESTINAL CARE ADVANCED CARDIAC CARE IN SOUTH JERSEY y combining cardiac - specific expertise with person - centered care , Samaritan is redefining how ad - irtua GI and Digestive Health is redefining gastroin - Bvanced heart disease is managed . testinal ( GI ) care in South Jersey through advanced The Advanced Cardiac Care Program , a cornerstone Vtechnology , specialized expertise and a patient - cen - of Samaritan Care Pathways , addresses the complex tered approach . More than 70 digestive health specialists needs of patients with heart disease , heart failure and deliver compassionate , comprehensive care for common cardiomyopathy . These patients often face frequent hos - and complex conditions using minimally invasive tech - pitalizations , a high symptom burden and a complicated niques and leading expertise in robotic - assisted colorec - web of specialists , therapies and care transitions . tal surgery . “ Samaritan Care Pathways is unique in helping pa - A cornerstone of Virtua’s innovation , the Crohn’s & Co - tients and their loved ones navigate serious illness as litis Center unites fellowship - trained IBD gastroenterolo - early as the time of diagnosis , ” says Sara Pagliaro , DO , gists , colorectal surgeons , dietitians and nurse navigators chief medical officer at Samaritan . “ When a patient en - in an integrated model that streamlines care , supports ters the program , we look closely at how their disease long - term remission , and addresses the full medical , nu - has impacted them and what services we can provide to tritional and emotional needs of people living with IBD . help improve their quality of life . ” Virtua is also the first health system in New Jersey and Interdisciplinary teams collaborate across inpatient , Greater Philadelphia to offer intestinalultrasound — a fast , outpatient , palliative and hospice settings to support non - invasive tool that allows real - time assessment of not only medical needs , but emotional , social and prac - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis during an office visit , tical concerns as well . reducing reliance on colonoscopies , CT scans and MRIs . This focused , coordinated approach has earned na - Further strengthening cancer prevention efforts , GI tional recognition . Samaritan became the first New Jer - Genius ™ AI technology acts as a second set of eyes dur - sey – based hospice to be awarded Palliative / Hospice ing colonoscopies , helping identify hard - to - spot precan - Heart Failure certification from the American Heart As - cerous polyps in real time , improving screening thorough - sociation , a distinction granted at the end of 2025 . ness and increasing the likelihood of detecting colorectal cancer at its earliest , most treatable stages . ACENDA INTEGRATED HEALTH JEFFERSON HEALTH NJ TARGETING CANCER WITH AI CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY or over 50 years , Acenda Integrated Health has been he Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center a trusted nonprofit agency in behavioral health , at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital has become the Fstrengthening mental wellness across South Jersey . Tfirst oncology center in Southern New Jersey to im - The organization supports individuals , children and fami - plement a new treatment platform that harnesses adap - lies at every stage of life , meeting people where they tive therapy and artificial intelligence ( AI ) to target tu - are and working alongside them on their journey toward mors with a precision that enhances effectiveness and stability , healing and hope . reduces treatment - induced side effects . Acenda’s compassionate team is committed to being The Ethos system is the cutting - edge next step in with our communities every step of the way . Through linear accelerators , machines that deliver radiation more than 100 programs , its clinicians deliver care that is beams to targeted areas of the body to destroy cancer accessible , coordinated and rooted in dignity . Acenda cells . The Ethos linear accelerator allows Jefferson’s ra - provides a wide range of services including therapy and - diation oncology team to adjust the patient’s radiation counseling , maternal and child health supports , residen - dose based on real - time changes in the patient’s anato - tial and recovery programs , mental health urgent care my and tumor position , ensuring the most accurate and centers , crisis services , and community - based preven - effective radiation treatments . While such pinpoint ac - tion and outreach . curacy is beneficial to many cancer patients ( doses ad - What truly sets Acenda apart is its integrated care justed to exact tumor sizes can reduce side effects and approach . Programs work together to ensure that clients the length of treatment ) , Ethos ’ new technology can receive coordinated support across service areas , rather more accurately target tumors that can move before or than redirecting them to disconnected systems . By inte - during treatment ( such as tumors on the prostate , liver , grating behavioral health , prevention , recovery and pancreas and lungs ) by minimizing radiation doses to community - based services , Acenda responds to com - surrounding healthy tissue . plex needs with continuity , trust and compassion . SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 16 ISSUE 3 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 17

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