RWJBarnabas Health

In October 2019 the leaders of RWJBarnabas Health signed a letter of intent to acquire the Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey.[3][4] The preliminary letter of intent is a nonbinding agreement that will lay out a basic structure for the proposed acquisition of the hospital and the nearby long-term care center.[5][6] Trinitas would still retain its core catholic ideologies upon the acquisition and continue to maintain its affiliation with the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth.[7][8]

On November 12, 2020, it was announced that the health systems had signed a definitive agreement that the two systems would merge. Trinitas's board would still oversee day-to-day operations.[9][10]

In late 2019 it was announced that the leaders of RWJBarnabas Health and the leaders of Saint Peter's Healthcare System signed a letter of intent to explore a merger.[11][12][13] The preliminary plan calls for significant investments in Saint Peter's by RWJBarnabas Health to help expand the outpatient services currently provided by Saint Peter's.[14][15] Saint Peter's would remain a Catholic hospital and continue its sponsorship by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.[16][17][18] According to administrations from both hospitals, the two parties have been in discussions for a while and believe they could both benefit from the merger.[19][20] The merger would also strengthen education services provided at the two already Rutgers affiliated hospitals.[21]

On September 10, 2020 it was announced that the health systems had signed a definitive agreement that the two systems would merge.[22][23] The merger would create the largest academic medical center in the state. After the signing of the agreement, the potential partnership began a period of review by state and federal regulatory agencies.[24][25][26]