March 14, 2023 Newark, NJ – Two female surgeons who are among University Hospital’s nationally recognized Liver Transplant Program will be celebrated as “sheroes” and trailblazers on Thursday, March 30, 2023 as part of the Toast To Our Heroes benefit fundraiser. Drs. Keri E. Lunsford and Grace S. Lee-Riddle are two [...]

Meet the Team at University Hospital Foundation: Shikera Usher, Intern My name is Shikera Usher (she/her). I was born and raised in Newark, NJ...here at University Hospital as a matter of fact! I am a former Educator and current student at Rutgers University Newark's School of Public Affairs & Administration (SPAA). I am [...]

University Hospital Foundation Donors Spread Joy to Pediatric Patients During the last few weeks of 2022, University Hospital Pediatrics was brimming with gifts for patients thanks to multiple generous donors.Provident Bank held a toy drive for employees and customers at three branch locations in Newark, Kearny, and Bellevue. At the end of the toy [...]

Foundation Awarded $866,396 for Hospital Violence Intervention Program Hospital Violence Intervention Program The New Jersey Office of Attorney General awarded $866,396 to the Foundation for University Hospital to maintain and expand our Hospital Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) which provides critical resources and intervention services for victims of crime treated by University Hospital.  HVIP [...]

In an effort to strengthen the ability of University Hospital (UH) to save more lives of the critically injured, the hospital, in collaboration with the University Hospital Foundation, recently completed the disbursement of a nearly $200,000 grant from the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (HFNJ). The grant was directly invested in comprehensive training, education, [...]

Gifts in Action: The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey University Hospital Trauma Education & Support The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (HFNJ) is partnering with University Hospital Foundation (UHF) to help save more lives by granting nearly $200,000 to invest in comprehensive training, education, and support at University Hospital’s (UH) Trauma Center. In trauma medicine, [...]

University Hospital in the Community University Hospital recently completed its Community Needs Assessment which, through subsequent community listening sessions, revealed deep interest from Portuguese residents in Newark’s ironbound area to improve the health of this community. For those who know her, it was no surprise that University Hospital turned to Maria DeAlmeida to coordinate [...]