CARDIO VS. STRENGTH TRAINING

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC) is reimagining cancer care. The hospital recently broke ground on the five-story, 137,000 square-foot Cancer Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center on its campus. “We are celebrating the dawn of a new era in world-class cancer care,” says Richard L. Davis, the hospital’s President and CEO.

The $225 million outpatient facility, scheduled to be completed in 2025, will serve as the northern hub for the integrated oncology services offered by RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s only National Cancer InstituteDesignated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The new center will feature medical, surgical and radiation oncology services under one roof. It will house 46 private infusion rooms, eight shortstay treatment spaces, six extendedstay treatment spaces, a garden terrace and more. In addition, the center will offer holistic support services such as a wig and prosthetic studio; a teaching kitchen focused on nutrition; and a wellness center featuring exercise, yoga and music programs.

The facility is part of the expansion of oncology services provided by RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, as well as the ongoing transformation of the medical campus. Leon and Toby Cooperman, who made a historic $100 million gift to the medical center in 2021, continue to play a key role in the hospital’s growth.

“We applaud the Cooperman Family Foundation for their long-standing support of our hospital and our entire community,” says Bruce Schonbraun, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at CBMC. “Their extraordinary and selfless generosity has enabled the