Rutgers Health

What Rutgers Health does

Rutgers Health is the integrated academic health sciences unit of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, formed on July 1, 2013 through the New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act that absorbed the former University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). It operates a tripartite platform combining biomedical education across eight schools (medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, public health, health professions, and related programs), biomedical and clinical research across 11 centers and institutes, and patient care delivered through faculty medical practices, affiliated hospitals (RWJBarnabas Health, University Hospital in Newark), and behavioral health facilities. Core service lines include primary and specialty clinical care (~2.3 million annual patient visits), 450+ active clinical trials, undergraduate through postdoctoral education for ~8,000 students, and specialized behavioral health services such as the 988 suicide prevention hotline, the Rutgers Center for Recovery and Wellbeing, and University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC).

The underlying technology stack includes proprietary molecular beacon PCR diagnostics (Edison Patent Award 2022), the COAST cognitive assessment toolkit for Mandarin-speaking older adults (developed with Stanford and funded by the National Institute on Aging), and AI tools deployed through the joint AI Center of Excellence with RWJBarnabas Health, including the Clinical Deterioration Index predictive model and ambient AI clinical documentation. The SCARLET simulation platform supports immersive healthcare training across campuses.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid public-academic model: state appropriations (including ~$30 million proposed for 988 crisis services), federal research grants ($4 billion cumulative under Chancellor Brian Strom's tenure), tuition and fees across health professions schools, and clinical revenue from patient care delivered via faculty practices and affiliated hospital systems. There are no external equity investors; the entity is state-supported and governed by Rutgers University. Customer segments span patients (consumer), students (educational), research faculty (internal), state and federal government (funding), and enterprise partners including RWJBarnabas Health, NKGen Biotech, and Stanford University.

Name

Rutgers Health

Legal name

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Website

https://rutgershealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Rutgers Health is the integrated academic health sciences unit of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, combining biomedical education, research, and patient care across eight schools, 11 centers and institutes, and affiliated hospitals serving approximately 2.3 million annual patient visits statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Health Sciences and Medical Education

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital-Integrated Cancer Centers (Acute Oncology Programs) (HLAFAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Health & University Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAK), School & Campus Public Health Departments (HLAJAAAG), Campus/School-Based Urgent Care & Student Health Centers (HLAFADAI), Primary Care & General Medical Services (EDALAFAA)

Keywords

• Academic health system
• Biomedical education
• Clinical research services
• Health professions training
• Behavioral health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Revenue from clinical care provided through faculty medical practices, affiliated hospitals, and clinical facilities across New Jersey. Services include primary care, specialty care, behavioral health, addiction services, and hospital-based care.
2. Research Funding and Grants: Federal and state research grants, including funding from NIH, National Institute on Aging, and other research agencies. Under Chancellor Brian Strom's leadership, Rutgers secured $4 billion in federal research funding.
3. Education and Training Programs: Tuition and fees from undergraduate, graduate, professional, and continuing education programs across medical, nursing, dental, pharmacy, and health professions schools.
4. State Budget Funding: State funding allocations for mental health services including the 988 suicide prevention hotline. Governor proposed approximately $30 million in state funding for 988 services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Rutgers Health is an integrated academic health system combining biomedical education, clinical research, and patient care. It operates eight schools (medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, public health, health professions), 11 centers and institutes, faculty medical practices, and University Behavioral Health Care, delivering approximately 2.3 million annual patient visits and supporting 450+ clinical trials across New Jersey.

Product overview

Rutgers Health is a comprehensive academic health system operating as a platform-plus-modules architecture that integrates biomedical education, research, and patient care. The core offering is Rutgers Health itself, supported by specialized modules including University Behavioral Health Care for mental health and addiction services, Well-Being Programs for employee and student wellness, Population Health Fellowship and Internships for training, Student Health and Wellness Services for campus healthcare, the Rutgers Center for Recovery and Wellbeing for addiction treatment, SCARLET for simulation-based medical education, 988 Crisis Hotline Services for suicide prevention, and ARRIVE Together for law enforcement mental health partnerships. Clinical care is delivered through faculty practices, community clinics, nationally designated centers, and behavioral health centers, with approximately 2.3 million annual patient visits and 450+ clinical trials supported at any given time.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rutgers Health Academic Health System Integrated academic health system combining biomedical education, research, and patient care across multiple facilities in New Jersey. Core offering serving students, patients, and researchers.
• University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC) Comprehensive mental health and addiction services including crisis hotlines, mobile crisis teams, outpatient programs, and substance use disorder treatment across New Jersey.
• Patient Care Services through Faculty Medical Practices Faculty medical and dental practices providing primary and specialty care services across New Jersey, including liver transplant (ranked #1 nationally), cancer care, and behavioral health.
• Rutgers Center for Recovery and Wellbeing 44-bed addiction treatment facility offering medically monitored inpatient withdrawal management, short-term inpatient care, intensive outpatient, and traditional outpatient programs for substance use and co-occurring disorders.
• 988 Crisis Hotline Services 988 suicide prevention and crisis hotline service providing 24/7 support via calls, texts, and chats, with connectivity to mobile field units and crisis stabilization centers across New Jersey.
• SCARLET Simulation Platform Virtual hub connecting simulation labs providing immersive healthcare simulation training for students, residents, fellows, and faculty using medical manikins and standardized patients.
• Student Health and Wellness Services Student health services offering primary, sexual health, and mental health care; counseling via partner Uwill teletherapy; peer support programs; and wellness activities including mindfulness, yoga, and creativity breaks.
• Health Professions Education and Training Programs Degree programs, residencies, fellowships, and continuing education across medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and health professions schools. Top 20 best graduate nursing programs per U.S. News 2025.
• Clinical Trials Network Clinical trial network supporting 450+ trials at any given time, including partnerships with biopharma companies such as NKGen Biotech for Alzheimer's disease trials.
• ARRIVE Together Program Alternative Responses to Reduce Instance of Violence and Escalation - statewide law enforcement and mental health partnership program pairing trained police with certified mental health screeners to respond to behavioral health crisis calls.

Quantifiable outcome

• 59% reduction in program dropout rates for opioid addiction treatment when Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) was added to standard treatment
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• NKGen BiotechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026NKGen Biotech activated Rutgers Health as a clinical trial site for Phase 2 study of troculeucel in moderate Alzheimer's disease. Rutgers is one of three new sites (also including Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and K2 Medical Research) expanding the company's U.S. clinical footprint.
• American College of CardiologyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 March 2026Collaboration for ACC.26 Annual Scientific Session & Expo in New Orleans where physician-scientists from RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Health presented 70 cardiovascular research abstracts, including AI-derived echocardiographic studies and NLP research.
• RWJBarnabas HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor strategic partnership creating the AI Center of Excellence to develop and implement artificial intelligence tools in healthcare. Joint initiatives include the Clinical Deterioration Index predictive AI model and ambient AI tools for clinical documentation. Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health jointly belong to the Healthcare Professional Well-Being Academic Consortium (PWAC).
• Stanford UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Stanford researchers on development of Mandarin-language cognitive toolkit for early Alzheimer's detection. Funded by National Institute on Aging. Study validated tests in 208 bilingual older adults from Chinese and Taiwanese diaspora communities.
• RWJBarnabas Health Behavioral Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in offering comprehensive network of mental health services in New Jersey. UBHC partners with RWJBarnabas Health Behavioral Health Services for addiction and mental health treatment across the state.
• University Hospital (Newark)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity Hospital in Newark, led by Rutgers New Jersey Medical School physicians, houses nationally ranked programs including the #1 liver transplant program. Provides clinical training for medical students and residents.
• Healthcare Professional Well-Being Academic Consortium (PWAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium of academic-affiliated medical centers united in using holistic validated surveys to assess professional well-being with consortium-wide benchmarking. Rutgers Health and RWJBarnabas Health jointly participate.
• Mason Gross School of the ArtsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for standardized patient program, training actors to portray patients in simulation education across Rutgers Health schools.
• Vibrant Emotional HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdministrator of the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline network. Rutgers center handles New Jersey's traffic and serves as one of national backup providers when other states' capacity is reached.
• Caring ContactminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of New Jersey's four 988 crisis center providers alongside Rutgers, Contact of Mercer County, and Mental Health Association in New Jersey.
• Contact of Mercer CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of New Jersey's four 988 crisis center providers alongside Rutgers, Caring Contact, and Mental Health Association in New Jersey.
• Mental Health Association in New JerseyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of New Jersey's four 988 crisis center providers alongside Rutgers, Caring Contact, and Contact of Mercer County.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: New York City academic health system combining medical school, biomedical research, and hospital-based care. Comparable to Rutgers Health in integrated mission, urban hospital affiliation, and biomedical research focus in the Northeast.
• NYU Langone Health: Comprehensive academic health system in New York City integrating medical education, research, and patient care across multiple hospitals. Directly comparable to Rutgers Health in mission, scale, and Northeast geographic market, with substantially larger research funding and brand recognition.
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center: New York City-based academic medical center combining medical school, research enterprise, and clinical care through NewYork-Presbyterian. Directly comparable to Rutgers Health in academic health system structure, urban hospital affiliation, and biomedical research focus.
• Weill Cornell Medicine: Ivy League medical school and academic health enterprise affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian. Comparable to Rutgers Health in combining medical education, biomedical research, and clinical care delivery in the Northeast market.
• RWJBarnabas Health: New Jersey's largest academic health system and Rutgers Health's flagship clinical partner. Operates jointly with Rutgers on the AI Center of Excellence and runs integrated clinical networks across the state, making it a direct strategic and operational peer.
• Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania Health System): Ivy League academic health system combining medical education, biomedical research, and hospital-based care in the Northeast. Comparable to Rutgers Health in integrated mission, with substantially larger NIH funding footprint and national brand.
• University Hospital (Newark): Flagship academic teaching hospital in Newark, New Jersey, staffed by Rutgers New Jersey Medical School physicians and home to the #1 nationally ranked liver transplant program. Direct affiliate and operational peer in clinical care delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Yale School of Medicine: Ivy League academic medical enterprise combining medical education, biomedical research, and Yale New Haven Health clinical care. Comparable to Rutgers Health in integrated academic health system structure with significantly larger research budget and brand.
• Johns Hopkins Medicine: National leader in academic medicine with massive research funding, medical school, and hospital system. Broader geographic and brand reach than Rutgers, but highly comparable as an integrated academic health system with similar education-research-care model.

Regional players

• Hackensack Meridian Health: Largest New Jersey hospital network with extensive clinical footprint and partnerships with academic institutions. Operates as a primary competitor for clinical market share and talent in New Jersey, comparable to Rutgers on regional clinical scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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