Atlantic Health ESG: Environmental/Social/Governance Annual Report 2022
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ESG Annual Report 2022
     In every single thing we do,  
we seek to do good.
“Atlantic Health System is proud 
to provide Extraordinary Caring 
for the 5.5 million New 
Jersey residents who 
count on us each day. In 
everything we do to care 
for our patients and one 
another, our team stays 
focused on conducting  
our business with  
integrity and transparency,  
while ensuring sustainability  
and health equity for all.” 
Brian Gragnolati
President and CEO
Atlantic Health System
As a leading health care provider, our mission  
is to build healthier communities.
To promote access to health care services, well-being 
and security for every patient and caregiver, we  
support our extraordinary caring with a commitment 
to environmental sustainability, social responsibility, 
and principled business practices.

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I am proud to introduce “Community of Care,” an innovative 
program illustrating our commitment to the communities we 
serve, bringing together efforts from across Atlantic Health 
System to support ESG: Environmental Sustainability,  
Social Equity and Corporate Governance.
Atlantic Health System’s 18,000+ dedicated team members 
have rallied behind and are invested in our commitment to 
ESG as we continue to develop and shape the Community 
of Care program.
This report provides many examples of how Community of 
Care thrives at Atlantic Health and supports our current and 
future patients and team members. Special thanks  
to the Atlantic Health System Board of Trustees and  
our program leaders who have created, encouraged  
and supported these projects and initiatives.
We are excited about the future and know that it will  
take everyone in the Atlantic Health community to keep  
our Community of Care program moving forward.
I thank you for your support and welcome your  
feedback, ideas and participation.
Introducing Atlantic Health’s Community of Care:
Our “ESG” commitment to the community.
“...‘forward-looking companies’...  
make ESG intrinsic to their  
strategy by defining, implementing, 
and refining a carefully constructed 
portfolio of ESG initiatives that  
connect to the core of what they do.” 
 
McKinsey & Company,  
“How to Make ESG Real,” 08.10.22
Nikki Sumpter
Executive Vice President, 
Chief Administrative Officer
Atlantic Health System
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Companies* that have ESG 
initiatives in place:
Publicly Traded 
Companies
88%
Venture and Private 
Equity-backed 
Companies
79%
Privately-owned 
Companies
67%
*Navex, "Global Survey Finds Businesses Increasing ESG Commitments, Spending," 02.23.21

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ESG at a glance 
ESG is a framework for evaluating an  
enterprise’s performance with regard to  
socially desirable impacts or results. The  
initials stand for “environmental, social,  
governance,” which are the three pillars  
of the framework. At the most basic level,  
the desired outcome for the environmental  
pillar is sustainability; for social, it is equity; 
and for governance, integrity. 
Why ESG? Why now? 
We live in a hyper-connected world, and our  
actions — as an organization and as individuals 
— can and often do have a far-reaching impact. 
We should all want that impact to be positive.
	ESG has always been in Atlantic Health’s DNA. 
We recognize that we all live on the same planet, 
we all want to be valued, and we all want to  
trust our institutions, especially the institutions 
that care for us. That’s why ESG is a priority.  
It’s not a legal obligation for us. It’s a choice to 
do the right thing in all things.
Our commitment to sustainability, equity, and integrity
Sustainability        Equity         Integrity
“Atlantic’s Community  
of Care supports our  
mission of building  
healthier communities. 
This principled framework 
moves our organization  
in a common direction, 
guiding our work today  
by considering the 
far-reaching impact  
of our choices on our  
planet and people.”
Robert McCracken
Chair, Board of Trustees  
Atlantic Health System
Environmental
Social
Governance
More and more, 
the community, including our 
current and potential patients  
and team members, are viewing their 
choices through a socially minded lens.  
We want them to see that, in every 
 area of our operation, Atlantic Health 
strives to do the right things 
 for the right reasons.

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ENVIRONMENTAL
“Our efforts have already placed us in 
the top 10 health care systems in the 
country in terms of environmental 
stewardship. We are proud to be in  
a leadership role that other health  
systems can emulate in their own  
sustainability initiatives.”
Carolyn Brown-Dancy 
Director, Environmental Health & Safety-Sustainability 
Atlantic Health System
GOAL:
We practice conservation 
and are farsighted  
stewards of our  
environment and  
natural resources.
Building sustainability 
for our planet
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Health care institutions have a particular obligation  
to do the right thing for the planet. Many people  
are surprised to learn how significantly health  
care impacts the environment, accounting for 18%  
of harmful emissions in the United States. Atlantic  
Health is working hard to change that by reducing  
our energy use and increasing our reliance on  
cleaner and renewable energy. And we’re working  
to protect the environment through measures  
 
aimed at water conservation, reducing and  
eliminating toxic chemicals, recycling, and more.  
The initiatives we’ve undertaken put us in the top  
10 health systems in the nation for sustainability. And 
we’re just getting started! With all 18,000 of us working 
together, we can make a real difference in making sure 
our planet thrives for generations.
ENERGY: USING LESS, PRODUCING MORE
The lights turn on when you enter a room and turn off 
when you leave. It’s a little thing. But energy has the 
biggest impact on our carbon footprint, and everything 
helps. We’re doing big things, too, like building cleaner,  
more efficient “cogeneration” power plants, and putting  
solar panels on every roof that’s feasible for them. 
We’re even exploring transportation options so our team 
members can leave their cars at home. It all adds up to 
a smaller carbon footprint and a healthier planet. And 
that’s good for everyone. 
WASTE: REDUCING AND RECYCLING
Use less, reuse and recycle more. We’re recycling at 
twice the rate mandated by the State of New Jersey. 
We’ve eliminated single-use plastics, Styrofoam and 
polystyrene wherever possible, and replaced them  
with greener alternatives. We’ve received national  
recognition for “greening the OR,” in part by working  
with our vendor to recycle the large quantity of blue  
surgical wrap we use. 
SOURCING: BUYING LOCAL, BUYING GREEN
We’re choosing suppliers who are close to us,  
within 250 miles when possible, to reduce energy  
consumption for transportation. And we’re making sure 
those suppliers believe as strongly in sustainability  
as we do. Greenwood Gardens checks both of those 
boxes and then some: They’re nearby. We buy their 
fresh produce. And we use dehydrators to process our 
food waste into pulp that we return to Greenwood to use 
to enrich their soil. It’s a full circle of sustainability.
The greening of Atlantic Health: The planet is our patient.
Atlantic Health System
For outstanding overall accomplishments  
in environmental sustainability
Recognized for the second year in a row
One of only 10 health systems nationwide  
to receive this honor

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ENVIRONMENTAL
The new combined heat and power plant became operational in January 2022 at Morristown Medical Center. It uses 
clean-burning natural gas to generate electricity, and uses the heat generated by the process to create steam for 
heat and hot water. The new plant reduces the medical center’s carbon emissions by more than 4,200 tons, or  
43%, every year, and uses 23% less fuel, while dramatically increasing resilience in the event of utility power issues.
2,640 
fewer cars  
on the road
A second life  
and final act for 
PLASTIC BAGS 
New Jersey said "no" to single-use 
plastic bags. So rather than send them 
to the landfill, we collected 200,000 of 
them and shipped them off to TerraCycle 
in Trenton, where they were turned into 
plastic pellets used to make useful things. 
And because our team members still 
need something to carry their groceries, 
we distributed 26,000 reusable grocery 
bags, for free.
Morristown cogeneration plant reduces CO2 emissions by 43%
- 4,224
tons CO2 
eliminated
carbon absorbed by
4,224
acres of trees
OR
26,000 
reusable bags distributed
200,000 
plastic bags collected
Governor’s  
Environmental  
Excellence Award
The State of New Jersey chose  
Atlantic Health System for the “Healthy 
& Sustainable Business” category, 
recognizing Atlantic Health for “reducing the carbon footprints 
of its medical centers, implementing aggressive changes in 
high-waste areas such as ORs, and finding new ways to reduce 
waste and reuse common medical materials.”
EQUIVALENT  
TO
 
From plastics and paper to cooking oil to  
batteries and electronics — if it can be  
recycled, Atlantic Health recycles it.  
Our ambitious efforts help us to reach  
a recycling rate of 28–32% across our  
system. That’s double the New Jersey  
state requirement of 15%.
Recycling rate reaches
28-32%

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EMERALD
Top 20% of health systems for sustainability
Chilton Medical Center
Morristown Medical Center
Overlook Medical Center
PARTNER FOR CHANGE
For superior performance in sustainability
Hackettstown Medical Center • Newton Medical Center
GREENING THE OR  
For substantial progress in reducing the  
impact of the surgical environment
Morristown Medical Center • Overlook Medical Center
MAKING MEDICINE MERCURY-FREE
For virtually eliminating mercury from facilities
Morristown Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center
PARTNER RECOGNITION
For commitment to environmental improvement
Morristown Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center
Bees, please!
Pollinators are essential for 
almost every plant or tree that 
flowers, including much of our 
food supply. They are a vital 
link in our food chain. At our 
Morristown, Overlook, and 
Chilton medical centers, you’ll 
find buzzing hives full of sweet 
honey that we use in our  
foodservice operations and 
also offer for sale. 
ENVIRONMENTAL
Companies That Care Award
Atlantic Health received the  
Platinum Award for Environmental 
Conservation, Sustainability and  
Recycling. Atlantic Health was  
the only New Jersey organization 
honored in this category! 
The power  
of the sun
We’ve completed two solar panel  
installations and are in the process of  
installing solar where feasible on all our  
facilities. More power from the sun directly 
reduces our carbon footprint.

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“We are committed to addressing the needs of all populations  
with an eye towards cultural, linguistic, and environmental  
factors including social determinants of health. By ensuring  
we drive equitable outcomes across all Atlantic Health  
System domains of care, we will reinforce stronger, healthier, 
and more resilient communities.	 	
	
	
	
	
	
     Armond Kinsey
Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer 
Atlantic Health System
GOAL:
We promote  
understanding, diversity 
and inclusion among our 
team members and  
community while  
advocating for social and 
economic justice and 
health care equity.
Building equity for  
all people
Care and respect for all people, all the time.
Our Martin Luther King  
breakfast sponsorship 
funded 
22 
scholarships 
for local high school  
students this year.
VALUING EVERY SINGLE TEAM MEMBER
The better we take care of ourselves, the better we can care for our  
patients. When we treat each other with respect and dignity — supporting  
and celebrating our diversity — we are better able to show that same  
respect and support to our patients.
We’re striving to shape our ecosystem to support our team members  
holistically, not just when they’re on the job. We recognize that food  
insecurity, housing issues, and employment impact our team members  
just as they impact the communities we serve. We’re taking steps to  
address those issues for the team — including raising our minimum  
wage so they can have a life beyond just paying the bills.
 
ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY FOR EVERY PATIENT 
Equal care for all people is more than a goal — it’s an objective we’ve set and  
are actively working toward. We’re addressing three primary areas to help us 
achieve that objective: physical access, cultural competency, and quality of care.
Obviously, we can’t care for patients if they can’t get to us. We’re working with  
local agencies to make sure all of our care facilities are accessible via public 
transportation. We are also focused 
on making sure our care delivery is  
equitable — being mindful of and  
addressing the stark disparity in  
maternal health outcomes for  
minority populations, for example. 
And through our AHS YOUniversity 
team member training and education 
program, we’re making sure our 
team is trained on diversity, inclusion,  
cultural sensitivity, disabilities,  
and other considerations that  
directly impact both patient care  
and our workplace.
EQUITY THROUGHOUT OUR ECOSYSTEM 
Our reach is extensive, and our influence goes far beyond Atlantic Health. Our 
Supplier Diversity Program evaluates our vendors for alignment with our diversity 
and inclusion values, and it boosts the share of our spend with diverse and small 
businesses. Our current spend with women-, minority-, and veteran-owned  
businesses is 11% and growing.
From a people perspective, we are targeting recruitment of medical residents  
and allied health professionals with an eye to diversity and inclusion, which will 
help us deliver culturally sensitive care. For our board of trustees, too, we are  
recruiting for diversity as well as for expertise outside the health care realm.  
VOLUNTEERING MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Our team members are an inspiring force for good. They’ve packed thousands 
of meals for the food insecure on the Martin Luther King Day of Service. They’ve 
mentored differently abled youth, some of whom have joined us as team  
members. They’ve collected and packed supplies for Ukraine relief, worked 
in soup kitchens, helped with Habitat for Humanity — the list goes on. Atlantic 
Health enthusiastically supports our volunteers and applauds their efforts. We’re 
not just in it together for Atlantic Health. We’re in it together for the human race!
SOCIAL EQUITY

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As part of the AHS YOUniversity  
program, team members completed 
more than 11,000 ‘micro-learnings’  
in the first two quarters of 2022  
on a range of important topics that impact 
patient care. The micro-learning program 
was awarded the Silver Human Capital 
Management Excellence Award for Best 
Learning Program that Supports and  
Promotes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, 
by the Brandon Hall Group.
Equity-focused  
educational  
priorities identified
Priority topics for team member  
education in the coming year include 
maternal health, cultural competency, 
sexual orientation, and gender identity. 
These topics align with the State of  
New Jersey’s latest mandates.
Our Business Resource Groups 
bring team members and leaders 
together to work on common goals. 
They focus on recruitment and  
retention, personal development, 
and supporting the communities 
we serve through the lens of their 
shared bonds.
Our Business Resource Groups 
currently include:
NEARLY
1,000  
TEAM  
MEMBERS  
DRIVING  
CHANGE
•	 African-American
•	 Asian-Pacific Islanders
•	 Emerging Leaders
•	 Latino
•	 LGBTQ
•	 People with Disabilities
•	 Veterans
•	 Women Leadership
•	 Working Parents
Inaugural MLK Day  
Meal Packing Events
803  
Atlantic Health 
team member  
volunteers
13,068  
Meal kit  
bags
78,408 Servings
Ukraine Donations
2  
Ventilators
9  
Pallets of 
humanitarian  
supplies 
109  
Boxes of  
humanitarian  
supplies
11,000+
11,000+  
micro-learnings  
completed
22  
Pallets  
of medical 
supplies
SOCIAL EQUITY

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What we buy and from whom we buy is a reflection of our  
organizational values. In 2021, we spent $54.5 million with  
minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and small  
businesses, supporting the creation of almost 600 jobs. Our  
formal Supplier Diversity program ensures that our support for  
diverse and small businesses will continue to grow.
SOCIAL EQUITY
Team members catch the rhythm and get dancing! 
The Atlantic Health African-American Business Resource Group introduced the Dance for Diabetes  
Prevention program, a series of dance workshops live-streamed to in-person groups at all five Atlantic Health 
medical centers and our corporate office. Dancing is a fun way to boost mood and energy, manage weight, 
reduce insulin resistance, and improve blood glucose management. But you don’t have to have diabetes to 
participate or benefit. 
The Economic 
Impact of  
Atlantic Health 
System’s 
Supplier  
Diversity  
Program
$54.5M
PURCHASES
from small and  
diverse businesses
592
TOTAL JOBS
Created within Atlantic 
Health System’s  
supply chain and  
in the suppliers'  
communities
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
MBE
WBE
VET
SMALL
Direct Impact  
on Our Small 
and Diverse 
Suppliers:
Atlantic  
Health  
System’s  
Purchases
$2.4M
$1.9M
$38.8M
$18.3M
$54.5 million in purchases from  
diverse and small businesses 
Qualified  
interpreter  
program 
launched
¿Hablas español? Language access is a top priority for Atlantic Health. 
We successfully piloted a qualified interpreter program and now are  
rolling it out with 50 team members working to earn their certification 
to interpret in Spanish. We will also offer programs that support other 
top languages spoken by our patients including, Chinese, Portuguese, 
French Creole, and Polish, to name a few. On-site interpreters will  
complement our current system and have a significant positive impact  
on delivery of patient care and experience.

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GOING BEYOND THE RULES
Some things that we do in ethics and compliance 
are mandated by law. But we go a lot further.  
Governance is a process that we’re constantly  
reviewing and enhancing. The standards we set  
apply to all 18,000 Atlantic Health team members.
Everyone is expected to follow the rules, and to 
care for our patients and treat each other in an  
ethical, honest, responsible, open way.
Privacy is one of the most important concerns of  
governance, particularly in health care. We take a 
multifaceted approach to protect patient and team 
member privacy, combining education, IT systems, 
and artificial intelligence or AI. AI is proving  
particularly effective at protecting both privacy  
and our sensitive operational processes. 
CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP DIVERSITY  
AND EXPERTISE 
Governance is a central responsibility of every 
enterprise oversight board, including the Atlantic 
Health Board of Trustees. To best execute that  
responsibility, our aim is to have a board that is 
highly qualified, diversified in experience and 
expertise, educated about and expert in our 
business, and that also brings expertise beyond 
health care. And like our entire team, we want our 
board to be diverse and reflect the communities  
we serve.
Of course, the better our board members know 
and understand our business, the better they can 
do their job. In addition to a thorough onboarding 
process and regular education at board and board 
committee meetings, we look for ways to continue 
their development. We produce a podcast series, 
Inside Atlantic Health, specifically to give our board  
members insight into various areas of our operations 
that they would not normally learn about.
We’re proud and privileged to have a board that  
embraces its role to provide strategic direction and 
support to our leadership. 
GOAL:
We conduct our  
business with integrity and 
transparency,  
governing through a  
resilient corporate  
structure that appreciates 
the far-reaching impact of 
our choices.
Building an ethical 
global marketplace
Leading with integrity, transparency, and competence.
GOVERNANCE
What does corporate governance mean? It’s not a familiar concept to most people. There are two aspects  
to governance. First is ensuring the organization complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations;  
this is “compliance.” Second, governance means setting the ethical, moral, and behavioral standards for  
the organization and its employees, and seeing that they are enforced.
At Atlantic Health System, we take governance seriously. We set and adhere to strict standards of honesty,  
integrity, and transparency. We hold our organization and our people accountable. In its shortest and simplest 
expression, governance at Atlantic Health means we make sure we always choose to do the right thing.
“We’re always living the ‘G’ in ESG:  
governance. As an organization, through 
our compliance program, we’re always 
making sure we’re doing the right things. 
We comply with laws and regulations,  
and we adhere to our own internal  
policies and standards of behavior.”
Eva Goldenberg 
Vice President, Corporate Compliance and Internal Audit 
Chief Compliance Officer, Privacy Officer, Research Integrity Officer 
Atlantic Health System
The Inside Atlantic Health podcast  
features experts and leaders offering  
insights and behind-the-scenes views  
into what makes Atlantic Health tick,  
giving the board the vital data it needs  
to guide us in advancing our mission.  
Past and planned titles include:
•	 Atlantic Center for Research
•	 Atlantic Visiting Nurse
•	 Diversity & Inclusion
•	 Facilities & Real Estate
•	 For-Profits
•	 Medical Staff Credentialing
•	 Workforce Well-Being
•	 Strategic Planning Process
•	 Patient Financial Services
•	 Insurance Program

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High tech tools to support  
effective governance
GOVERNANCE
Robust cybersecurity to protect patient  
records and all our systems is a top  
governance priority. Atlantic Health is using  
artificial intelligence or “AI” to safeguard the 
privacy of patient records. Similarly to how 
credit card companies identify and send 
alerts of potential fraud to customers, our 
AI-powered systems alert us in real time  
to any activity that could potentially  
compromise privacy. We’re also using AI to 
safeguard sensitive areas of our operations.
Taking our  
own medicine:  
Investing with 
an eye to ESG
Managing Atlantic Health’s portfolio  
of assets and investments is a  
serious responsibility. We hold our investment partners  
and managers to the same high standards we set for  
ourselves, insisting that diversity and inclusiveness,  
as well as material ESG-related factors, be considerations  
in asset management.
A prolonged, highly restricted labor  
market has pinched businesses across 
the board. Labor shortages are a  
particular risk in health care, as they 
can directly impact care delivery.  
Atlantic Health is proactively recruiting 
staff to address current and future  
labor shortages, boosting hiring by 
32% in 2021.
32%  
increase  
in hiring  
in 2021
“As we recruit new members for our 
board of trustees, we’re focusing on 
competencies, of course, but also  
diversity in terms of age, ethnicity and 
gender. We’re also focusing on the  
continued development  
of our board, giving them  
insights through our  
Inside Atlantic Health  
podcast, for example,  
supporting them in their  
role as strategic advisors.” 
Sheilah O’Halloran 
Executive Vice President,  
General Counsel 
Atlantic Health System

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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ENVIRONMENTAL
Accomplishments to Date
2022 Practice Greenhealth Awards:
•	 System for Change: 1
•	 Emerald: 3
•	 Partner for Change: 2
•	 Greening the OR: 2
•	 Making Medicine Mercury Free: 1
•	 Partner Recognition: 1 
2022 CIANJ “Company That Cares”: Platinum Award for  
Environmental Conservation, Sustainability and Recycling (the only New  
Jersey organization to be recognized)
Successfully eliminated Styrofoam system-wide: Styrofoam was 
replaced with a compostable product. Also eliminated single-use plastic 
bags, paper bags, plastic straws, and polystyrene food containers prior to 
state-mandated deadline of May 2022.
Over 200,000 plastic bags collected and recycled through  
TerraCycle, a company that specializes in recycling typically hard-to-recycle 
waste that is not processed by local municipalities. (Since 2021.)
Over 26,000 reusable grocery bags distributed to team  
members throughout the organization to replace single-use plastic bags.  
(Since 2021.)   
Solar panels designed, installed, and now generating renewable energy 
 at two Atlantic Health hospitals, reducing our carbon footprint with every watt 
generated. Solar is planned wherever feasible system-wide, targeted for  
completion in 2023.
Recycling rate reaches 28–32%, double New Jersey’s 15%  
requirement. We’re striving to recycle everything we can, and the results 
show we’re succeeding.
Sustainable farming: Waste dehydrators are installed at two Atlantic Health 
hospitals, reducing food scraps to a pulp usable to enrich soil for agriculture. 
This material completes a cycle of sustainability through an arrangement  
with the local Greenwood Gardens. We buy produce for our facilities from  
them, and then return the dehydrated food waste to grow more produce.
Morristown Medical Center CoGen power plant constructed and  
operational, joining our existing CoGen plant at Overlook Medical Center.  
The CoGen plant uses clean-burning natural gas to generate electricity and 
captures the waste heat to generate steam. Dramatic reduction in carbon 
emissions — 43% — and significant utility savings.
White vinyl roofing utilized on select new roof installations: The 
material reflects 80% or more of the sun’s rays and releases at least 70% of 
the solar radiation that the building absorbs. 
11,500 sapling trees distributed for Earth Day 2021: 10,000  
to team members and 1,500 to Morris Township to continue its tree  
replacement program.
Honey-producing beehives at Morristown, Overlook, and Chilton Medical 
Centers. The honey is collected and used in our foodservice operations and 
also bottled and sold to the public. And every bee is a busy pollinator, making 
sure we have fruits and vegetables to eat and flowers to enjoy.
Eliminating toxic chemicals: Xylene has been removed from  
laboratories and mercury from everywhere system-wide.
“Environmental-Preferred” Procurement Policy: In addition to  
consideration for small and diverse enterprises, suppliers are vetted for  
environmental/sustainability credentials that align with Atlantic Health’s  
sustainability goals.
Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award: Recognized Atlantic 
Health for reducing its carbon footprint, aggressive waste management,  
and innovative ways of reducing and reusing common medical materials.

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SOCIAL EQUITY
Advancing Diversity & Inclusion:
Nine Business Resource Groups launched: Team members and 
their executive sponsors collaborate to address the needs of diverse and 
minority groups within Atlantic Health, looking at talent and personal  
development, recruitment and retention, community, and social determinants 
of health.
AHS YOUniversity & 11,000 micro-learnings: Providing team  
members with the tools, resources, and opportunities to be culturally  
sensitive and competent and optimize patient care. More than 11,000  
micro-learning sessions on diversity and inclusion were logged by team 
members in the first two quarters of 2022.
Diversifying the Atlantic Health workforce: Atlantic Health  
continues to focus efforts on recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce, 
with special attention to manager and above positions. We have expanded 
both our reach locally, regionally and nationally and our partnerships with 
higher education and professional organizations to maximize our pool of  
potential team members. For current team members, we continue to  
implement career development and progression programs and provide  
resources to increase their skills and job satisfaction.   
Focusing on physicians to increase underrepresented groups,  
particularly females and minorities. To this end, we have:
● Welcomed Dr. Judy Washington, Associate Chief Medical Officer  
for Atlantic Medical Group, to the ESG Committee for her physician  
perspective
● Renewed our partnership with the Bluford Leadership Institute  
to cultivate a “pipeline of culturally competent underrepresented  
scholars for leadership roles in health care”
● Developed minority physician clerkships and minority mentoring  
programs
Leveraging technology to diversify our supply chain: We have 
implemented industry-leading Supplier.IO technology and are using its  
powerful data and management tools to manage our supplier universe and 
increase partnerships with female, minority, veteran and LGBTQ suppliers. 
In our first phase, we are identifying our current baseline and setting 2023 
targets.
Increasing our spend with diverse and small businesses. In 
2021, Atlantic Health spent $54.5 million with diverse and small businesses, 
resulting in the creation of nearly 600 jobs. 
Launching implicit bias and cultural competency education 
program in the fourth quarter of 2022, in compliance with New Jersey  
legislation. Two courses —  Cultural Competency and Sexual Orientation 
Gender Identity (SOGI) —  will be offered, each qualifying for one CE credit.
Actively working to overcome language barriers: Communication 
is essential to providing effective patient care. We have multiple initiatives 
underway to enhance communication with non-English speakers, including:
● Enhancing current interpretation and translation systems
● Translating the Atlantic Health website; phase 1 completed
● Implementing an internal language certification program;  
50 team members soon to be certified in Spanish
● Launching www.atlantichealth.org/lgbtq
Accomplishments to Date

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SOCIAL EQUITY
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR):  
The Difference We’re Making to Communities Beyond Atlantic Health
●	Gold sponsorship for 2022  
NJ Coalition Against Human  
Trafficking conference; team  
member education and awareness 
training on human trafficking
●	More volunteer opportunities for  
Atlantic Health team members in  
the community, including food  
distribution with nourish.NJ
●	Community organization access  
for team members to seek out  
opportunities to volunteer and  
schedule on their own and with  
their family and friends
Hired six Project SEARCH Class of ’22 interns:  
25 departments hosted 15 Project SEARCH interns,  
and 35 Atlantic Health team members served as mentors.
Packed thousands of meal kits for MLK Day of Service:  
Team members packed 78,408 servings in 13,068 meal kits to 
feed people experiencing food insecurity; the kits were distributed 
by 20 community organizations across our service area.
18,000 happy feet: Team members collected and donated over 
9,000 pairs of men’s, women’s, and children’s socks — the #1 
clothing need for homeless people — that were then distributed 
by 13 community organizations across our service area.   
Standing for Ukraine: We want to help, and we are in the  
fortunate position to be able to do so. Atlantic Health has donated 
two ventilators and 22 pallets of medical supplies for shipment to 
Ukraine. Our team members collected nine pallets — 109 boxes! 
— of humanitarian supplies including toothpaste, flashlights, soap, 
and more — for shipment to Ukraine, and another eight boxes for 
the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey.
Bringing U.S. heroes home: Atlantic Health was a presenting 
sponsor for the 2022 Knights of Columbus “Bring a Hero Home” 
charity golf tournament, sponsored by KOC Council 2248 of  
Madison, New Jersey. The event raised enough money to bring 
30 active U.S. service members home on leave.
Dance for Diabetes Prevention: Team members catch the 
rhythm and get moving to hip hop, Afro-Latin fusion, Caribbean 
and other grooves, and achieve better health in the process. A 
live-stream program is offered at all five Atlantic Health medical 
centers and our corporate office. These filled-up sessions help 
with diabetes and increase our general fitness levels.
Quick hits: team volunteers. We’re helping everyone in  
the Atlantic Health community to get involved. We’ve created a  
corporate social responsibility intranet page and a volunteer  
intranet page, and we’ve signed up almost 1,000 Atlantic Health 
volunteers who have volunteered almost 1,100 hours so far  
this year!  This year, Atlantic Health team members have  
volunteered with:
● nourish.NJ, helping to distribute 12.5 tons of food to over 
1,000 adults and children
● Habitat for Humanity: 28 team members and interns  
volunteered at two home events in Warren County
● Homeless Solutions: 110 team members volunteered to help 
with four Homeless Solutions projects, involving 20 gallons 
of paint and resulting in 45 happy residents
On the Horizon:  
CSR Activities  
COMING SOON
Accomplishments to Date

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GOVERNANCE
ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
External events/resilience
● Strengthened cybersecurity posture through various technologies,  
enhancements, awareness
● Located alternative sourcing channels during COVID-19
● Created COVID-19 playbook for future reference
Labor & supply shortages: Hired 32% more team members in 2021 
than in 2020.
Quality & safety: Implemented High Reliability Organization (HRO)  
program principles and training to promote patient safety and efficient care 
delivery. HRO employs predictable and repeatable systems to support  
consistent operations while catching and correcting potentially catastrophic 
errors before they happen.
Engagement: Surpassed NJ Patient Experience threshold as  
measured and reported by Press Ganey, a leading provider of advanced 
analytics based on the development and distribution of patient satisfaction 
surveys; recognized as a Fortune “Great Place to Work” for the 14th  
consecutive year.
Market growth: Expanded operations in Hudson, Bergen, Somerset and 
Monmouth Counties, including in Bayonne, Paramus, Bridgewater.
Care coordination 
● Enrolled 575+ patients in COVID-19 Advanced Care @ Home program
● Handled 38,000+ care coordination episodes
● Established additional community partnerships
Innovation: Built framework to support digital front door initiative;  
launched Venture Studio.
BUSINESS ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE
● Created next level ERM 2.0, refining the program to address  
emerging risk and priorities and streamlining the oversight process 
● Entered into approximately 100 Business Associate Agreements  
with our vendors
● Conducted approximately 150 educational  trainings throughout 
Atlantic Health System
● Regularly strengthen our code of ethics and compliance policies to  
ensure that we meet our regulatory obligations, maintain appropriate  
vendor relationships and support transparent and collegial relationships
BOARD STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION
Nominations/appointments: Timely filing of the Governance  
committee’s annual Nomination Report and successful completion of the 
board’s annual meeting to approve all board and subsidiary appointments.
New oversight: In conjunction with system medical staff leadership,  
implementation of new best practice for Governance oversight and approval 
of Medical Staff Leadership & Development Committee chair.
Succession planning: Effective succession planning and leadership  
transition for Quality Committee chair and membership of Audit, Finance, 
Governance, and Medical Staff Leadership Committees.
Inside Atlantic Health podcasts: Successful 2022 return (following 
COVID-19 hiatus) of the Inside Health Atlantic podcast series, which provides 
trustees with interesting information about topics such as the Atlantic Center for 
Research and recent improvements to our medical staff credentialing process.
● Six additional Inside Atlantic podcasts in the works on topics such as 
Atlantic Visiting Nurse, shared governance in nursing, cardiac care, 
patient financial services and the Atlantic insurance program.
Accomplishments to Date