Joseph Scott

Joseph F. Scott is executive vice president of Health Care Transformation at RWJBarnabas Health in West Orange, N.J., and leads strategic planning and implementation, business development, innovation and population health for the system. He joined Barnabas Health in 2014 following a merger between Liberty Health and the Barnabas system. In 2016, he continued serving as the president and CEO at Jersey City Medical Center while beginning work at the system level to formalize the strategic- planning process; he served from 2008 until 2018 and holds board certification in healthcare manage- ment as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). Under his leadership, Jersey City Medical Center received more than 35 awards and recognition for quality services, patient safety and community outreach that include the Joint Commission Top Hospital Performer Award, the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence designation in 2008, and re-designation in 2014 and 2018. In 2015, Jersey City Medical Center earned the prestigious Vision of Performance Excellence Award, the state-level Malcolm Baldrige Award. The Medical Center’s EMS became the first triply accredited Emergency Medical Services in the U.S. On a national level, Mr. Scott is Chairman of the Board of America’s Essential Hospitals and is past Chairman of the America’s Essential Hospitals Policy Committee. He received his bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the University of the Sciences in 1978 and his master’s degree in health and health care administration and management from St. Thomas University in 2000.