38th Annual Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Golf and Pickleball Classic Raises $662,300 to Support Patient-Centered Care Services at the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center

Event Marks One-Year Anniversary of Morris Cancer Center's Opening

(New Brunswick, NJ) - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's (RWJUH) 38th Annual Golf & Pickleball Classic presented by The Morris Family Foundation & Edgewood Properties raised $662,300 to support patient-centered cancer care services at its Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center. RWJUH is an RWJBarnabas Health facility.

Top sponsors for the event, which celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center's opening and was held at the Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, NJ, were:

• Overall Sponsor: The Morris Family Foundation & Edgewood Properties
• Title Sponsor: Jingoli
• Diamond Sponsor: New Brunswick Development Corporation and the Wm. Blachard Company

"When a patient and a patient's family members are faced with this terrible disease, you want to be treated with the utmost respect in a place that gives you comfort and an environment to support your healing," said RWJUH Board of Directors Chair Jack Morris. "We have come a long way in a short time and that makes me so proud of the vision and commitment shared by all our partners and supporters to provide the highest-quality cancer care in a warm, compassionate setting. The Morris Family Foundation and Edgewood Properties are proud to

serve as a sponsor of this event and support a cause to which my family shares a deep connection."

The Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center is located on the RWJUH academic medical campus in New Brunswick and is New Jersey's only freestanding cancer hospital and the only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center with Rutgers Cancer Institute. In its first year, the Morris Cancer Center has:

• Treated more than 85,000 patients
• Delivered more than 23,000 chemotherapy infusions
• Delivered nearly 20,000 radiation therapy treatments
• Performed over 1,900 surgical procedures
• Offered access to close to 300 innovative clinical trials

"The generous sponsors and supporters who helped make this year's Golf and Pickleball Classic a tremendous, record-breaking success are very special partners for our organization," added Bill Arnold, Chief Executive Officer of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH). "Their generosity supports compassionate, patient-centered care for every individual and family who walks through the doors of the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center. Thanks to supporters of this year's Classic, we will advance innovative treatments, enhance supportive services, and ensure our patients receive care that honors their dignity, comfort, and hope."

Fully opened in September of this year, the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center houses 88 state-of-the-art infusion chairs and 80 exam rooms for adults and pediatrics, as well as 96 private inpatient rooms, nine operating rooms, radiology, imaging resources in the building, four brand new linear accelerators (LINAC) including an MR-LINAC, a brachytherapy suite for radiation therapy delivery, and interventional radiology suites. Patients at the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center can benefit from the most advanced cancer treatments including clinical trials, cellular therapies, precision medicine, blood and marrow transplantation, complex surgical procedures and sophisticated radiation therapy techniques.

"We are incredibly proud and grateful to mark the one-year anniversary of the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center with this historic golf fundraising event," adds Andrew Evens, DO, Deputy Director for Clinical Services, Rutgers Cancer Institute, and Chief Physician Officer, Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center and Rutgers Cancer Institute. "This milestone is a testament to RWJBarnabas Health and our academic medical center's ongoing commitment to providing the most advanced patient-centered cancer care. The generosity of our participants and sponsors not only celebrates how far we've come in a single year, but also strengthens our ability to deliver cutting-edge treatments, compassionate support, and hope for every patient we serve."

To learn more about how you can support RWJUH, please visit: https://www.rwjuhgiving.org.

About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health Facility, is a 724-bed academic medical center in New Brunswick that is New Jersey's largest academic medical center through its deep partnership with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers Cancer Institute. RWJUH is home to the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center and The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, a nationally-ranked 2025-26 Best Children's Hospital by U.S. News & World Report. RWJUH is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Regional Hospital for 2025-2026 with 19 High Performing Adult Specialties and Conditions. Centers of Excellence include heart and vascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatrics and women's health. As one of only three state-certified Level 1 Trauma Centers and the first designated Pediatric Trauma Center in New Jersey, RWJUH's campus serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.

For more Information visit us online at https://www.rwjbh.org/newbrunswick

Contact: Peter Haigney
RWJUH Public Relations
(732) 937-8568