UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SHEILA OLIVER- NEWARK NJ, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2023

The University Hospital community is saddened by the passing of a trailblazing force in New Jersey state government, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver.

Lieutenant Governor Oliver will be remembered by many for her tireless work to support disenfranchised and under-resourced communities throughout the State and her continued advocacy for her hometown city of Newark.  The University Hospital community is specifically grateful for her unyielding commitment to supporting its key mission.

The entirety of the University Hospital organization will keep her and her family in our thoughts and prayers.

# # # About University Hospital

University Hospital is part of one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers and is the Level 1 Trauma Center for Northern New Jersey. Located at University Heights in Newark, University Hospital is a principal teaching hospital of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and a regional resource for advanced services across many medical specialties. For more information about University Hospital, please visit www.uhnj.org.