An experienced pharmaceutical executive based in Alpine, NJ, John Klein is the chairman of Cambridge Therapeutics. Credited with obtaining US Food and Drug Administration approval for over 300 generic drugs, John Klein remains up to date on health-related developments in NJ.

A new program based in Paterson, NJ, aims to improve health outcomes by offering affordable housing to people in need. In collaboration with the state, St. Joseph’s Health will provide increased aid to frequent visitors to its emergency departments by helping to transform a nearby parking lot into a first-of-its-kind affordable-housing development. The property site is located across the street from St. Joseph’s University Medical Center. When finished, it will have 70 residential units that include one- to three-bedroom apartments. Residents will be eligible for housing vouchers to subsidize their rent. The venture is part of the Hospital Housing Partnership Program, which will establish a support system to low-income individuals.

While most of the financing comes from St. Joseph’s, the Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency will provide $12 million in funding, and the New Jersey Development Corporation will manage the construction at the site. As of July 2019, eight other hospitals expressed interest in joining the Hospital Housing Partnership Program.