GOCCNJ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the only network of organizations in NJ working together to make certain that patients with serious illness get the care they need and no less, and the care they want and no more. The Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey (GOCCNJ) was founded in 2018 to better communicate, coordinate and collaborate on issues and activities to improve care for peopl
e in our state living with serious illness. We aim to increase access to high-quality, person-centered palliative and end-of-life care by convening stakeholders, identifying unmet needs, advocating for equitable policies and improved health outcomes, and sharing best practices and resources. GOCCNJ is comprised of nearly 35 statewide organizations representing the interests of older adults and people with serious illness, and the diverse group of providers that care for them including the academic institutions in NJ training the next generation of healthcare professionals. Through advocacy, research, and education, our mission is to provide policy makers, healthcare providers, patients, and family caregivers with the information, resources, training, and tools they need to access comprehensive, high-quality, person-centered advance care planning, palliative and end-of-life care. Our member organizations include: Churches Improving Communities (CIC), College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP), Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), Health Care Association of New Jersey (HCANJ), Home Care & Hospice Association of NJ, International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA), Jewish Sacred Aging, Leading Age New Jersey and Delaware, Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ), National Association of Social Workers New Jersey Chapter, New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well (NJAAW, formerly NJ Foundation for Aging), New Jersey American College of Emergency Physicians, New Jersey Association of Health Plans (AHP), New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies (NJAMHAA), New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI), New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA), New Jersey Long-Term Care Leaders Coalition, New Jersey Long-Term Care Ombudsman, New Jersey Palliative Care APN Consortium, New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistant (NJSSPA), Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice, and the VNA Health Group. We also have established strategic alliances with the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (CTAC), the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), and the following academic institutions: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Rowan University School Osteopathic Medicine, Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and the Rutgers School of Public Health. Medical Director: David Barile, MD
Our medical director is a physician board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Israel, MD
Florence Kariuki, MHA, RN, FHELA
Steven Peskin, MD
Jill Schwartz-Chevlin, MD, MBA, FACP
Katherine Taylor, JD, PhD
Yvette Vieira, MMH, HEC-C
Anthony Wehbe, DO, MBA, FACOI
Our board members come from diverse backgrounds with strong roots to New Jersey and a deep commitment to improve care for New Jersey seniors.
