11/26/2025
On November 25, 2025, JSAS HealthCare, Inc.’s Project 1st STOP was welcomed by Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus!
Dr. Phil Passes, Chief Administrative Officer at Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus; Connie Greene, Senior Vice President of the RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery; and Maggie Rizzo, Executive Director and CEO of JSAS HealthCare, Inc., spoke at the event, highlighting the critical need for low-barrier, stigma-free opioid use disorder treatment and overdose prevention services.
“Increased access to evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder is more important than ever,” said Ms. Rizzo, “In New Jersey, we’re seeing a decline in overdose rates thanks to expanded treatment options, the strength of our peer recovery community and our overdose prevention efforts. Project 1st STOP will allow us to build on that progress by bringing life-saving care directly to individuals in the communities where they live and when they need it most.”
This will be the first mobile Opioid Treatment Program in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, staffed onboard by two nurses, recovery specialists, and a counselor and physician via telehealth.
The mobile medication unit is a critical resource to individuals in the community and will be on-site in the Emergency Department parking lot at Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8 am to noon.
📍 For full schedule and locations, visit www.jsashealthcare.org or call 732-988-8877.
Together, we’re making treatment accessible and saving lives. 💙
