AtlantiCare 2025 Annual Report

Access for All: Delivering High-Quality Care Without Compromise

Federally Qualified Health Center

At AtlantiCare’s Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), care is designed to ensure every individual receives high-quality healthcare, no matter what their circumstances. For thousands of individuals and families in our region, the FQHC is more than a place to see a doctor, it is a trusted doorway to health, stability and support. Many of our FQHC patients and families face barriers such as limited insurance coverage, financial hardship or complex life circumstances and social needs. Our mission is to provide comprehensive, dependable, affordable care without ever compromising quality. Patients receive care for the whole person, with access to primary care, dental, behavioral health services, substance abuse treatment, specialty care, pharmacy support and connections to community resources, all in one place, and regardless of their ability to pay. That integrated approach means patients and their families are never forced to make impossible choices between their health and their basic needs, between filling a prescription or putting food on the table. This coordinated approach across services helps patients stay engaged in their care plan and ensures support at every step of their care journey. Quality care remains central to everything we do. AtlantiCare’s FQHCs have earned national recognition from the Health Resources and Services Administration for excellence in areas including heart health, behavioral health and diabetes care. These honors reflect a model built on trust and grounded in each person’s lived experience. Certified Community Behavioral Health Center AtlantiCare’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC) reflects the same core belief that guides our FQHC: access and excellence must go hand in hand. Behavioral health care should be easy to access, comprehensive in scope and delivered without compromise—especially for individuals and families living in rural areas where services are often limited. Located in Hammonton, AtlantiCare’s CCBHC was designed to make behavioral health services easier by bringing critical services together in one place. The center provides all nine required CCBHC services, including crisis intervention, mental health and substance use treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, care management, peer and family support, and services for veterans. In addition, AtlantiCare places an emphasis on primary care screenings, women’s health services, outpatient detoxification and enhanced children’s mental health programs—addressing the whole person, not just a single diagnosis. Now in its eighth year, the CCBHC has grown alongside the community it serves. Demand for services has led to a doubling of both staff and physical space, allowing the team to care for more than 1,600 individuals in 2025 and over 22,000 screenings while maintaining the highest standard of compassionate, coordinated care.

AtlantiCare continues to set the standard for trauma education through its 27th Annual Trauma Symposium, the largest trauma symposium in New Jersey. Drawing participants from across the country, the 3-day event is designed for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses and other healthcare professionals and reflects AtlantiCare’s depth of expertise and our commitment to advancing trauma care beyond our own walls. That expertise is rooted in daily practice. As a Level II Trauma Center, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center treats more than 2,000 trauma patients each year, caring for both blunt and penetrating injuries—the two primary categories of trauma cases. Our teams deliver rapid, coordinated, multidisciplinary care for patients with catastrophic injuries, ensuring the highest level of readiness when it matters most. Excellence in Trauma Care and Education That real-world experience anchors the symposium’s programming. This year’s event featured AtlantiCare physicians, alongside distinguished guest speakers, offering powerful clinical and leadership perspectives shaped by the most demanding circumstances. By convening local and national voices and sharing frontline expertise, AtlantiCare not only delivers exceptional trauma care but equips others to do the same, strengthening trauma programs and outcomes far beyond our region.

Trauma Surgeon, Dr. Frank DeAngelo (center) with AtlantiCare trauma teammembers

Keynote speaker John Peruggio, retired Chief of EMS, FDNY, who served as Chief during 9/11

From Opportunity to Impact Beth Ann Bates’s journey reflects the heart of AtlantiCare’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC). She began her work as a peer recovery specialist through a grant focused on community outreach and engagement, spending her days connecting with individuals in need and supporting them on their path to recovery.

Through those experiences at the CCBHC, Beth discovered a deeper calling to return to school to pursue a degree in social work. With the generous support from the Virginia Gormley MSW Scholarship, she advanced her education while staying closely connected to the community she serves.

Today, Beth is a clinical intern working toward her Master’s Degree in Social Work, continuing to support patients at the CCBHC. Her story is a powerful example of how investing in people strengthens communities and creates a cycle of care that grows from within.

From left: Beth Ann Bates, Virginia Gormley, Senator WilliamGormley

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