Kaitlan Baston Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy taps interim health commissioner

April 24, 2025 1:07 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy appointed Jeff Brown as acting health commissioner Wednesday after the previous commissioner accepted an interim hospital leadership role. Brown serves as the deputy commissioner for health systems at the New Jersey Department of Health. He will replace...

Murphy’s health commissioner leaving to run University Hospital

April 22, 2025 1:17 pm

New Jersey Commissioner of Health Kaitlan Baston is leaving Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet to become the interim CEO of University Hospital in Newark. When cabinet vacancies occur this late in a governor’s final year in office, traditionally someone from within...

Kaitlan Baston to be nominated as next N.J. health commissioner

July 25, 2023 1:20 pm

With New Jersey Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli departing state government next month, Gov. Phil Murphy announced today that he will nominate addiction medicine specialist Kaitlan Baston to replace her. “The Department plays a vital role in protecting the public’s health,...