Saint Peter’s Healthcare System (SPHC)

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System (SPHC)

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System was established in 2007 to unify the expanding health and wellness services anchored by Saint Peter’s University Hospital. The system is sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, with Bishop James F. Checchio overseeing its Catholic identity. Leslie D. Hirsch serves as President and CEO, leading a team that includes over 3,600 healthcare professionals and more than 1,000 affiliated physicians. The system’s investment portfolio comprises marketable securities, alternative investments, and commingled funds — managed to support a 478-bed acute care teaching hospital, the Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s, and outpatient facilities including the CARES Surgicenter and the Family Health Center. Saint Peter’s also operates Saint Peter’s Physician Associates, a network of primary and specialty care providers. Geographically, all operations are concentrated in central New Jersey, primarily in New Brunswick. Saint Peter’s Foundation serves as the system’s fundraising arm, relying on community contributions to fund facility upgrades, new technologies, and program support. No total investment deployment or team size is publicly disclosed. The system treats over 23,000 inpatients and more than 245,000 outpatients annually, and is affiliated academically with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. A structural differentiator is the system’s religious sponsorship model: as a Catholic institution under the Diocese of Metuchen, capital allocation and operational decisions are bound by the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. This governance structure, with reserved powers for the Bishop, distinguishes Saint Peter’s from secular non-profit healthcare systems.