1,500 nurses at Jersey Shore hospitals get ready to go on strike
More than 1,500 nurses at two Jersey Shore hospitals have authorized plans to go on strike if their union cannot reach an agreement with hospital management.
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NJ hospital investigated: Trash-bag gowns, ill-fitting masks?
The union at Jersey Shore University Medical Center said many workers are wearing masks that require an initial fitting for the first time.
'Like nothing I've ever seen' — NJ hospital at center of COVID-19
A hospital that has been at the center of the COVID-19 outbreak response in New Jersey in recent weeks has been making do with ingenuity and improvisation.
C-section rate continues to drop in NJ — and that's good
Experts say the focus today is all about the best outcome for the mother and baby
NJ hospital merger 'explored' by Saint Peter’s & RWJBarnabas
The two health systems first mentioned potential for a partnership a year ago.
NJ largest hospital system forced to pay ransom in cyber attack
New Jersey’s largest hospital system said that a ransomware attack last week disrupted its computer network and that it paid a ransom to stop it.
NJ considers putting nurses in charge of staffing levels
A bill ] introduced by Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz would require health care facilities to establish committees of nurses to set nurse staffing levels.
Patients need info on out-of-state hospital transfers — lawmaker
The Patient Protection Act Bill would educate New Jerseyans on hospital transfers prior to the process and protect them from surprise billing.
Murphy budget awards hospitals $262M in charity care
Gov. Phil Murphy's proposed 2020 budget includes another $262 million in Charity Care funds to the state's 70 acute care hospitals and one specialty hospital.
Simulated operating room is helping train NJ nurses
They're getting hands-on experience with manikin patients, not real people.