SCI: CarePoint owners used shell companies to extract $157M from 3 hospitals
The principal owners of CarePoint Health set up shell companies to pull more than $157 million in "management fees" from the three Hudson County hospitals...
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Americans Are Going Bankrupt From Getting Sick
In April 2016, Venus Lockett was about to give a speech at an event she’d volunteered for near her home in Atlanta. She was already stressed. The previous night, she had stayed up late making her presentation, and then deleted
HPAE Contract Campaign Commitment Card
Great contracts aren't negotiated, they are won by the members. A union is only as strong as its members are united and ready to take action!
Workplace violence bill would require hospitals to meet OSHA safety standards
The bill was the subject of a hearing held by the House Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
I knew we had a problem after the 4th death': Failures led to 11 Wanaque center deaths
Lindy Washburn explains new federal findings about a deadly viral outbreak at the Wanaque Center.Lindy Washburn and Paul Wood Jr., North Jersey Record
Education Dinner and General Meeting
Healthcare Incident Investigations: What Went Wrong? Am I in Trouble? Speaker: Kathleen M. Gialanella, Esq., P.C.
University Hospital seeking $10M from state to overhaul crowded ER
University Hospital is requesting $10 million in state funds to review and improve an overcrowded emergency room that served approximately 80,000 patients last year, interim President and CEO Judith Persichilli said at a Community Oversight Board meeting on Wednesday.
Hospital Mergers Improve Health? Evidence Shows the Opposite
Many things affect your health. Genetics. Lifestyle. Modern medicine. The environment in which you live and work.
HPAE United At Rutgers: We Stand Together for Job Security, Dignity, and Transparency
When you are a union member, you get a greater say at work. Since the 1880’s the American Labor Movement has fought for greater democracy in the workplace, and HPAE is no exception. When you are a union member you
Union Rep Training, January 26
On January 26th, HPAE members came out for a training on handling grievances and representing their co-workers in disciplinary procedures.
Assembly Labor Committee approves $15 minimum wage bill
The Assembly Labor Committee advanced a measure Thursday that increases the state minimum wage to $15 an hour, following several hours of sometimes emotional testimony from social justice organizations, lawmakers, minimum wage employees, and business owners and advocates.
Lourdes Medical Center in Willingboro could become behavioral health, drug treatment hospital
The company’s future plan for the 173-bed Willingboro hospital was revealed in documents filed with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office as part of the agency’s ongoing review of the proposed merger between the two South Jersey health care systems.