Deeply in debt and struggling to stay open, Saint Michael’s Medical Center of Newark put itself up for sale two years ago and accepted a $65 million offer from Prime Healthcare Services of California. Weeks later, however, Prime took a
The health care system we encounter as patients has changed dramatically in the past decade. In New Jersey, financially vulnerable hospitals have reduced services and staff, gone through bankruptcy or closed, undergone mergers and consolidations, and been purchased by for-profit,
The Newark City Council’s passage on Thursday of a resolution supporting principles and goals governing the sale and State review of Saint Michael’s Medical Center (SMMC) drew applause from leading community and advocacy organizations, New Jersey Citizen Action and the
For Immediate Release: Contact Jeanne Otersen 201-280-9279 Citing Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith’s leadership in protecting patients and caregivers at the local hospital, NJ’s largest health care union announced their endorsement of Mayor Mark Smith of Bayonne in his reelection
For immediate release: April 4, 2014 Registered Nurses at Memorial Hospital of Salem County (MHSC) are outraged with the NJ Department of Health’s (DOH) decision to allow Community Health Systems, Inc (CHS),
For Immediate Release: Contact: Bridget Devane, 732-996-5493 Winning safe conditions for donor and worker safety is a top priority for the health care union currently in contract bargaining talks with American Red Cross – Penn Jersey Region Blood Services
Jeanne Otersen, HPAE Public Policy Director, was named one of the top 50 leaders in healthcare in New Jersey by NJBIZ. Jeanne was 27th on the list of 50 healthcare leaders. From NJBIZ: She’s the policy director at HPAE, a
“ The state’s largest health-care union Tuesday condemned what it called “profound flaws” in the state Health Department’s oversight of hospitals, saying lax oversight allowed new for-profit owners to drive up health care costs and reduce access to services, while
For Immediate Release Contact: Jeanne Otersen 201-262-5005 The failure by the Christie administration’s NJ Department of Health to monitor and enforce laws and regulations for safeguarding patient safety and financial accountability and transparency at NJ hospitals was
Health Professionals and Allied Employees 110 Kinderkamack Road Emerson, NJ 07630 201-262-5005 www.hpae.org For Immediate Release March 20, 2014 Contact: Jeanne Otersen, 201-280-9279 Winning safe nurse staffing levels for patient care is a top priority for nursing unions