Local 5186
Local 5186 represents Registered Nurses at Heights University Hospital in Jersey City, NJ.
Local 5186 represents Registered Nurses at Heights University Hospital in Jersey City, NJ.
President – Nicole Mankowski (201) 706-1134
Vice President – Nancy Weinstein
Secretary – VACANT
Treasurer – VACANT
Grievance Chair – Rebecca Lowe
Labor Management Chair – Nicole Mankowski
Staffing Chair – Nicole Mankowski
Health & Safety Chair – Nicole Mankowski
COPE Chair – Shelly Crowe
Jersey City is less than two weeks away from losing one of its two emergency rooms, leaving hospitals around Hudson County bracing for increased demand.
The union that represents nurses at Heights University Hospital has been told that the emergency department — the hospital’s last remaining department — will close by Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Hudson Regional Health has notified their employees of their intent to close Christ Hospital, renamed Heights University Hospital, by 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2026.
Management has informed Union Leadership that they are fully closing Christ Hospital. Nizar Kifaieh instructed managers to ignore the law and our Collective Bargaining Agreement and shut down the facility.
HPAE convinced the bankruptcy judge to agree to preside over timelines for BOTH Missed 401(k) matches.