University Hospital needs $1 billion overhaul, CEO says
The Newark hospital is said to need a slew of modern upgrades, and it’s getting backing from politicians and health care leaders
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University Hospital Nursing Staff Reflects on Pandemic One Year Later
When the coronavirus pandemic descended upon University Hospital in Newark last year, nothing could have prepared its employees for what would soon become a call for unprecedented, timely decisions, shortages of protective equipment...
Rutgers, New Jersey, you broke your promise
With recent headlines highlighting racial and ethnic differences in outcomes from the coronavirus pandemic, awareness is rising about the impact healthcare inequities, racial discrimination, disparate opportunities and limited access have on minority populations.
Welcome Meeting for New UH Employees
As a new employee at University Hospital within the past year, HPAE would like to invite you to a meeting to educate you on the benefits of being a member of the Health Professionals and Allied Employees or “HPAE” as
New studies show COVID-19 vaccines protect health care workers and their households (video)
New studies show that, even as cases of COVID-19 surged in the general population, infections among vaccinated health care workers dropped significantly.
Local 5089 UH Membership Meeting, Wednesday, March 24
HPAE has scheduled membership meetings tomorrow, Wednesday, March 24th at 9:30 am and 8:30pm via zoom.
HPAE Statement on Gov. Murphy's Budget Announcement
After years of underfunding, we applaud Governor Murphy and Treasurer Muoio for taking strides to invest in NJ's public health infrastructure. Our state can no longer afford to neglect infectious disease prevention programs.
‘It decimated our staff’: Covid ravages Black and brown health workers in US
Covid-19 has taken an outsized toll on Black and Hispanic Americans – and those disparities extend to medical workers
Meet the nurse who was the first person in N.J. to get a COVID-19 vaccine
Beniquez was the first of 80 healthcare workers slated to receive their first dose of the vaccine at University Hospital on Tuesday, the beginning of the state’s latest chapter in fighting a virus that has killed more than 17,000 of
HPAE Statements on UH nurse receiving the first COVID-19 vaccine
Healthcare workers have faced greater risks and rates of exposure throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We are grateful that an HPAE nurse, working in the Emergency Room at University Hospital, was the first to be vaccinated in New Jersey.
NJ.com Special Report: Crossroads of a plague
The worst pandemic in a century has ravaged Newark and its Black community. It was a tragedy decades in the making.
University Hospital strikes contract deals with union leadership through 2021
University Hospital in Newark – the only state-owned hospital and one of three Level One trauma centers in New Jersey – said Tuesday it finalized a contract deal with nine separate unions representing a combined 3,300 employees.