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Bayonne Medical Center is looking for a merger partner amid a consolidation wave, but residents worry about losing access to acute care...
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Join us at the Bayonne City Council on Thursday November 21st
This Thursday, the Bayonne City Council will meet to vote on a city ordinance that will enable the city to operate and maintain our hospital in the event of an emergency.
RWJBarnabas to buy Christ Hospital and Hoboken University Medical Center
RWJBarnabas, one of the state’s largest health care systems, is set to acquire Christ Hospital and Hoboken University Medical Center in a deal that could drastically change the health care landscape in Hudson County.
Nominations for Local 5185 Officer Elections are now open
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are nine (9) local officer positions that are up for election this year.
Hudson County Healthcare Workers call for Transparency as an Agreement is Announced Between CarePoint Health and RWJBarnabas
Since Carepoint Health began purchasing Hudson County hospitals nearly a decade ago, HPAE members have stood together to fend off cutbacks, layoffs and reductions in services executed by the for-profit owners.
Bayonne HPAE Emergency membership meeting 10/27/19
Mandatory Membership meetings: Sunday, October 27th - 12p, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm & 8pm
As Rumors Swirl Davis Vows to Fight Efforts to Close Bayonne Medical Center
Local, county, and state officials were joined by union leaders and more than two dozen staff and residents to “sound the alarm” on what Mayor Jimmy Davis called an impending “major health crisis” in Bayonne.
Unionized healthcare workers at Carepoint hospitals call for oversight as the for-profit owner announces layoffs in Hudson County
On July 1st HPAE elected leaders were notified by Carepoint administration that layoff notices will be sent to employees in the coming weeks. HPAE, the largest union of nurses and health professionals in NJ, represents nurses at Christ Hospital in
State must update regulations for for-profit hospitals
The State Commission of Investigation report released this week on the byzantine business structures behind three Hudson County hospitalsrevives that queasy feeling we get when linking the words “for profit’’ with traditionally public service organizations.
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...
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.
Local 5185 HPAE State Convention Delegate List
The nomination and elections for HPAE Convention delegates has concluded.