Program brings mental health care to NJ essential workers (video)
Ana Delgado, a registered nurse at Rutgers University, knows all about the emotional and mental strain of COVID-19.
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Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, analyses of federal, state, and local data have shown that people of color have experienced a disproportionate burden of cases and deaths.
Travel nurses have rescued N.J. hospitals. But have they come at too high a price?
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Murphy: ‘Norcross has Dedicated His Life to Fighting for NJ’s Working Families’
HPAE President Debbie White and Gov. Murphy join labor and political leaders at Norcross re-election launch.
Some workers lose benefits after a nursing home is sold. N.J. lawmakers just voted to protect them.
Companies that buy health care businesses like nursing homes in New Jersey would have to maintain the salary and benefits package of the workforce for six months under a bill approved by a Senate committee Thursday.
COVID, Trauma and Stress: Taking Care of Our Mental Health Co-Provided by AFT and HPAE
Presenter: Carolyn Bazan, MS, LAC, CRC 1.5 Contact hours Course Information: Over the last year and a half, treating patients with COVID 19 has led nurses and healthcare workers to experience repeated emotional and psychological trauma, often resulting in depression,
Local 5089 Bargaining Update, February 2, 2022
HPAE returns to the bargaining table on Friday, February 4th and is hopeful that some progress will be made.
Some N.J. health workers weigh quitting over new vaccine mandate. Will it escalate the staffing crisis?
New Jersey hospital systems and health care unions say the vast majority of their employees are vaccinated due to largely pro-vaccine attitudes and a number of previous government and corporate mandates.
Right now, nursing is broken
When I can get out and run my errands, I see people who aren’t taking precautions to protect themselves, and it’s frustrating because, inside the hospitals, health professionals are in crisis mode.