Southern Ocean Medical Center Nurses Reach Contract Agreement with Hackensack Meridian Health
The nurses at Southern Ocean Medical Center reached a tentative agreement recently with Hackensack Meridian Health.
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Hackensack Meridian hospital nurses close to resolving bitter contract dispute
Nurses from Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Southern Ocean Medical Center have reached a tentative deal on a new contract, union officials said Thursday night.
The Health 202: House Democrats want more aggressive scrutiny of health-care mergers
Add “hospital consolidation” to the list of health-care problems on which Democrats want to pressure the Trump administration once they take control of the House in January.
$60M in investments could save doomed hospital, bring 300 new jobs
A new name. Millions in investments. Major renovations. New services. Some 300 new employees. Will it be enough to turn around an ailing, nearly 100-year-old hospital in rural South Jersey?
When Hospitals Merge to Save Money, Patients Often Pay More
The nation’s hospitals have been merging at a rapid pace for a decade, forming powerful organizations that influence nearly every health care decision consumers make.
Hospital’s layoff notices mean better things ahead
The 408 workers at Memorial Hospital of Salem County who were just sent layoff notices have little reason to fear that they're going to lose their jobs permanently, but they must be feeling some trepidation over what comes next.
Wanaque outbreak crisis requires more detailed answers
How we treat the most vulnerable in society speaks volumes about who we are as a people, and about our values, and about our priorities.
Wanaque virus outbreak: Report details hand-washing lapses
In one case, a nursing assistant removed a soiled diaper from a severely disabled child, then, still wearing the same pair of gloves, attached a respiratory tube to the child.
DOH Launches Infection Control Campaign In Wake of Two Hospital Outbreaks
Deaths of children — nine from viral outbreak in Passaic County, one from bacterial outbreak in an Essex County hospital with ‘major infection control deficiencies’ — leads to new inspections, training