Friday, October 1
Tropicana
2831 Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ
HPAE's efforts have resulted in the passage of precedent-setting legislation, which protects our patients and our professions. That legislation includes:
- Violence in the Workplace
- Safe Lift
- Paid Family Leave
- Public Disclosure
- Mandatory Overtime
- The 'Baby Bill'
- 'Whistleblower Protection'
- The Health Care Quality Act (For more information on patients rights under NJ laws, click here.)
- 'Needle-Safety' (For more information on needle safety, and/or info on safe needle systems, click here.)
- A2606 (Wagner/Conaway) Requires training for all trustees of general hospitals.
- A2607 (Green/Conaway) Requires each general hospital to annually conduct public meetings for the community it serves.
- A2608 (Conaway/Caputo) Authorizes enhanced DHSS monitoring of hospital financial performance and intervention in management of identified distressed hospitals.
- A2609 (Conaway) Prohibits hospitals from charging certain uninsured persons more than 10% greater than applicable Medicare rate.
HPAE also works through our national organization, AFT, on federal legislation - supporting the real Patient Bill of Rights, and federal Needle-Safety.
COPE Representatives
| First Name | Last Name | Hospital | Local # | |
| Donna | Benjamin | BMC | Local 5185 | bencathpae@aol.com |
| Carol | Stern | BRMC | Local 5091 | cborn43@optonline.net |
| Jean | Lucas | Cooper | Local 5118 | jmlgreta@aol.com |
| Shelley | Crowe | Christ Hospital | Local 5186 | crowern@comcast.net |
| Daria | Baum | EHMC | Local 5004 | daria@myarbonne.com |
| Pam | Reinhardt | JSMC | Local 5058 | pbreinha@aol.com |
| Juan | Sequinot | Meadowlands Hospital | Local 5147 | |
| Marilyn | Higgins | JSMC | Local 5058 & Retiree Council | oceangigi@aol.com |
| Gloria | Wheeler | Palisades Medical Center | Local 5030 | gleewheeler51@comcast.net |
| Barbara | Egger | Runnells Specialized Hospital | Local 5112 | bhegger@aol.com |
| Beth | Manganaro | SJH | Local 5131 | Sjskingaerorn@msn.com |
| Gary | Peoples | Temple/Episcopal | Local 5106 | |
| Claudia | Storicks | Virtua | Local 5105 | mumskool@comcast.net |
| Thomas | Murphy | UMDNJ | Local 5094 | Murphytf@umdnj.edu |
| Joy | Anderson | UMDNJ RNs | Local 5089 | joyal07063@yahoo.com |
| Sherri | Anapete | SOCH | Local 5138 | Sanepete@comcast.net |
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