From National Public Radio (NPR), February 4, 2015 When Tove Schuster raced to help a fellow nurse lift a patient at Crozer-Chester Medical Center near Philadelphia in March 2010, she didn’t realize she was about to become a troubling statistic.
February 4, 2015 Next Monday, February 9, the New Jersey Senate Health committee will be hearing testimony on S-1183, a bill which establishes minimum nurse staffing standards for hospitals, ambulatory surgery facilities and certain facilities of the NJ Dept. of
From NJ Spotlight, February 3, 2015 When Gov. Chris Christie spoke out about when children should receive vaccines, he wasn’t speaking for the consensus of medical opinion on the issue. [Watch a Video of HPAE President Ann Twomey Emphasizing the
From NJ Spotlight, February 3, 2015 When Gov. Chris Christie spoke out about when children should receive vaccines, he wasn’t speaking for the consensus of medical opinion on the issue. [Watch a Video of HPAE President Ann Twomey Emphasizing the
From the Record, January 31, 2015 For newly sworn-in Bergen County Executive James Tedesco, health care is a deeply personal issue. He talks about the profound impact nurses had on the care his late wife Renee received after a double
From NJ Advance Media for NJ.com , January 31, 2015 Barnabas Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Health System are exploring a partnership, the CEOs of both organizations confirmed to NJ Advance Media. If the two major health systems were
From the New York Times, January 27, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Tuesday that 9.5 million people had signed up to receive health coverage through public marketplaces in 2015, with less than a month to go before the
From the Washington Post, January 26, 2015 The Obama administration on Monday announced an ambitious goal to overhaul the way doctors are paid, tying their fees more closely to the quality of care rather than the quantity. Rather than pay
January 21, 2015 Over 100 HPAE leaders and activists met yesterday to discuss strategies and action plans to achieve our goals in bargaining, legislative and political activity, membership communication and involvement, organizing, and strengthening ties with the community. The conference
From the New York Times, January 20, 2015 WASHINGTON — President Obama claimed credit on Tuesday for an improving economy and defiantly told his Republican adversaries in Congress to “turn the page” by supporting an expensive domestic agenda aimed at