Campaign for Patient Safety and Safe Staffing
Keep Patients Safe
While the State of New Jersey does little to improve staffing levels, nurses and patients can take action, so every patient gets the care they need, when they need it.
Current staffing regulations in New Jersey, which offer coverage only in ICU or critical care units, have not been updated since 1987. Technology, reduced hospital stays, and patients have undergone drastic changes, but our regulations have remained stagnant, unchanged, and unenforced.
Know the Facts
Research studies show that safe staffing is linked to better patient outcomes and improved working conditions. HPAE has compiled those studies that indicate that having enough nursing staff at the bedside improves patient care, facilitates the retention of qualified, experienced nurses and leads to a reduction in workplace injuries.
Use Your Voice: Send a message to your NJ Senator in Trenton.
News
Stand United to Protect Patient Care and Demand Safe Staffing in Every Healthcare Facility in New Jersey
Safe Staffing, Safe Hospitals Join Nurses and Health Professionals in sharing experiences of unsafe staffing at hospitals and nursing that have put patient care at risk. NJ lawmakers from across the region are invited to hear and learn how they
Save The Date: April 26, 2018 Nurses Take DC
HPAE is joining forces with Nurses Take DC to join colleagues from across the country to urge Congress to set standards for nurse staffing levels. More details TBA. For now mark your calendar to join us Thursday, April 26, 2018,
HPAE Thanks Senator Joe Vitale & Assemblyman Dan Benson
Nurses caring for patients at the bedside have a voice in their workplace when they are unionized. As the state’s largest healthcare union, HPAE represents 13,000 healthcare workers in hospitals, nursing homes, addiction treatment centers, health clinics, research labs and
HPAE Nurses Speak Out for Safe Staffing
HPAE nurses are speaking out and taking action to keep patients safe and support legislation to make sure every hospital has enough nurses for every patient.
HPAE Celebrates National Nurses Week: May 6 – 12
Taking Action to Protect Health Care and Patient Safety HPAE nurses and health professionals play an important role in improving the delivery of healthcare services and advocating for patient, worker safety. During Nurses Week, we celebrate all that nurses and
Keep Our Hospitals Safe
Nurses and health professionals joined together to Keep Hospitals Safe on Monday, February 27, at the Trenton Statehouse and demand Trenton fully fund hospital inspections and pass patient safety, worker protection laws. Click here to learn how Trenton can Keep Our
Inspira Nurses Vote to Take Action for Patient Safety, Safe Staffing
Nurses from Inspira Health Network voted on May 19th to hold informational picketing at Inspira hospitals on a date to be determined. All 1,300 Inspira nurses represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) have been bargaining with Inspira
Members Meet with Cumberland County Freedholders
Inspira RNs from Vineland had a meeting with the Cumberland County Freeholders to brief them on issues that will be presented at the upcoming negotiations and how they may impact the citizens of Cumberland County. Local 5131 RNs
Staffing Forum Addresses Key Issues
Our local held a Staffing Forum held on February 17. The forum was an interactive meeting in which updates were given on the arbitration award regarding contract section 4.11 positions, the hospital’s acuity system, and staffing legislation in New Jersey.