It took 8 years for these hospital nurses to get a contract
After eight years of trying, registered nurses at a South Jersey hospital have voted to approve their first-ever contract.
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Hackensack Meridian gives nurses raises, pledges to hire more
Nurses from two Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals ratified a 22-month contract that includes a pledge to hire more nurses, satisfying what their union said was their biggest concern.
We Have a Contract! HPAE Locals 5058 and 5138 Ratify Agreement with HMH
On Thursday, December 13th, nurses from Southern Ocean Medical Center and Jersey Shore University Medical Center overwhelmingly ratified new contracts running through May 31, 2020. This victory is the result of the hard work from union caregivers across our union
Report: University Hospital needs ‘transformational leader’
A report by veteran health care executive Judith Persichilli concludes University Hospital in Newark, the state’s only public hospital, needs a transformational leader.
University Hospital’s problems festered because of leadership void — and now the CEO’s job is vacant
The veteran hospital executive who just finished studying the management and economic problems at University Hospital in Newark for the past four months is ...
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.
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?