Contract negotiations with Rutgers' administration have been underway for nearly six months. We are still far apart on wages and the administration continues to reject proposals to provide us the same tuition remission and parking benefits as our Rutgers Legacy
From NJBIZ, February 9, 2015 A bill that mandates new, more extensive nurse staffing levels at hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and other health care facilities was supported by nurses and opposed by hospitals at a legislative hearing Monday afternoon in
From NJ Spotlight, February 6, 2015 The state Senate health committee has scheduled a hearing Monday afternoon in Trenton on a bill to create minimum nurse staffing level in hospitals, ambulatory surgery facilities, developmental centers and psychiatric hospitals. The bill,
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 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
Please take a few minutes of your time to fill out the survey described here. It is intended for all Health Care Case Managers in the FXB Child Health Unit represented by HPAE Local 5094. This survey is not intended
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