Hudson Regional buying land under Bayonne, Hoboken hospitals
Hudson Regional Hospital, in the latest effort by the Secaucus-based medical center to buy Bayonne Medical Center and Hoboken University Medical Center, agreed to buy the properties on which they sit from owner Avery...
Care clash: Legislation could force nursing homes to add caregivers … but they say...
Certified nursing assistants that bathe, dress and do much more for residents at New Jersey nursing homes woke up to new prospects under Gov. Phil Murphy.
That’s because a union that represents them saw an...
As Anderson takes reins of RWJ-Rutgers medical group, he aims to train top pros...
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Dr. Andy Anderson said, sounding extraordinarily calm describing his new job.
He was asked to be CEO of the combined medical group at the recently partnered RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers University...
More people know they need mental health services, but facilities cannot find staff to...
Given the usual do-gooder characterization of millennials, full-time work in mental health services — a daily dose of caring for the most vulnerable — should be a dream.
It isn’t. And that’s a tough pill...
Opportunity Project hosts annual Brain Injury Awareness Month campaign
March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, and Millburn-based Opportunity Project is inviting community members to support the upcoming events focusing on brain injury prevention and improving the quality of life for persons living...
2 urban N.J. hospitals top national rankings for social responsibility
Two New Jersey for-profit hospitals — CarePoint Health-Christ Hospital in Jersey City and Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark — were ranked as the Top 2 hospitals in the country for health equity, according...
Noven Pharmaceuticals appoints Higo as its CEO
Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc., which has a presence in Jersey City and Miami, Florida, announced Monday it has appointed Dr. Naruhito Higo as CEO, effective Oct. 1.
Higo will be succeeding Jeff Mihm, who had formally...
Christie approves 26 facilities for opioid treatment bed increase
As part of Gov. Chris Christie’s fight against opioid abuse, an increase in inpatient psychiatric treatment beds was approved Friday.
Christie has called for 811 new adult care beds — with an additional 53 expected...
Murphy defends his lack of social distancing at protests: ‘Time perhaps unlike any in...
Gov. Phil Murphy defended his attendance at two protests this past weekend — even though he violated his own executive orders on social distancing in the process.
The governor is increasingly coming under scrutiny for...
RWJ Somerset partnering with local groups to expand vaccine access to Black, brown communities
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset — trying to turn around statistics that show Black and brown communities are getting vaccinated at slower rates than the general population — is partnering with local organizations...
