New operator for Bayonne hospital promises a new day
Hudson Regional Health CEO Nizar Kifaieh delivered good news to a curious staff at Bayonne Medical Center on Tuesday morning...
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Local 5185 November 2024 Update
Thank you to everyone who attended the Department of Health Hearing last week. Over sixty HPAE Members showed up to demand that the State Keep Our Hospital Open, Hold CarePoint Accountable, and NO LAYOFFS. If you have not already, please
Once considered Bayonne hospital’s savior, minority ownership group aims to halt CarePoint bankruptcy, merger
The surgicenter group that four years ago was hailed as the savior for the cash-strapped Bayonne Medical Center is now attempting to halt the CarePoint Health bankruptcy and merger plans.
The state is considering a new owner for Bayonne Medical Center. A union is demanding financial guarantees
A healthcare workers union is asking for a guarantee the new owners will commit $50 million to Bayonne Medical Center and keep it open for at least 10 years.
Local 5107 EVVNA/VNA Negotiations Update: We have a contract!
We met with management today; it was the final day of negotiations, and we pushed them as far as we could for the benefit of our members. A summary of the agreement will be supplied shortly.
CarePoint Health, more than $108 million in debt, declares bankruptcy
CarePoint Health, the Hudson County non-profit healthcare system teetering on the brink of financial collapse, is more than $108 million in debt, according to bankruptcy documents filed Sunday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
Local 5185 and 5186 Members: Save OUR Hospitals Rally, October 22
Tell our leaders to keep our Hospitals Open, Hold CarePoint Accountable, and NO LAYOFFS!
Moulick out as CEO of struggling NJ hospital system as new managers move forward
The CEO and president of a Hudson County hospital network on the brink of collapse has been replaced by the founder of the company planning to take over two of the hospitals.
Potential nurse strike looms at University Hospital as contracts set to expire (video)
There could be a potential nurse strike next week at University Hospital in Newark when their current contract expires on Sept. 30. While the two sides have been meeting, the union representing nurses says little progress has been made.
CarePoint Health announces potential layoff of 2,600 employees in New Jersey (video)
CarePoint Health says 2,600 employees working in its hospitals may be laid off in December. These employees work at Bayonne Medical Center, Christ Hospital in Jersey City and Hoboken University Hospital.
Nurses in Newark demand lower patient-to-staff ratios as contract talks heat up
Ten days before a contract between University Hospital in Newark and its nurses is set to expire, the two sides remain at odds mostly over one issue that has had a serious impact on hospitals and their nurses nationwide: patient-to-worker
Cooper Health officially acquires South Jersey health system, renames Cape Regional flagship hospital
As of Monday, Cape Regional Health System, a main health care organization serving Cape May and Atlantic counties, has officially joined Camden-based Cooper University Health Care.