Sep 16, 2014 | News Roundup
The following is the New Jersey Nursing Initiative (NJNI) weekly news roundup, highlighting nursing and health care stories from around the state.
‘Silver Tsunami’ of Older Residents Shapes Debate on Long-Term Care Policy (NJ Spotlight)
The “silver tsunami” of older New Jersey residents who need long-term support and services is spurring the growth of home- and community-based services, but it’s also increasing the need for skilled nursing facilities, as well as reshaping the type of care residents receive and how the state will pay for it. These were among several topics discussed during a recent NJ Spotlight conference that brought together long-term care policy experts to discuss the future of such services in the state.
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Sep 9, 2014 | News Roundup
The following is the New Jersey Nursing Initiative (NJNI) weekly news roundup, highlighting nursing and health care stories from around the state.
In Face of National Declines Nurses Unions Look to Expand in South Jersey (NJ Spotlight)
As the number of hospitals shrinks, the number of nurses who belong to a union has decreased accordingly. In just the past five years, the community of unionized nurses has fallen off by 11 percent. At the same time, New Jersey’s nurses unions have been affected by hospital closures and the shift to for-profit health care. But unions are trying expand the number of facilities they represent, arguing that this will allow nurses to have a larger say in how hospitals operate — and will also swell the rank of unionized nurses.
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Sep 2, 2014 | News Roundup
The following is the New Jersey Nursing Initiative (NJNI) weekly news roundup, highlighting nursing and health care stories from around the state.
Diocese of Camden puts nursing homes up for sale (South Jersey Times)
The Diocese of Camden is looking for a buyer for all three of its nursing homes, as Bishop Dennis Sullivan released a statement saying the current model for diocesan nursing homes “cannot be sustained.” Proceeds from the sale would be used to fund current and new diocesan programs providing “health care ministry” to the poor, elderly, the homebound and the dying. The programs will also assist families with other health issues, including autism, according to the diocese.
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Aug 26, 2014 | News Roundup
The following is the New Jersey Nursing Initiative (NJNI) weekly news roundup, highlighting nursing and health care stories from around the state.
Inspira Woodbury nurses file to join union (South Jersey Times)
A statewide health care and nurses union has announced that registered nurses at Inspira Medical Center Woodbury have filed with the National Labor Relations Board to join its ranks. According to the Health Professionals and Allied Employees union, nurses at the Woodbury hospital will soon host a meeting with local elected officials and other leaders to draft a mission statement and call on Inspira to “respect the rights of nurses to unionize, and to commit to holding a fair and fast election.” HPAE currently represents registered nurses at Inspira’s medical centers in Bridgeton, Elmer and Vineland.
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Aug 19, 2014 | News Roundup
The following is the New Jersey Nursing Initiative (NJNI) weekly news roundup, highlighting nursing and health care stories from around the state.
Pascack Valley CNO reflects on year since HackensackUMC hospital opened (Nurse.com)
Despite a six-year wait that included a bankruptcy filing by the former Pascack Valley Hospital and a court battle from competing facilities to keep it closed, HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley in Westwood, N.J., reopened last year thanks in part to the work of Chief Nursing Officer Susan Giordano, RN, BSN, MBA, NEA-BC, FACHE, and her team. “It has been a challenge of a lifetime,” said Giordano, who oversees 236 part-time and full-time staff members plus 108 per-diem staff at the 128-bed facility. The facility received the first license since 1984 for a new hospital in the state, according to HackensackUMC’s website.
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