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Staff and drug shortages hit NJ hospitals as COVID surges
Hospital workers hit hard by latest NJ COVID surge
Vax rate high among NJ healthcare workers
Vax mandate has not led to exodus of NJ nurses
How safe is your hospital? New grades released by The Leapfrog Group
No hospital in New Jersey received a failing grade, but more than a dozen facilities fell short of an A or B grade.
NJ hospitals urge patients to 'Get Care Now,' even during COVID
Many New Jersey residents remain apprehensive about continuing regular medical care as we near the end of 2020, owing to fears of a spike or second wave of the virus.
1,500 nurses at Jersey Shore hospitals get ready to go on strike
More than 1,500 nurses at two Jersey Shore hospitals have authorized plans to go on strike if their union cannot reach an agreement with hospital management.
Jersey Shore hospital investigated: Trash-bag gowns and ill-fitti
The union at Jersey Shore University Medical Center said many workers are wearing masks that require an initial fitting for the first time.
New Jersey is not a good state to be a nurse, report finds
New Jersey is the 8th worst state for nurses because the salary is low plus the opportunities are few and the competition is high.
'Like nothing I've ever seen' — NJ hospital at center of COVID-19
A hospital that has been at the center of the COVID-19 outbreak response in New Jersey in recent weeks has been making do with ingenuity and improvisation.
UPDATE: NJ woman with coronavirus is found after giving fake name
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Tuesday said the woman on Saturday tested positive after visiting East Orange General Hospital.
C-section rate continues to drop in NJ — and that's good
Experts say the focus today is all about the best outcome for the mother and baby