New era for midwifery in New Jersey?
Decades after NJ was among first states with graduate-level midwifery training, options expand for students November 12, 2024 | Lilo H. Stainton, Health Care Writer Shirley White-Walker was a divorced, single mother working full time as a nurse in 1974 when her best friend, recently hired as a faculty member at a new graduate midwifery program in…Read More…
Sharing Innovations for Aging in America
One of the best parts of my job is getting to learn from our members. Parker Health Group, a member of the Quality Institute’s Leadership Council, has been quietly providing high level quality care to older adults in Central New Jersey for over 100 years. Parker’s CEO, Roberto Muñiz, is the current President of LeadingAge,…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Rashara Fuller, Ph.D., MA., LPC
The City of Plainfield has an active Mayors Wellness Campaign. Last year, Plainfield received a $20,000 grant through the Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign Mental Health Initiative, funded by Walmart. How did Plainfield determine there was a need to focus on the mental health of its residents? As a city, we’re coming back from…Read More…
Murphy’s Last Chance Budget to Fix State’s Health Care Spending Focus
Around this time each year, state agencies, preparing for the next fiscal year budget, start communicating their needs to the Governor’s office and the Office of Management and Budget. That means now is the time — indeed, the last time — for Gov. Murphy to leave a legacy of reformed health care spending designed to support the…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Edna Cadmus, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
The School of Nursing is a member of the Quality Institute’s Education Council and Quality Institute Chief Operating Officer Tyla Minniear serves on the Collaborating Center’s board. The NJ Collaborating Center for Nursing (Center) released the New Jersey CNA Data & Analysis Report, which focuses on Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) in New Jersey. This…Read More…
Rep. Watson Coleman Meets with Local Midwives and Doulas
Ewing, NJ (Thursday, October 10, 2024) – Today, as part of National Midwifery Week, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) sat down with midwives, doulas, healthcare professionals, and their patients at the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey in Trenton. At the listening session, they discussed how healthcare is evolving, centering on the diverse needs of mothers, from…Read More…
Can encouraging home births help maternal health crisis?
Lilo H. Stainton, Health Care Writer | October 7, 2024 | Health Care Advocates, lawmakers look to change NJ’s rules to allow for more births outside hospital setting Credit: (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)FILE – A pregnant woman stands for a portrait in Dallas, Thursday, May 18, 2023. State lawmakers are considering a measure to make home birth…Read More…