NJ hospitals slipped in safety rankings during COVID. Here’s how yours did.
Michael L. Diamond Asbury Park Press When it comes to hospital safety standards, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch continued to set the standard at the Jersey Shore, a hospital watchdog group said in a report released Monday. Meanwhile, Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel was most improved, three hospitals fell a notch, and Southern Ocean Medical Center in Stafford has work to…Read More…
Freehold Township Awarded ‘Healthy Town’ Distinction
The designation is given to communities whose mayors consider healthy lifestyles a top priority and foster inclusive wellness programming. By Nicole Rosenthal, Patch Staff Dec 14, 2020 4:45 pm ET The designation is given to communities whose mayors consider healthy lifestyles a top priority and foster inclusive wellness programming. (Shutterstock) FREEHOLD, NJ – The statewide Mayors’ Wellness Campaign…Read More…
Trying to avoid a repeat of COVID-19 disaster in NJ nursing homes
LILO H. STAINTON, HEALTH CARE WRITER | NOVEMBER 9, 2020 | CORONAVIRUS IN NJ, HEALTH CARE Training program underway to improve infection control, keep residents and workers safe Credit: (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)File photo: March 25, 2020, a resident of St. Joseph’s Senior Home, Woodbridge is helped on to a bus after an outbreak of COVID-19 there. Health care…Read More…
How to ensure equal access in NJ to maternal health care and family planning services
The full spectrum of reproductive health — from decisions about conception through maternity care and birth — was the subject of a lively discussion among the panel of clinical and policy experts NJ Spotlight News brought together for an online roundtable last week. The event — titled Maternal Health and Family Planning in New Jersey:…Read More…
N.J. has 1 of the worst maternal mortality rates. COVID-19 has made things worse.
New Jersey is ranked 47th in the nation, and for mothers and babies of color, the situation is even more dire. When the global pandemic hit, pregnant women became particularly vulnerable to stress, anxiety, and fear, say First Lady Tammy Murphy and Lisa Asare, the assistant commissioner of Family Health Services in the Department of…Read More…
NJ Foundation For Aging: August’s Aging Insights TV program, Episode 107: “Conversation of Your Life”
August’s Aging Insights TV program, Episode 107: “Conversation of Your Life” TRENTON, NJ (July 31, 2020) – Have you made your end-of-life decisions and let them be known? If not, why not? What if a crisis occurs and you’re not able to express your wishes? The August episode of Aging Insights is an encore broadcast…Read More…
Sayegh: Paterson must embrace wellness campaign | Opinion
Andre Sayegh Special to the USA TODAY NETWORK One of my many New Year’s Resolutions for 2020 was to promote and prioritize the health and wellness of Paterson residents. And so I announced my Mayor’s Wellness Campaign to achieve the aforementioned objective to get residents to be more active and health conscious. On Jan. 24,…Read More…
Opinion: We Must Rescue Health Insurance for Small Businesses and Their Workers
JOEL C. CANTOR, MARGARET KOLLER | JULY 30, 2020 | OPINION, HEALTH CARE Highlighting inherent and growing challenges, as hotly debated legislation goes under the microscope in the Legislature Thursday Joel C. Cantor and Margaret Koller New Jersey has successfully “flattened the curve” in the growth of coronavirus cases, but the prospect of a second wave can’t be ignored,…Read More…
Day Health Strategies Podcast – Reimagining the Small Group Employer Market w/ Linda Schwimmer
Our host, Emily George, spoke with Linda Schwimmer, President and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute. Linda is responsible for driving policies that advance health care safety, access and affordability. She is well-known for her commitment to drive lasting change that improves health care for every person in New Jersey. In this…Read More…
Here’s a rescue plan for health insurance at NJ’s struggling small businesses
Lindy Washburn NorthJersey.com The effects of the coronavirus shutdown on New Jersey’s small businesses are well known: lost customers, lost revenues, and lost plans for the future amid an unpredictable global pandemic. Add to that long-running problems in the state’s health insurance market for small businesses, and the hardships for owners and their employees are…Read More…