Elizabeth Llorente
NJ.com
New York, NY, United States
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Inside N.J.’s in-home nursing shortage. A crisis intensifies as families beg for lifelines.
A critical shortage of private-duty nurses means special needs children often go without the level of care they need. → Read More
What does $225M buy? N.J. hospital says 137,000 square feet and ‘top-quality’ care.
A 137,000-square-foot cancer center is planned for Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. → Read More
George Floyd’s attorney urges Murphy to investigate alleged racism at N.J. hospital
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump called for an investigation into allegations of systemic racism. → Read More
N.J. man spent 850 days on a ventilator. He lived in hospitals for 2 years.
Cliffside Park resident Marc Lewitinn, 76, died after spending 850 days on a ventilator. → Read More
Racism pervades this N.J. hospital, former exec says. She was forced out because of it, she claims.
Dr. Chris Pernell seemed a strong contender to be CEO. Now she's out. → Read More
Pumpkin spice may be nice, but New Jerseyans spend weekend soaking up summer weather
Pumpkin spice lattes? Halloween store displays? With fall closing in, many New Jersey residents hit trails, recreational fields and parks as the last stretch of summer delivered sunshine and temperatures in the low 80s. → Read More
N.J. hospital administrator resigns. Executive was candidate for CEO position.
Dr. Chris Pernell will leave her post effective Sept. 2. → Read More
Will N.J. lift school vaccine-or-test mandate? Murphy administration reviewing new CDC guidance.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened some coronavirus guidelines Thursday. → Read More
This N.J. hospital canceled surgeries over alleged understaffing. Now it’s suing.
The hospital blames its anesthesia services provider for understaffing its OR. → Read More
N.J. hospital system reverses controversial plan to end on-site child care centers
The health system announced the reversal weeks after first telling employees the centers would shut down by September. → Read More
38,000 more N.J. kids battle anxiety, depression than 6 years ago. What’s going on?
Children are struggling with anxiety and depression at unprecedented levels, says a new national report. → Read More
N.J. health system pushes back closure of child care program after employee outcry
The health system extended its onsite child care centers for another three months after employees objected to their shutdown. → Read More
N.J. organ donations rise after pandemic drop. But donors in one group continue to fall.
Blacks comprise 15% of New Jersey's population, but only 11% of organ donors, even though the community has a great need. → Read More
Big hair. Walkmans. Stirrups. How nostalgic humor made Gen Xers want a colonoscopy. (Really.)
A light-hearted social media campaign has resulted in a sharp rise in colonoscopy appointments. → Read More
They’re a hospital’s best kept secret. How patient advocates are changing health care in N.J.
Consider them something of a patient's fairy godmother. Patient experience specialists can break through barriers at a hospital. → Read More
N.J. hospital named among top 100 U.S. acute-care facilities
It landed on Fortune/Merative's 2022 list of the country's 100 top hospitals. → Read More
Most Americans believe worst of pandemic is over, confidence in Biden wanes in new poll
A new national survey of more than 10,000 Americans show that the majority feel the worst of the pandemic is over → Read More
Philadelphia man charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 80-year-old woman outside N.J. supermarket, police say
Police allege a Philadelphia man, 40, stabbed an 80-year-old woman multiple times Sunday as she was loading groceries into her car. → Read More
N.J. is neglecting University Hospital, union says. It wants $$$ for the ‘antiquated’ facility.
University Hospital has been neglected by political leaders, the state's largest health workers union says. → Read More
More than 100 N.J. leaders call on University Hospital to name this executive as its next CEO
A statewide coalition that includes community, education and faith leaders has sent an open letter to Gov. Phil Murphy and the University Hospital board of directors in support of Dr. Chris Pernell, who is the facility's Chief Strategic Integration and Health Equity Officer, to be the next CEO. → Read More