Labor Unions Organize Rally to Keep Saint Michael’s Medical Center Open
More than 200 employees, physicians, patients, community members and local officials joined labor unions — JNESO, District 1199J and IUOE Local 68 — for a rally to keep Saint Michael’s Medical Center...
View ArticleEssex County Churches Join Effort to Save Newark Hospital
African-American churches in Newark and throughout Essex County are joining together on Sunday to mobilize their congregants into action in an effort to save Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark.
View ArticleHealthcare Foundation of New Jersey Provides $50,800 to Purchase Safe Cribs...
Keeping Babies Safe (KBS), a non-profit organization that promotes safe sleeping practices, has received $50,800 to provide safe cribs for 300 low-income families through The Healthcare Foundation of...
View ArticlePrime Healthcare Receives Approval to Acquire Morris Hospitals As It Awaits...
The California healthcare company seeking to purchase Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark won regulatory approval today to acquire Saint Clare’s Health System.
View ArticleSaint Michael’s Medical Center Voluntarily Files for Reorganization Under...
Saint Michael’s Medical Center today voluntarily filed for reorganization under Chapter 11, saying it was a prudent and necessary action to preserve the Newark medical center’s financial viability and...
View ArticleCoalition Members Call on Governor to Come Home and Approve Sale of Newark...
A coalition of local clergy, elected officials, union leaders, community advocates, employees, physicians and patients joined together at Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark on August 13, to urge...
View ArticleGrass Roots Coalition Members Oppose Barnabas Health Bid For Saint Michael’s...
Key members of the Save Saint Michael’s Medical Center Coalition today said they are opposed to Barnabas Health’s last-ditch effort to purchase the Newark hospital.
View ArticleNewark Councilwoman Seeks to Block Horizon Plan That Would Harm Central Ward...
Central Ward Councilwoman Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins announced today she is sponsoring a resolution calling for state regulators to review and place on hold the implementation of a plan announced by...
View ArticleNewark Council Pushes State to Sell Saint Michael's to Prime Healthcare
The Newark City Council last night passed a resolution urging the state of New Jersey to withdraw as a potential bidder for Saint Michael’s Medical Center, forced into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...
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Workers Rally for the Future of Saint Michael’s Medical Center
Union protesters filled the streets of Newark on October 27, parading to the steps of City Hall to demand that Saint Michael’s Medical Center remain open.
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NJ Indian Business Association: Finalize the Sale of Saint Michael’s Now
The NJ Indian Business Association, which represents thousands of small businesses and professionals, including healthcare workers across the state, today urged the sale of Saint Michael’s Medical...
View ArticleCouncilwoman Calls Prime’s $50 Million Investment in Saint Michael’s A “Game...
Central Ward Councilwoman Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins today called Prime Healthcare Service’s plans to double its investment in Saint Michael’s Medical Center to $50 million a “game changer” for the city.
View ArticleJudge Approves Sale of Newark Hospital to Prime Healthcare Services
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge today signed off on the sale of Saint Michael's Medical Center in Newark to Prime Healthcare Services, moving the California-based company one step closer to ownership.
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Opinion: Preparing For the Cadillac Tax
Could this tax destroy employer sponsored health care?The so-called Cadillac tax, which takes effect in 2018, will impact employers who provide “rich” coverage with single premiums exceeding $10,200 or...
View ArticleBarnabas Non-Profit Status Comes into the Crosshairs of City Council
The non-profit status of Beth Israel Medical Center in the city's South Ward is coming into the crosshairs of one city councilwoman who wants to form a task force to explore whether the non-profit...
View ArticleSale of Newark's Saint Michael's Medical Center Clears Major Hurdle
The long delayed sale of Saint Michael's Medical Center in Newark to Prime Healthcare Services took one giant step forward when the state Department of Health deemed its application for a Certificate...
View ArticleSale of Newark's Saint Michael's Clears Another Hurdle
The sale of Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark to Prime Healthcare Services cleared yet another major milestone when the state Attorney General’s Office deemed its application complete, the...
View ArticleNewark Councilwoman Opposes Senate Bill Requiring Hospitals to Pay Community...
Newark Central Ward Councilwoman Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins today said she opposed a Senate bill that would require hospitals to pay a “community service contribution” on that grounds that it would...
View ArticleSaint Michael’s Medical Center Raises $6,000 for American Heart Association
Saint Michael’s Medical Center employees and medical staff raised $6,000 for the American Heart Association during National Wear Red Day on Feb. 5.
View ArticleSaint Michael's Residents to Represent New Jersey at National Medical...
A team of residents from Saint Michael’s Medical Center will represent New Jersey in a national medical competition after winning first place in the state.
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