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Scathing Report Says Nurses At This NJ Hospital Wouldn't Feel Safe Being Treated There Scathing Report Says Nurses At This NJ Hospital Wouldn't Feel Safe Being Treated There
Scathing Report Says Nurses At This NJ Hospital Wouldn't Feel Safe Being Treated There A scathing report released by the largest union representing healthcare workers in New Jersey reveals how nurses feel working at one Jersey Shore hospital — and it's largely not great. It all came to a head for Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center nurses during the pandemic, when they found themselves fighting their employer for protection all while working on the front lines under already stressful conditions, the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) report says. "Working conditions at Jersey Shore University Medical Center during the pandemic led to many …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dozen Maternity Ward Nurses Pregnant, Have Given Birth In The Last Year At One Area Hospital Dozen Maternity Ward Nurses Pregnant, Have Given Birth In The Last Year At One Area Hospital
Dozen Maternity Ward Nurses Pregnant, Have Given Birth In The Last Year At One Area Hospital When you're in the business of babies it's no surprise when babies are on the brain, maybe that's why there is a baby boom at one central Pennsylvania hospital. Eleven women who work in the Family Maternity Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital have gotten pregnant or had a baby in 2022, a spokesperson with the hospital said in a release.  “We do babies!” she says with a laugh. “That’s what we do!” nurse manager Marguerite Fritsch said. And do they ever. Among the 11 women in third-floor unit — all nurses or nurse aides — three are…

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by Jillian Pikora