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NJ Hospital In Financial Duress Given 24 Hours To Draw Up Disaster Plan NJ Hospital In Financial Duress Given 24 Hours To Draw Up Disaster Plan
NJ Hospital In Financial Duress Given 24 Hours To Draw Up Disaster Plan A beleaguered hospital in Essex County has just 24 hours to draw up a financial disaster plan, the state Department of Health ordered. In a letter sent to Carewell Health Medical Center in East Orange, Gene Rosenblum, the director of the Office of Program Compliance paints a dire financial picture for the hospital. CareWell Health Medical Center has low cash on hand, maintains negative operating margins and has cited other issues with emergency cash flow, he said. The hospital has not made any payments for the entire fiscal year for the assessments it owes the Department of Health, accordin…

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by Sam Barron
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Mosquitoes Test Positive For Serious But Rare EEE Virus In Berkeley Heights Mosquitoes Test Positive For Serious But Rare EEE Virus In Berkeley Heights
Mosquitoes Test Positive For Serious But Rare EEE Virus In Berkeley Heights A mosquito pool found in Berkeley Heights has tested positive for Eastern equine encephelatis (EEE), a virus-borne disease that is especially dangerous to children under 15 and adults over 50, the township said in a statement Tuesday.  The pool of infected mosquitoes was found in the area of Emerson Lane near the Warren border during testing by the Union County Bureau of Mosquito Control.  EEE can be transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito, according to the state Department of Health. A very rare illness, there are only a few cases a year, primarily in the Atlan…

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by Paul Milo