“They’re working through their appointments, but they need to punch at a higher weight, especially Walgreens,” the governor said Jan. 19. “When they’re not performing… that is impacting the sense of our overall posture, and we’re not getting to people fast enough.”
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Health Care
Kickoff
Gov. Phil Murphy kicked off his reelection campaign by using his third annual State of the State address on Jan. 12 to tout a litany of policy accomplishments during his first term. “Three years ago, I took office with a pledge to rebuild New Jersey from the middle out and from the bottom up, to change the way Trenton works not simply for the sake of change but for the sake of people, to put working and middle-class families first,” the governor said.
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Proceeding apace
Approximately 1,600 babies are born each year at University Hospital, an average of more than four births per day. As a Regional Perinatal Transfer Hospital, University Hospital transfers in some of New Jersey’s sickest moms and babies for expert care. This status makes University Hospital’s labor floor one of the busiest maternity care units in the state.
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Setting goals
Every year, millions of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, the most popular ones being to exercise more, eat better and generally improve their health. In fact, according to a recent UnitedHealthcare survey, 53% of Americans planned to make health-related resolutions for 2021. But many of those promises will end in failure as folks give up on their vows by the second week of February.
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If you’ve ever been a patient, you already know why nurses have ranked as the most trusted profession in the last 19 Gal-lup polls.
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NJ vaccine supply falls far short of 470K weekly doses needed to meet 6-month goal
New Jerseyans are waiting weeks to get their first shot even as the Murphy administration expands eligibility to millions of those who live, work or study in the state despite the scant availability.
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NJ COVID vaccine to be expanded to seniors, chronically ill (updated)
Up until now, only medical workers, long-term care residents and staff - like at psychiatric centers, senior and veteran’s homes - and police and firefighters were eligible for the vaccine.
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Amneal Pharma announces acquisition of Kashiv Specialty
Bridgewater-based Amneal will gain an exciting pipeline of neurology and endocrinology branded products.
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Hackensack University Medical Center ‘tops off’ new Helena Theurer Pavilion
Construction on the facility began in September 2019 - and is the largest health care expansion project in New Jersey’s history.
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Zelis hires Fortune 50 exec as its new CFO
Brian Gladden brings more than 30 years of experience in setting strategic vision, driving business growth and transformation and building world-class finance organizations to the Bedminster-based health care technology company.
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University Hospital Center for Advanced Liver Diseases and Transplantation has best one-year survival rate nationwide
The liver transplant center opened in 1989 as the first in the state and is now one of 61 such centers nationally. Physicians at the center have performed more than 1,500 liver transplant surgeries, including over 80 transplants in the last two years alone.
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NJ experiencing post-holiday COVID spike
“We had anticipated an increase in positive tests coming out of the holidays, and it is safe to say that we are now experiencing that increase,” Gov. Phil Murphy said during a Jan. 11 COVID-19 press conference. “This is likely from indoor gatherings where neither social distancing nor wearing a facemask were adhered to.”
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