Source: GoLeader.com The Scotch Plains Public Library is now partnering with Support Services for Cancer Patients through Atlantic Health at Overlook Medical Center to provide comfort and warmth for those who are going through chemotherapy. To that end, the library is starting a hand-knitted or crocheted hat collection program to benefit cancer patients receiving treatment […]
Source: Trentonian Online In an effort to help Burlington County children stay warm this winter, Senator Troy Singleton and the Burlington County Commissioners are giving away 600 new, winter coats this season on Saturday, December 2nd from 10 am to 12 pm at the Burlington County Emergency Services Building, 53 Academy Drive in Westampton. “Thanks […]
National Hospice and Palliative Care Association · CaringInfo.org · Advanced Planning Care · Palliative Care · Hospice Care · Caregiving Options ·Visiting Nurse Assn. of NJ · GetPalliativeCare.org Source: Visiting Nurse Assn. Northern New Jersey Hospice makes a meaningful difference in quality of life. In reality, its purpose is to ensure the best, most comfortable […]
Source: NJ.com Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital announced a tentatively new collective bargaining agreement with the United Steel Workers 4-200, which represents the 1,700 nurses who went on strike Aug. 4. “A memorandum of agreement was signed by both parties and will be presented over the next several days to union members through informational meetings […]
Source: The Trentonian Diabetes and obesity are rising among young adults in the United States, an alarming development that puts them at higher risk for heart disease, according to a study of 13,000 people between 20 and 44 years old. The study’s authors pinpointed structural racial inequities in American society as a driver of the […]
Source: CourierPostOnline.com Leaders at a Vineland hospital where a patient shot himself last month say they’re pleased with efforts to improve security procedures. The patient, 57-year-old Vineland resident Michael S. Romanik, was a 57-year-old retired Millville police officer who’d been admitted to the hospital four days earlier, suffering from a long-term, terminal ailment, according to […]