A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Program
May 29, 2009
VITALE STATEMENT ON HEALTH COMMITTEE HEARING ON NURSING SHORTAGE TRENTON – Senator Joseph F. Vitale, D-Middlesex, and Chairman of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the panel’s hearing on the shortage of nurses and nursing faculty members in the Garden State: "Quality … More
May 29, 2009
"Unless we act now, New Jersey and the rest of the nation are heading for a nursing catastrophe that will affect us all," says Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). "We ignore it at our peril. The quality of health care for … More
May 29, 2009
At a Senate health committee meeting this morning in Trenton, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation are announcing a $22 million initiative that hopes to ensure ther are enough nurses in the state in the future… More
May 29, 2009
TRENTON: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation are expected today to announce a $22 million initiative to address New Jersey’s nursing shortage. The announcement will be made at 10 a.m. in the State House Annex during a meeting of the Senate Health, Human Services … More
May 29, 2009
A shortage of nurse faculty members at New Jersey colleges may lead to fewer trained nurses and could hurt health care in the Garden State. A new effort by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the state Chamber of Commerce is aimed at increasing the number of nurse educators… More
May 29, 2009
TRENTON — Interested in becoming a nurse? Good luck. A shortage of qualified nursing educators in New Jersey means you would have a better shot at getting into general undergraduate programs at The University of Pennsylvania or Cornell than entering Richard Stockton College’s four-year nursing program… More
May 28, 2009
Contact: Gretchen Wright and Johanna Diaz – (202) 371-1999; George Koodray – (609) 989-7888 x157 Innovative Public/Private Partnership Launches at State Legislative Hearing Trenton, NJ – To avert a severe nursing shortage that could cause grave harm to patient care in the state, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the New Jersey … More
May 28, 2009
Testimony of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Before the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee New Jersey State Legislature, Trenton, New Jersey Thank you, Chairman Vitale, Vice Chair Weinberg, Senators Singer and Kean. And thanks to all your colleagues for joining us at this timely and important hearing … More
May 28, 2009
Testimony of Susan Bakewell-Sachs Dean and Professor of Nursing School of Nursing, Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey Before the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee New Jersey State Legislature, Trenton, New Jersey Thank you, Chairman Vitale, Vice Chair Weinberg and all the Senators on this Committee … More
May 28, 2009
Testimony of Joan Verplanck President, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Before the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee New Jersey State Legislature, Trenton, New Jersey Thank you Chairman Vitale, Vice Chair Weinberg, and members of this Committee for allowing me to make the business case for increasing the number of nurse educators … More
May 28, 2009
Testimony of Jeffrey C. Scheininger President, Flexline/U.S. Brass & Copper Corporation Before the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee New Jersey State Legislature, Trenton, New Jersey Mr. Chair, Ms. Vice Chair, and members of this Committee: I’m here today to discuss why it is important to our state’s small businesses that we … More
May 28, 2009
Testimony of David Anthony Forrester University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Nursing Before the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee New Jersey State Legislature, Trenton, New Jersey May 28, 2009 Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. My name is David Anthony Forrester, Ph.D., R.N., … More
May 28, 2009
Testimony of Maria Torchia LoGrippo RWJF New Jersey Nursing Scholar Before the Senate, Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee New Jersey State Legislature, Trenton, New Jersey May 28, 2009 I would like to start by thanking you all for giving me the opportunity to speak today about a priceless gift I have received from … More
May 28, 2009
Testimony of Fred West Assistant Principal, Ocean Township High School, Oakhurst, New Jersey Before the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee New Jersey State Legislature May 28, 2009 Thank you, Chairman Vitale, Vice Chairman Weinberg, and members of this committee for the chance to testify about the incalculable value of our nation’s nurses. … More
May 26, 2009
Contact: Gretchen Wright and Johanna Diaz – (202) 371-1999; George Koodray – (609) 989-7888 x157 $22 Million Initiative to Launch at State Senate Hearing Thursday; Focus on Nurse Faculty Shortage, Averting Health Care Crisis in State New Jersey does not have enough faculty to educate the nurses the state will need to provide … More
May 10, 2009
Palisades Medical Center honors volunteers Hudson County helpers … The Hudson Reporter, NJ … a 245-bed rehabilitation center and nursing home. Volunteers provided more than 23000 hours of service at Palisades during the past year. That equates to more than $520000 in service value, according to the state of New Jersey. …
May 8, 2009
Award Recognizes Nurse at North Shore-Long Island Nurse.com, VA She was congratulated at the event by family, friends, colleagues, and Nursing Spectrum’s Jean Scheuer, vice president of advertising in New York, New Jersey, and New England, and Eileen Williamson, RN, MSN, vice president of nursing communications and …
May 8, 2009
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May 4, 2009
State incentives lure infant formula maker’s HQ to Glenview Pioneer Press Online, IL The company was founded in 1905 in Jersey City, New Jersey by Edward Mead Johnson Sr. He launched the business after leaving Johnson & Johnson, which he had co-founded with his brothers. It relocated to Evansville in 1915 to have … More