New Jersey Hospital Association

The NJHA team gathered today to learn and share on the topic of ageism and its impact in the workplace and in personal life. We’re fortunate to have NJHA’s Theresa Edelstein as a trained facilitator with the The National Center to Reframe Aging. As part of NJHA’s #HealthyWeBetterMe employee wellness program, our conversation included recognizing our society’s inherent ageist views, learning new ways of talking about aging and interacting with older adults, identifying the traps we fall into when we communicate about aging and changing the aging paradigm to one that is focused on aging as another of life’s stages filled with purpose.

NJ faces a growing shortage of healthcare workers as our population ages. A shortage of training sites for future nurses is a part of the challenge. Kudos to Hackensack Meridian Health and Middlesex College for this partnership to create a nursing simulation lab.

Thank you Cesar M Limjoco MD and DocuComp LLC - looking forward to this partnership to expand access to CDI master classes.

Attention-grabbing headline: “38 passwords that take 1 second to crack.” Is yours on the list? Via Becker’s Hospital Review Becker's Healthcare https://lnkd.in/eAYGcCYD

New data shows the nation’s hospitals making big gains in healthcare quality, patient safety and the overall care experience – reflecting continued improvement since the challenges of the pandemic. Scores are also rising in important workforce priorities such as engagement, resilience and safety culture. #GoodNewsTuesday https://lnkd.in/ewU8rAj6

With 1 out of every 4 New Jersey hospital patients on Medicaid, proposed cuts would have a “catastrophic impact” on the healthcare safety net, says NJHA President and CEO Cathleen Bennett. Read more from The Record/NorthJersey.com https://lnkd.in/eT3sT7Tz

Some news as we celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth: New Jersey ranks third best in the nation in “women’s healthcare and safety” in the annual list from WalletHub, which examines factors like quality of hospital care, uninsured rate and access to preventative care. Overall, NJ comes in at 8th nationally among the best states for women, based on additional factors that include median earnings, women’s unemployment rate and share of women-owned businesses. https://lnkd.in/eGCyVGi

Five years after COVID arrived in New Jersey, is our state prepared for the next big outbreak? While lessons learned in COVID have moved emergency preparedness forward, “Many of the vulnerabilities that existed before COVID still exist,” says NJHA President & CEO Cathleen Bennett. Read more from NJ Spotlight News: https://lnkd.in/e9Yxq4qk

NJHA’s Chris Bailey, chief financial officer, has taken on the added role of executive vice president. Chris has served NJHA and its 400 members since 2021. He previously served with the Rutgers Financial Management unit at RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers University and as the CFO and COO of the N.J. Department of Human Services. He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s in finance from LaSalle University. Congratulations, Chris!?

Congratulations to NJHA’s Mary Ditri, DHA, FHELA, FACHE in her new role as senior vice president of population health! Mary guides NJHA’s work in quality and patient safety, maternal health, mental health and education, among her many hats. She is the administrative director of the Garden State Patient Safety Center, New Jersey's only Patient Safety Organization. She serves on the NJ Sharing Network Board, and also has served with the National Quality Forum’s Leadership Consortium and its National Quality Partners Serious Mental Illness Action Team. She holds a doctorate in Healthcare Administration and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and N.J. Healthcare Leadership Academy.?Please join us in congratulating her!?