"It was difficult to conceive of an employer that could be more harmful to its employees and its community than CarePoint has been in Hudson County,"
"But Hudson Regional Health has surpassed CarePoint as the worst employer in Hudson County."
"They've said they're going to make all these employees whole and that's our expectation and we're going to hold them to that, but it should have never come to this in the first place,"
Heights University Hospital in Jersey City closed after failing to secure millions in state funds needed to remain operational and pay employees. Hudson Regional Health, which acquired the hospital and two others from CarePoint Health in April, announced that only the hospital emergency room would stay open. The Health Professionals and Allied Employees union said members were left without employment and unpaid for two weeks. Hudson Regional Health CEO Dr. Nizar Kifaieh said the hospital was losing $1.5 million per week. State legislators sought a $25 million stopgap and the hospital received a $2 million cash infusion last month. The closure became an issue in the Jersey City mayoral race.
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