Overview
- Hudson Regional Health said Friday the emergency department will operate through March 14 at 7 p.m., reversing an immediate shutdown plan.
- HRH Chairman Yan Moshe agreed to cover roughly $1 million to fund two weeks of ER operations following appeals from Jersey City officials.
- Acting Health Commissioner Raynard E. Washington said the closure application filed last fall remains incomplete and that HRH is not in compliance; NJDOH has surveyors and a financial monitor on site.
- HRH cites steep losses — about $74 million last year and a projected $30 million ER loss this year — and blames funding reductions and rising uninsured rates.
- Local leaders and the HPAE nurses union are pushing for a durable solution, including potential receivership or public control, as HRH outlines short-term steps such as an on-site ambulance, a future mobile health unit, and staff relocation offers.