U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will lead a public hearing in this city in response to the months-long Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital nurses’ strike and its demands for safer staffing.
Healthcare
New Brunswick is known as the “healthcare city” and is home to two of New Jersey’s most well-known and established hospitals: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and St. Peter’s University Hospital. It is also home to the Johnson & Johnson corporation’s worldwide headquarters, and facilities for several other companies in the healthcare field.
Nursing Homes Use Virtual Reality Tech to Help Residents Cope with Isolation
To help residents deal with social isolation, Parker Life at Landing Lane in New Brunswick has incorporated the virtual reality platform called Rendever.
Middlesex County’s Only Accredited Senior Center to Begin Re-opening in July
The pandemic forced the staff at the Silver Linings Senior Center to focus on virtual programming, but it was recently announced that it will be open for limited indoor programs and classes beginning July 6.
Governor Admits “The Healthcare City” is Actually The Least Vaccinated in NJ
Despite being home to the worldwide headquarters of vaccine maker Johnson & Johnson, and being nicknamed “The Healthcare City,” less than one-third of the New Brunswick’s eligible residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
In Setback for J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine, Federal Government Pauses Distribution
The Acting FDA Commissioner told reporters that half a dozen “cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot” had occurred nationwide in women who were administered the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Pending Federal Approval, J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine Could Start Shipping in March
Widely viewed as potentially game-changing, a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson is on track to receive federal approval within weeks.
RWJ Hospital Among First to Give Staff COVID-19 Vaccine
Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick is one of six hospitals throughout the state to receive the first batch of COVID-19 vaccinations.