Hudson Regional Hospital’s Jersey City facility is facing a potential shutdown and mass layoffs as a financial collapse threatens the operator’s newly acquired Hudson County network.
Residents, staff, and officials warn that the closure of Heights University Hospital would devastate access to essential medical services, leaving thousands without critical emergency and specialized care. The round of cuts includes registered nurses along with service and maintenance workers.
“People are dying and will continue to because of lack of service,” said Craig Ford, president of the 1199J, a national union of hospital and healthcare employees, in an interview with New Jersey Urban News. “It is still unclear what form of healthcare services will be provided at this site.”…