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The Hackensack Meridian Health system squelched an outbreak of COVID-19 late last year that infected 81 staff and patients at the Carrier Clinic, a behavioral health facility it owns in Somerset County and prevented the virus from spreading further.
The achievement took on added significance when researchers discovered that the outbreak had been sparked by a new, highly transmissible variant of the virus never previously identified in New Jersey.
“This could have been a very serious outbreak,” said Dr. Barry Kreiswirth, a microbiologist whose lab at the health system’s Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley performed the genetic analysis of the virus samples. The virus attacked 93% of the patients and staff in the affected unit at the Carrier Clinic and would have been more difficult than the original strain to treat.
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The Hackensack Meridian Health system squelched an outbreak of COVID-19 late last year that infected 81 staff and patients at the Carrier Clinic, a behavioral health facility it owns in Somerset County and prevented the virus from spreading further.
The achievement took on added significance when researchers discovered that the outbreak had been sparked by a new, highly transmissible variant of the virus never previously identified in New Jersey.
“This could have been a very serious outbreak,” said Dr. Barry Kreiswirth, a microbiologist whose lab at the health system’s Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley performed the genetic analysis of the virus samples. The virus attacked 93% of the patients and staff in the affected unit at the Carrier Clinic and would have been more difficult than the original strain to treat.
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FTC Wants NJ Hospital Merger On Ice During Antitrust Row
Law360 (May 10, 2021, 7:04 PM EDT) The Federal Trade Commission urged a New Jersey federal judge Monday to halt the proposed merger of two Bergen County hospitals during the agency s antitrust challenge, arguing that it is likely to prove the deal would unlawfully constrict competition in the Garden State s most populated county.
During an oral argument on the agency s preliminary injunction request, the FTC said its argument is backed by evidence that the two entities, Hackensack Meridian Health Inc. and Englewood Healthcare Foundation, vigorously compete against each other. Eliminating that competition with this illegal merger would drive up prices while decreasing the quality of care and access.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (NYSE: CLI) today unveiled the latest phase of the transformation of its Harborside campus in Jersey City. The Company previewed the fully renovated and repositioned Harborside 1, revealed new public open spaces, and announced its robust summer lineup of programming, including the first New Jersey location for the largest weekly open-air food market in the country, Smorgasburg. The announcements mark a major milestone for the reimagination of the 4.3 million-square-foot office campus now uniquely prepared to satisfy the needs of today s top talent in a post-COVID environment.