July 24, 2020 – Elected officials and labor leaders are worried that changes underway within Rutgers University’s healthcare programs will harm University Hospital (Newark, NJ) and undermine agreements designed to protect the public health of city residents.
Their concerns are outlined in a trio of letters to the university president and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.
They suggest Rutgers’ partnership with a large private hospital system and efforts to reorganize its two medical schools will drain staff and other resources from the urban hospital…