New Jersey Hospital Association

New Jersey patients are waiting about three hours, on average, in emergency departments around the state. Here's how that stacks up to other states.

Vacancy rates for healthcare jobs in NJ are at critical levels

Just as shore restaurants and shops prepare for summer crowds, hospitals and other medical-care facilities along New Jersey's coast have to make sure they're ready to handle the annual influx of summer visitors.

Hospitals across the Garden State are opening their doors to more visitors, thanks to positive trends in the way of COVID-19 activity such as cases and hospitalizations.

Folks continue to reach out for help, but experts hope they can get back on their feet in a reasonable amount of time once the crisis subsides.

The COVID-patient release rate at New Jersey hospitals increased from 73.7% in April 2020 to 88.6% in February 2021.

New Jersey's hospitals say they're in a much better position to tackle the crisis than they were several months ago.

A woman in Gloucester Township, with the help of her husband, recently gave birth in a bathtub at home because she feared she'd be separated from her husband during childbirth at Virtua Voorhees Hospital.

Another tool in New Jersey's ongoing battle with opioid addiction is officially in full swing, as hospitals and officials begin work to reduce opioid prescriptions in emergency departments by 12% or more.