Jul 16, 2018
Nurses are the backbone of American healthcare. Across the spectrum of care, they serve as patient advocates, quality improvement ambassadors, innovators, and team leaders. They play critical roles in patient care, pain management, care transitions, preventing...
Jul 16, 2018
As we reported last year, Brooklyn’s healthcare infrastructure is undergoing a major transformation as Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Interfaith Medical Center and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center unite into one system. The new entity, called One...
Jul 16, 2018
Sitting for long periods of time is a health hazard. Sedentary behavior has been linked to higher risk of heart disease, diabetes and early death, leading experts to call sitting the “new smoking.” To encourage more physical activity among Mount Sinai Beth Israel...
Jul 16, 2018
Hospitals are increasingly offering employee wellness programs to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent chronic conditions such as diabetes. A new report from the LMP’s research department documents the effects of a wellness program piloted by the LMP’s Workplace and...
Apr 14, 2018
Mental illness/behavioral health challenges are highly common among nursing home residents. Over the past two decades, the number of individuals with mental illness–particularly depression—has increased significantly, and admissions for mental illness now exceed...
Apr 11, 2018
A new initiative was spearheaded by Oshei Children’s Hospital (OCH) in Buffalo, New York and 1199SEIU, and supported by our new Upstate New York Labor Management Project (LMP) presence. A new LMP case study, the third in our “The Power of Partnership” series, offers...
