Shereef Elnahal Archives - New Jersey Globe

Persichilli signals she’ll stay on if Murphy wins second term

July 7, 2021 3:54 pm

Commissioner of Health Judy Persichilli signaled she would keep to her role if Gov. Phil Murphy wins a second term but stopped short of saying so outright Wednesday. “That’s up to him more than me, so we’ll just take it...

New Jersey begins vaccinating health care workers

December 15, 2020 9:11 amDecember 15, 2020 9:27 am

After more than nine months of being locked into a fight with the pandemic, New Jersey delivered its first COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. “This is a day that we have been waiting nearly a year for, and while we know this...

Voter registration kiosks installed at University Hospital

September 11, 2020 3:29 pmSeptember 11, 2020 6:42 pm

University Hospital last month installed voter registration kiosks in a bid to increase civic participation among their patients. “The kiosk allows both patients and visitors to hospitals to access an electronic portal that walks them through the process and prints...

Nurses approve University Hospital with 98% of vote

December 12, 2019 1:17 pm

Registered nurses at University Hospital in Newark have approved a new contract by a stackesque 98%-2% vote. The nurses are represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) Local 5089. “This contract will help ensure that University Hospital patients...

HPAE praises Persichilli nomination

June 25, 2019 11:11 am

Health Professionals and Allied Employees, a medical workers union, is backing Judith Persichilli’s appointment to head the Department of Health. “Whenever nurses — who serve on the frontlines of healthcare delivery and patient care every day —move into leadership positions,...

Report: Herb Conaway to lead Burlco health department

March 16, 2019 8:59 amMarch 16, 2019 1:41 pm

The new Democratic majority on the Burlington County Board of Freeholders has picked twelve-term assemblyman Herbert Conaway (D-Delran) to serve as director of the county public health department, the Burlington County Times has reported. Conaway is a physician and attorney...

Elnahal has no plans to challenge Brown

January 23, 2019 1:30 pmJanuary 23, 2019 2:17 pm

New Jersey Commissioner of Health Shereef Elnahal has no plans to challenge State Sen. Chris Brown (R-Ventnor) when the freshman Republican senator seeks re-election in 2021, Elnahal told the New Jersey Globe Wednesday. “That was never a consideration for me,”...