The Courier ran a story in Thursday's edition's on the Saturday rally in Trenton. Read full story here: "Muhlenberg mission moves to Trenton".
Friday, April 4, 2008
Courier: Muhlenberg mission moves to Trenton
The Courier ran a story in Thursday's edition's on the Saturday rally in Trenton. Read full story here: "Muhlenberg mission moves to Trenton".
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Reserve your bus seat for the Trenton Rally
Save Muhlenberg
RALLY
Saturday, April 5
Noon
RALLY
Saturday, April 5
Noon
Statehouse, Trenton
Ten buses are planned for the Trenton Rally, at which a number of people are expected to speak -- including Assemblyman Jon Bramnick, attorney, Plainfield native and former Plainfield City Councilor.
Attendees will be able to ride to and from the rally at no cost, thanks to underwriting by doctors from Muhlenberg. But you must reserve a seat -- call one of the bus captains listed at the bottom of this post.
Buses will leave from the Muhlenberg parking lot at Randolph Road and Park Avenue. 10:00 AM SHARP!
To reserve your seat on one of the buses, call a bus captain, listed below --
- Tony: (908) 251-0693
- Annie Stocks: (908) 769-4147
- Ready to Be Free Ministries, Terri Briggs: (908) 463-2946
Solaris & community leaders: The complete story
Yesterday's Courier omitted the final section of the print story on the Solaris meeting with community leaders in its online version. Here is the complete story, including the missing section at the end.
Published in the Courier News, Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Solaris, leaders talk about hospital closing
By CLEM FIORENTINO
STAFF WRITER
PLAINFIELD — Solaris Health System on Tuesday opened to community leaders for a free-wheeling discussion of issues stemming from the announced closing of the acute-care facility at Muhlenberg Medical Center.
Solaris in February announced its intent to close the facility by the end of the summer, citing overwhelming financial losses, such as an estimated $17 million in 2007. A satellite emergency room would remain at the Muhlenberg campus, along with its school of nursing and imaging center. About 1,000 jobs would be eliminated although Solaris hopes to retain about one-third of them at other Solaris locationS.
Tom Casey, vice president of public relations and marketing for Solaris, said representatives were in the Muhlenberg board room to help the community "better understand the dire economic circumstances that are forcing the closure of Muhlenberg, as well as to discuss any questions or concerns you may have on behalf of your constituency."
Representatives from the Plainfield Health Center; Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs; Jim Uffer, president of the Plainfield Chamber of Commerce; numerous local clergy and social service agency administrators; and Lawrence Hamm, chairman of the People's Organization for Progress, attended the meeting.
Upon learning of the meeting, People's Organization for Progress organized a rally outside the medical center while the meeting was in progress.
About 70 protesters stood at the corner of Park Avenue and Randolph Street presenting their four-part agenda:
Online story here.
(Note: Online stories may be taken down by their publisher after a period of time or made available for a fee. Links posted here is from the original online publication of this piece.)
(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today, Plainfield Stuff and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today, Plainfield Stuff or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)
Published in the Courier News, Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Solaris, leaders talk about hospital closing
By CLEM FIORENTINO
STAFF WRITER
PLAINFIELD — Solaris Health System on Tuesday opened to community leaders for a free-wheeling discussion of issues stemming from the announced closing of the acute-care facility at Muhlenberg Medical Center.
Solaris in February announced its intent to close the facility by the end of the summer, citing overwhelming financial losses, such as an estimated $17 million in 2007. A satellite emergency room would remain at the Muhlenberg campus, along with its school of nursing and imaging center. About 1,000 jobs would be eliminated although Solaris hopes to retain about one-third of them at other Solaris locationS.
Tom Casey, vice president of public relations and marketing for Solaris, said representatives were in the Muhlenberg board room to help the community "better understand the dire economic circumstances that are forcing the closure of Muhlenberg, as well as to discuss any questions or concerns you may have on behalf of your constituency."
Representatives from the Plainfield Health Center; Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs; Jim Uffer, president of the Plainfield Chamber of Commerce; numerous local clergy and social service agency administrators; and Lawrence Hamm, chairman of the People's Organization for Progress, attended the meeting.
Upon learning of the meeting, People's Organization for Progress organized a rally outside the medical center while the meeting was in progress.
About 70 protesters stood at the corner of Park Avenue and Randolph Street presenting their four-part agenda:
- They want Muhlenberg to stay open as a full-service hospital.
- They want an immediate halt to the transfer of services and departments to other hospitals.
- They want the status quo maintained until the process of the Certificate of Need for closure is completed.
- They want Muhlenberg to adhere to the process required by the Commission on Health and Senior Services, including a total community needs assessment before the hospital is closed.
Online story here.
(Note: Online stories may be taken down by their publisher after a period of time or made available for a fee. Links posted here is from the original online publication of this piece.)
(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today, Plainfield Stuff and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today, Plainfield Stuff or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Courier: Solaris, leaders talk about closing
The Courier reports this morning on yesterday's meeting by Solaris Health Systems with 'community represenatives'. Read more here: "Solaris, leaders talk about hospital closing"
Ledger: Closing of medical center spurs rally
The Ledger's coverage of Tuesday's rally for Muhlenberg is here: "Closing of medical center spurs rally"
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Letter: Closing Muhlenberg greater tragedy than '67 riot
Letter in today's Courier News from Jane Fargo of Edison. See more here: "Closing Muhlenberg a greater tragedy even than '67 riots".
Ledger: Muhlenberg rally today
Today's Ledger has a story on this afternoon's rally to save Muhlenberg. See more here: "Rally to protest closing of hospital".
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