Exploring The Vital Role of Immigrants in the New Jersey Healthcare Sector

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The Garden State Immigration Policy Institute

A joint project of the

NJ Business and Industry Association

and the NJ Business Immigration Coalition

invites you to a webinar on the topic of

Exploring the Vital Role of Immigrants

in the New Jersey Health Care Sector

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

11:00 am to 12:30 pm ET

With sponsorship provided by

St. Peter's Healthcare System and Meyner & Landis, LLP

As health care organizations in New Jersey struggle to ease worker shortages in many fields, immigrants can help solve the problem. Immigrants already contribute to the availability and quality of care in our state.

Can (and should) they do more in the future?

To answer this question and to explore possible policy changes that would facilitate immigrant entry into the health care field, the Institute has assembled a distinguished group of national and state experts who will share their perspectives and recommendations on this issue.

SPEAKERS

Mo Kantner,

Senior Director,

Policy and Research,

American Immigration Council

Cecilia Esterline,

Immigration Research Analyst,

Niskanen Center

Paul Feltman,

Deputy Executive Director,

World Education Services

PANEL MEMBERS

Lydia H. Albuquerque,

Asst. Professor,

Dept. of Nursing,

William Paterson University

Laura Atkinson,

Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer,

St. Peter's Healthcare System

Nancy Fitterer,

President & CEO,

Home Care & Hospice Association of NJ

Stacey Simon, Esq.

Meyner & Landis, LLP

Omna A. Syed,

Senior Policy Analyst,

NJ Hospital Association

MODERATORS

Kyle Sullender,

Executive Director,

Focus New Jersey

Rachel Rosenthal,

Member, Editorial Board

Bloomberg

Katherine Kish,

Executive Director,

Einstein's Alley

AMONG QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED:

To what extent is the quality of care in New Jersey

hampered by the healthcare workforce crisis?

How much worse would the crisis be

without the immigrant presence in the NJ healthcare system?

How important is immigration to the future of the

healthcare sector in New Jersey ?

Is the domestic labor force sufficient to meet

the needs of the sector?

What immigration policy reforms would ensure

adequate staffing in the future?

N.B. This program is free and open to the general public

PROGRAM SPONSORS

The New Jersey Business Immigration Coalition,

c/o Einstein's Alley, P.O. Box 175, Plainsboro NJ 08536,

info@njbusinessimmigration.org