From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterOctober 2009 Edition
Year: 2009
Executive Director’s Column: Standing at the crossroads of change
Update Regarding Delays with Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Supply for 2009-2010
Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH)Division of Epidemiology and Immunization Update Regarding Delays with Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Supply for 2009-2010 October 20, 2009 On September 16, the Massachusetts Department of… Read more »
In Flu Pandemic, Florida’s Hospitals May Exclude Certain Patients
Florida health officials are drawing up guidelines that recommend barring patients with incurable cancer, end-stage multiple sclerosis and other conditions from being admitted to hospitals if the state is overwhelmed… Read more »
October 21 2009 DPH Regulatory Clarification re Employee Influenza Vaccine Programs when vaccine unavailable
Major Nurses Strike and Picket October 30 to Protest Hospital Swine Flu Safety Gaps
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Some 16,000 registered nurses at 39 hospitals at three Catholic hospital chains in California and Nevada will join a one-day strike and picket October… Read more »
Oct 20 2009 Nurses to Conduct One-Day Protest Strike Over H1N1 Pandemic
Article from the Daily Labor Report pasted below about a CNA/NNOC upcoming strike at California hospitals over readiness issues related to the H1N1 outbreak Health Care Employees Nurses to Conduct… Read more »
Oct 19 2009 CNA/NNOC Release: Major Nurses Strike and Picket Looms October 30 As RNs to Protest Hospital Gaps in Swine Flu Safety
Major Nurses Strike and Picket Looms October 30 As RNs to Protest Hospital Gaps in Swine Flu Safety 16,000 RNs at 39 Facilities in California and Nevada As many as… Read more »
Oct 13 09 Magnet hospital serves up radiation overdoses to 200 patients for 18 months before a patient discovers the problem
I’m aware this sounds like a Hollywood tabloid headline but what can I say. Cedars Sinai, an LA hospital which brags on its website at
