Year: 2012
Letters and editor in support of TSH
NAMI Massachusetts Strongly Opposes Balancing the State Budget on the Backs of People with Mental Illness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts (NAMI Massachusetts), a grassroots organization of more than 2000 members in the Commonwealth, is outraged once again that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts… Read more »
Governor’s Budget Contains Dramatic Cuts to Care for Developmentally Disabled
Governor Patrick’s budget, in addition to making dramatic cuts to services for the mentally ill, also includes significant cuts to programs and services for the most severely developmentally disabled in… Read more »
Good Story on Hospital Consolidation on the North Shore, Article Highlights Our Beefs with Stewarde, Concerns of Cape Ann Residents Re AGH
Taunton Gazette Features Tremendous Coverage of the Proposed Closure of Taunton State Hospital, And the Fight to Keep It Open
To shutter or survive: Implications on mental health care with closing of Taunton State Hospital Submitted photo The grounds of Taunton State Hospital By Marc Larocque Staff Writer Posted Jan… Read more »
NURSES PACK HEARING, RENEW CALL FOR STAFFING BILL
By Colleen QuinnSTATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
Selection of Wall-to-Wall News Coverage from Our Press Release on the DMH Announcement of Taunton Closing
State to close Taunton facility for mentally ill By David Abel | Globe Staff After more than 150 years of housing mentally ill patients, Taunton State Hospital will close its… Read more »
DMH PLANS TO CLOSE TAUNTON HOSPITAL THIS YEAR CALLED “DANGEROUS”
DMH PLANS TO CLOSE TAUNTON HOSPITAL THIS YEAR CALLED “DANGEROUS” By Kyle Cheney STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 24, 2012…..Taunton Hospital, a 169-bed state mental health facility,… Read more »
State Dept. of Mental Health Announces Plans to Close Taunton State Hospital
Frontline Caregivers Say State’s Mental Health System is Already in ShamblesShortage of Beds & Lack of Funding Jeopardizes Patient SafetyProposed Closing Will Be Devastating for the State’s Most Vulnerable Residents… Read more »
January 25 – Joint Committee on Health Care Finance Holding Public Hearing on Bills to Set Safe Patient Limits for Nurses in Massachusetts Hospitals
Nurses and Patient Safety Advocates Will Testify in Support of the Measures that Will Save Thousands of Lives and Millions of Valuable Health Care Dollars. What: The legislature’s Joint Committee… Read more »
