Wellesley, MA — The registered nurses of Newton Wellesley Hospital, who are negotiating a new contract with Partners HealthCare, cast an overwhelming vote (90 percent voting in favor) tonight to… Read more »
Year: 2015
Newton Wellesley Hospital Nurses Cast Overwhelming Vote Tonight to Authorize a One-Day Strike As Talks Stall Over Partners’ Plan to Cut RN Staffing, Increase Unwarranted Floating of Nurses and Seek Cuts to RNs’ Benefits
MNA Reaction to the Health Policy Commission’s Vote to Approve Final Regulations Underpinning ICU Law Setting Safe Patient Limits for Nurses in Hospital ICUs
MNA Applauds Decision to Follow Law’s Intent by Ensuring Neonatal Intensive Care Units are Covered Under the Law HPC Rejects Cynical Attempt by MHA to Exclude Safer Care Standards for… Read more »
Newton Wellesley Hospital Nurses To Hold a Vote to Authorize a One-Day Strike on Wednesday, June 10 As Talks Stall Over Partners’ Plan to Cut RN Staffing, Increase Unwarranted Floating of Nurses and Seek Cuts to RNs’ Benefits
The registered nurses of Newton Wellesley Hospital, who are negotiating a new contract with Partners HealthCare, have scheduled a vote by the membership on Wednesday, June 10 to authorize a… Read more »
Video: MNA Nurses’ Testimony at State House Hearing on the Hospital Profit Transparency and Fairness Act
It was a packed hearing room on June 3, when the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing at the State House on the Hospital Profit Transparency… Read more »
Health Policy Commission to Vote June 10th on Final Recommendations for the Regulations Underpinning the New ICU RN Staffing Law – We Need You There
When: Wednesday, June 10 at 12 Noon Where: Where: 1 Ashburton Place, 21st Floor in Boston (located across the street from the side entrance of the State House) On… Read more »
Region One Nurse Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2015
Letter from the ChairPatty Healy Dear Registered Nurses of Western Massachusetts, The Massachusetts Nurses Association has continued to fight for safe staffing legislation throughout the last year while working hard… Read more »
Nurses and Patient Advocates to Testify Wednesday at State House Hearing on Hospital Profit Transparency & Fairness Act
New York Times Editorial Highlights Dangers Posed by Unsafe Patient Limits
Video: Health Policy Commission Patient Protection Committee Presentation of Final Regulations Underpinning ICU Law
Below is a video of the meeting on Wednesday of the Health Policy Commission Quality Improvement and Patient Protection Committee’s presentation of their final draft of regulations underpinning the ICU… Read more »
North Adams Seniors Still Voicing Concerns 14 Months After Hospital Closure
Below is a link to some powerful TV news coverage of a meeting with concerned seniors held yesterday concerning the lack of inpatient services for the 37,000 residents of Northern… Read more »
