NEWTON, Mass. – In response to staffing cuts that have jeopardized safe patient care in the emergency department and medical surgical units, the registered nurses of Newton-Wellesley Hospital (NWH) delivered… Read more »
Year: 2016
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Nurses Deliver Petition of No Confidence in Chief Nursing Officer for Staffing Cuts That Endanger Safe Patient Care
Nurses Top Annual Gallup Honesty, Ethics Poll for 15 Straight Years
CANTON, Mass — For the 15th year in a row, Americans say they trust nurses more than any other profession, according to an annual Gallup survey conducted Dec. 7 –… Read more »
Join MNA for Boston Women’s March for America
Join MNA members on January 21st beginning at 11am for the Boston Women’s March for America. The MNA board endorsed the march on Thursday, Dec. 15 and declared solidarity with… Read more »
MNA Position Paper on Fracked Gas and Oil Infrastructure
The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), along with more than 80 other health professionals , demands that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) stop permitting oil and gas infrastructure and instead… Read more »
The Massachusetts Nurses Association Stands in Opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline, Offers Support to Resistance at Standing Rock
The Massachusetts Nurses Association, the largest union and professional association representing more than 23,000 registered nurses and health professionals in the Commonwealth, has taken a position in strong opposition to… Read more »
Visiting Nurses Association of Boston RNs to Leaflet Annual Gala at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston with Safe Staffing Message
BOSTON, Mass – Front-line nurses with the Visiting Nurses Association of Boston (VNAB) plan to protest contract changes proposed by VNAB that nurses believe would negatively impact patient care. The… Read more »
Join Mass-Care for Single Payer Gala at State House on Nov. 16
New Research by Boston College Professors Directly Links Nurse Staffing to Massachusetts Emergency Department Patient Delays
Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan Earns Massachusetts Nurses Association Human Needs Service Award
Donate in Memory of MNA Labor Leader Jeannine Williams
Jeannine Williams, a Massachusetts Nurses Association labor leader and nursing champion, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 9. To make a donation in memory of Jeannine Williams, who was the former… Read more »