In an ongoing effort to win the on-the-job protections that their nurse colleagues at Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) so desperately need in order to stay safe while caring for their… Read more »
Year: 2020
Management at Berkshire Medical Center Still Refusing to Implement Universal N95 Masking Policy for all RNs as COVID-19 Pandemic Takes Deeper Root in Hospital
Trinity Health’s Failure to Protect and Support Frontline Staff During Coronavirus Outbreak Alarms MNA Nurses at Mercy Medical Center and Providence Behavioral Health Hospital
Steward Healthcare’s Lack of Support For Staff During Coronavirus Outbreak Alarms MNA Nurses at Facilities Throughout Massachusetts
Failures to support frontline nurses and other healthcare workers, along with communication breakdowns at Steward Healthcare-owned facilities throughout Massachusetts, has prompted nurses represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association to sound… Read more »
MNA Urges Nurses to Keep Journal/Diary of Pandemic
For a history of the crisis and for emotional health
MNA Nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center and Baystate Noble Hospital Call on CEO to Strengthen Protection Standards and Halt Staff Reductions and Closures Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
MNA Launches Donation Tool to Help Purchase Urgently-Needed PPE
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Massachusetts Nurses Association Releases March 31 Letter to Governor Baker Opposing New State PPE Guidance and Calling for Stronger Protection and Support for Frontline Healthcare Workers to Combat COVID-19
Berkshire Medical Center Nurses Call for Universal N95 Masking for Frontline Staff and Outside Patient Triage Area in Face of High Risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Exposure
MNA Position on the State’s Waiver of ICU Staffing Law Requirements During COVID-19 State of Emergency
MNA’s March 24 Letter to Governor Baker Regarding RNs’ Current Observations and Concerns on COVID-19 Crisis and Needs
Below is the third and newest letter that MNA RN and President Donna Kelly-Williams sent to Gov. Charlie Baker, HHS Secretary MaryLou Sudders and the Massachusetts Legislature on March 24,… Read more »
