BOSTON — U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro said Wednesday that the Romney administration should "put a hold" on continuing efforts to close the Fernald Developmental Center and other state… Read more »
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Tauro calls for “hold” on plans to close Fernald
Fairness at Fernald
Kudos to the Boston Globe for their Sunday Editorial in support of the residents and their families of the Fernald Developmental Center in Waltham in their struggle to prevent Governor… Read more »
Federal court to hear motions on DMR oversight to ensure adequate care for the severely disabled
U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro will hear motions in the landmark Ricci v. Okin case involving care for people with mental retardation in Massachusetts. The judge has scheduled a… Read more »
Magnet status: the union perspective
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterOctober 2004 Edition
Carbon monoxide detector saves lives of MNA staffer and her family
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterOctober 2004 Edition By Evelyn Bain, M Ed, RN, COHN-SAssociate Director/Coordinator, Health & SafetyandCarol Mallia, RN, MSNAssociate Director, Division of Nursing October and the end of… Read more »
Influenza vaccine helps protect you
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterOctober 2004 Edition By Donna Lazorik, RN, MS, CS Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Massachusetts DPH Every year in Massachusetts, an estimated 2,600 people are hospitalized… Read more »
2003/2004 annual report from the Congress on Health and Safety
Group members: Terri Arthur, chairperson thru 2/04; Sandra LeBlanc, chairperson beginning 02/04; Rosemary O’Brien, vice chairperson; Janet Butler; David Denneno; Janice Homer; Elizabeth O’Connor; Janet Reeves; Maryanne Dillon; Mike D’Intinosanto;… Read more »
Members Vote to Approve Five-Year Plan and Modified Dues Funding at Annual Business Meeting in Boston
After more than three hours of intense debate and discussion among the membership gathered at the annual business meeting of the Massachusetts Nurses Association in Boston, a vote was cast… Read more »
OSHA, Mass. Nurses Association and Mass. Division of Occupational Safety Sign Alliance to Protect Nurses/Health Care Workers
BOSTON – Improving workplace safety and health for nurses and other health care workers is the goal of an alliance between the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration… Read more »
State representative Galvin and Kafka host ceremony to honor late World War II Nurse
Boston nurse was the first nurse to die in combat When: October 18, 2004, 1 pm Where: Nurses’ Hall, State House, Boston BOSTON — Sixty years from the week she… Read more »