A petition signed by community members in support of clinicians calls on the Baystate Health CEO to follow through on promise to lead a clinician-driven organization SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The… Read more »
Author: Joe Markman
Baystate Home Health Clinicians to Deliver Petition on February 3 to CEO Peter Banko Calling for a Fair Contract to Ensure Safe, Accessible Care for Springfield Patients
MNA Note to Members: Immigration Resources and Guidance
MEMO To: MNA Membership Date: January 27, 2025 Re: Immigration Resources and Guidance Our first duty when caring for patients is to ensure their safety and health above… Read more »
MNA Nurses and Health Professionals Voice Strong Opposition to Governor’s Proposal to Close Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, Depriving the State’s Most Severely Disabled Children of State-of-the-Art Care and Services that Allow them to Live the Fullest Life Possible
CANTON, MA – Registered nurses and health professionals represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, including those working in the state operated public health hospitals and other state agencies, are voicing… Read more »
Annual Gallup Survey of ‘Most Honest and Ethical Professions’ Puts Nurses in Top Spot for 23rd Straight Year
Since the current Gallup survey began in 1999, Americans have said they trust nurses most of all professionals in all but one year CANTON, Mass. – As patient care access… Read more »
St. Vincent Hospital Nurses and the MNA File Sixth in Series of Complaints with State and Federal Agencies About Dangerous Patient Care Conditions That Continue to Compromise the Care and Safety of Patients Admitted to the Worcester-Based Facility
New complaint highlights inadequate staffing in the critical care units that has resulted in two patient deaths, CEO-mandated restrictions on nurses’ access to IV fluids that is jeopardizing the safety… Read more »
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Nurses Avert Potential 1-Day Strike with Tentative Agreement Providing Significant Investments in Nurses to Ensure Safe Patient Care
MNA nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital voted in October to authorize a potential one-day strike as they advocated for nurse respect and patient safety NEWTON, Mass. – The approximately 1,500 registered… Read more »
MNA Nurses of Salem Hospital Reach Tentative Contract Agreement to Help Protect Patient Care Quality by Respecting and Investing in Nurses
The tentative agreement follows a powerful informational picket by nurses in October that pushed Mass General Brigham to stabilize the Salem RN workforce SALEM, Mass. – The registered nurses of… Read more »
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Nurses Vote Overwhelming to Authorize 1-Day Strike as they Fight MGB Health Insurance Cost Hike and Safeguard Patient Care with a Fair Contract
MNA nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital voted on October 22 to authorize a potential one-day strike as they advocate for nurse respect and patient safety NEWTON, Mass. – The approximately 1,500… Read more »
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Nurses Vote to Ratify Contract that Averted One-Day Strike and Provides Substantial Investment in Nurses to Address Staffing and Patient Care Concerns
Nurses at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital nurses reached a tentative agreement in September aimed at improving recruitment and retention of nurses, staffing, and patient care quality BOSTON, Mass. –… Read more »
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Provides Nurses with Health Insurance Plan that Violates State Law, Imposing Tax Penalties after Nurses Avoided Strike with Agreement about Insurance Choice
BWH cut short its health insurance enrollment period and was late in providing information to nurses, who are now faced with paying huge tax penalties if they choose hard-fought MNA… Read more »
