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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 »
State House Hearing Scheduled for June 3 on the Hospital Profit Transparency and Fairness Act
Health Policy Commission’s Quality Improvement and Patient Practice Committee To Unveil Final Recommendations for the Regulations Underpinning the New ICU RN Staffing Law on Wednesday, May 20 at 11 a.m.
SUPPORT AMENDMENT #800: Protect Emergency Mental Health Services in Southeastern Massachusetts
The Department of Mental Health has announced plans to shut down state-operated emergency mental health services for all of Southeastern Massachusetts, including the Cape and Islands. This plan was announced… Read more »
SUPPORT AMENDMENT #753 for Tewksbury Hospital: Maintaining Beds, Staffing, and Quality of Care
The House budget restored funding and added language preserving beds at Tewksbury Hospital, but the Senate Ways and Means budget does not provide the full funding to maintain current beds,… Read more »
NECN News Covers Alarming Results RN Survey on State of Patient Care in Mass Hospitals
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