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Concerns About Poor Patient Care Conditions Forces UMass Medical Center Nurses to Call for One-Day Strike on May 23
A New Study Finds that Nurses Staffing Levels Impact Readmissions for Pediatric Patients in Hospitals
UMMMC Contract Alert: Talks With Memorial Team Today End With No Significant Movement on Staffing or Other Key Issues of Concern
MNA Endorses Rep. Marty Walsh for Mayor of Boston
CANTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts Nurses Association National Nurses United (MNA/NNU), the largest union of registered nurses and health professionals in the commonwealth, today announced that it has endorsed State… Read more »
Montague Town Meeting Passes Resolution Calling Upon Baystate Health System to Commit All Necessary Resources to Ensure Baystate Franklin Medical Center Can Meet the Health Care Needs of Franklin County Residents in Franklin County
Residents of Montague cast an overwhelming vote last night to approve a resolution placed on the warrant for the 2013 Annual Town Meeting, which calls upon Baystate Health System to… Read more »
DPH to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Closure of Child Behavioral Health Unit at Cambridge Hospital
When: May 8 at 2 p.m. Where: The Macht Auditorium at Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge St. in Cambridge MA Who: Family members, nurses, care providers, legislators and mental health advocates… Read more »
UMMMC Contract Alert: Talks With University Team Tdday End With No Significant Movement on Staffing or Other Key Issues of Concern
Yet another study underscores the need for safe RN staffing to protect our patients
UMMMC Contract Alert: Talks Resume on May 3 & 6, Still Await Management Staffing Response
Negotiations for our new contract will resume on Friday, May 3 with the University campus committee, and Monday, May 6 for the Memorial/Hahnemann campus committee. Last week the UMMMC negotiating… Read more »