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Tufts Medical Center Chief to Retire
Massachusetts Nurses Association/Tufts Medical Nurses Statement Regarding the Retirement of Tufts Medical Center CEO Ellen Zane
By Barbara Tiller, RN, Chair of the MNA Local Bargaining Unit 508.241.8215 BOSTON — It is with great interest for the future of Tufts Medical Center that the registered… Read more »
Nurses at Washington Hospital Center Authorize Strike
Patrick proposes health fee overhaul
Seeks power to examine insurer contracts as part of shift to budgeted care By Liz Kowalczyk Globe Staff / February 17, 2011
Videos of Tufts Medical Center Nurses’ Candlelight Vigil for Safe Care
Tufts Medical Center Nurses Hold Candlelight Vigil on Feb. 15 Call for Restoration of Safe Patient Care
Tufts Medical Center Nurses Hold Candlelight Vigil on Feb. 15 Call for Restoration of Safe Patient Care Nurses are Protesting Dangerous Staffing Conditions that have Prompted Hundreds of Reports by… Read more »
“Alarm Fatigue” Series in Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is running an interesting two-part series on “Alarm fatigue” focusing primarily on the nursing role. Links are below. The word “fatigue” itself suggests human fallibility or nurses’… Read more »
New reason not to permit BSL4 lab in Boston: Anthrax report casts doubt on scientific evidence in FBI case against Bruce Ivins
NRC has released a report (story below) that FBI “evidence” used to conclude the scientist responsible for the 2011 anthrax attacks is questionable. The significance for MNA: We have long… Read more »
St. Vincent Hospital Nurses Hold St. Valentine’s Day Picket To Ensure Safe Staffing and a Secure Future
In training, hospitals see big rewards
By Erin Ailworth Globe Staff / February 15, 2011 Instead of just recruiting outside candidates to fill midlevel jobs, three area hospital systems are expanding training programs that will allow… Read more »
