Cites her record on health care and nursing issues CANTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), which represents more than 20,000 registered nurses and health care professionals in Massachusetts,… Read more »
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Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Lois Pines for Lt. Governor
Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Birmingham for Governor
Cites his record on health care and nursing issues CANTON. Mass. — The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), which represents more than 20,000 registered nurses and health care professionals in Massachusetts,… Read more »
Health Care Industry Report Links RN Staffing & Shortage Issues To Increase in Patient Deaths and Serious Complications in Hospitals
MNA Cites Report as Evidence of Positive Impact Nurses Have on Patient Care and the Need for Policies to Increase RN Staffing and Regulate Registered Nurse to Patient Ratios CANTON,… Read more »
New England Journal of Medicine Highlights Publishes Study Demonstrating RN Staffing Levels Directly Impact Patient Health and Survival
Low RN Staffing Levels Put Patients at Risk for Life-Threatening Infections, Shock and Bleeding MNA Applauds Journal For Demonstrating Positive Impact Nurses Have on Patient Care and the Need for… Read more »
Boston Herald Column Tells the Real Story About Nurses
Kudos to Beverly Beckham of the Boston Herald for her powerful column (see below) in support of nurses and the nursing profession. She is a journalist who has experienced the… Read more »
MNA President, Higgins, in Globe Editorial: Improving the RN-to-patient ratio
By Karen Higgins EVERY DAY in Massachusetts, patients in our hospitals push a call button and wait … and wait … for a registered nurse to come to their aid…. Read more »
Senate Budget Includes Outside Section Establishing Commission To Recommend Legislation on Nurse-to-Patient Ratios
Your efforts have made an impact! Our campaign in May to gather and deliver more than 80,000 public signatures has caught the eye of the legislature, particularly the Senate, which… Read more »
Coverage of New England Jounral of Medicine Study on Nurse Staffing: Boston Herald and New York Times—Coverage of New England Journal of Medicine Study on Nurse Staffing and Patient Safety—”Fewer RNs Can Deter Good Health”
Here is some the press generated by the New England Journal of Medicine Study and Report published this week (5/29/02) concerning the impact RN staffing has on patient care. In… Read more »
The Transfer of Ownership of Waltham Hospital from CareGroup to a New Board of Trustees Has Occurred!
It’s official. Waltham Hospital, formally known as Deaconess Waltham Hospital (a CareGroup-owned facility), has been transferred to a new, locally controlled Board of Trustees, marking a remarkable conclusion to a… Read more »
Read the Media Coverage of MNA’s Ambulance Caravan Success
Safe Staffing Petition Drive Gathers 80,000 Signatures News Coverage of MNA’s Ambulance CaravanDrive to the State House with Safe Staffing Petitions The headline under a photo in Friday, May 10th’s… Read more »
