MNA Has Endorsed Tom Birmingham for His Plan to Address These Issues CANTON, Mass. — After reviewing a health plan released today by Republican gubernatorial candidate Mitt Romney and his… Read more »
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Mass Nurses Association Critical of Romney/Healey Health Plan For Its Failure to Address Issues on Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety
Labor Alert: Mass. Eye & Ear Displays Anti-Union Tactics
The MNA works closely with the Area Trades Council on union activities and labor issues. The Council has asked that RNs looking to work at Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary… Read more »
Safe Staffing May Soon Be A Reality
Safe Staffing May Soon Be A RealityCall to Action is NOW!Urgent Action Alert!State Budget Opens Door to Safe Staffing Legislation MNA’s recent petition drive was a tremendous success. Thanks to… Read more »
Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Lois Pines for Lt. Governor
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 »
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 »
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 »
