With number of beds halved since 1980, state should alter its closings policy By Alan Sager and Deborah Socolar, 3/3/2002 Massachusetts has lost almost half of its hospitals and patient… Read more »
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Too many local hospitals on life support
State’s Health Care Professionals Decry Legislature’s Deep Cuts in Human Services
State’s Health Care Professionals Decry Legislature’s Deep Cuts in Human Services Urge Legislature to Pass Supplemental Funding to Protect Most Vulnerable Citizens Warn Cuts Will Result in Increased Homelessness, Suicides,… Read more »
TV 4’s I Team Reports on Readiness (or lack thereof) of Mass. ERs to Respond to Bioterrorist Attacks—MNA Stands Ready to Help System Prepare
Below is the text of a report that aired last night on WBZ-TV Channel 4 concerning the readiness of Massachusetts emergency rooms to handle a bioterrorist attack. MNA member and… Read more »
New National Nurses Organization Takes Shape. Leader of 70,000 RNs Will Press for Staffing, Health Care Reform
Mass. Nurses Association is Member of New Group known as: American Association of Registered Nurses Leaders of organizations representing some 70,000 Registered Nurses and other allied professionals this week took… Read more »
Bush Administration Promotes Careers in Nursing
Survey Shows Critical Shortage of Nurses With new evidence of a growing shortage of nurses, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson and Education Secretary Rod Paige today launched a campaign to… Read more »
Karen Higgins Elected President of Massachusetts Nurses Association
Karen Higgins, RN, a resident of Weymouth and a critical care nurse at Boston Medical Center, has been elected president of the Massachusetts Nurses Association. The MNA, with more than… Read more »
Save Waltham Hospital
The Waltham High school auditorium was full to overflowing last night, while police in the streets were turning away hundreds more who were attempting to attend a public hearing held… Read more »
MNA and MEMA co-host course on HazMats
The MNA, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), is holding an educational program on Feb. 11th and again on Feb 25th for nurses, physicians, EMTs and hospital… Read more »
Brockton Hospital RNs Vote 303 – 25 to Ratify Three-Year Contract Ending 103-Day Strike Pact Includes Staffing/Mandatory Overtime Protections Sought by Nurses
Nurses Celebrate Victory With Champagne and Victory Lap Around HospitalBROCKTON, Mass.—The closely watched 103-day strike by 450 registered nurses at Brockton Hospital officially ended yesterday with a vote of 303… Read more »
Massachusetts Nurses Association Votes To Disaffiliate from National Organization, Sets Course for More Progressive, Pro-Staff Nurse Agenda
More than 82 % of the Nurses Vote for Split at Special Meeting Held in Worcester WORCESTER, Mass.—At a historic and closely watched meeting held at Mechanics Hall in Worcester… Read more »
