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Mass. Nurses Association, Elected Leaders, and Local Activists Will Leaflet/Banner Outside of Steward-Owned Nashoba Sports & Physical Therapy in Groton in Support of Nashoba Valley Medical Center Patients and the Nurses Who Care for Them
Public Leaflet for July 11 NVMC Action in Groton
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Nurses Ratify New Contract, Demonstrating Powerful Unity and Commitment to World-Class Patient Care
BOSTON, Mass. – The 3,400 registered nurses of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, voted overwhelmingly on June 26 to ratify a new two-year contract that… Read more »
The MNA Summer Photo Contest!
While you are out and about this summer — be that at a local park, in your own backyard, at your summer rental, or overseas at an exotic location —… Read more »
Department of Public Health to Hold Hearings on June 18 and 19 on the Proposed Closure of ICUs at Baystate Noble and Wing Hospitals
GREENFIELD, PALMER and WESTFIELD, Mass. – The state Department of Public Health will hold public hearings this week on Baystate Health’s proposed closure of intensive care units in Westfield and… Read more »
Massachusetts Hospitals Stockpile $1.6 Billion in Cayman Islands and other Offshore Accounts; Nurses Call for Financial Transparency
CANTON, Mass. – Hospital corporations across Massachusetts have placed at least $1.6 billion in the Cayman Islands and other well-known offshore tax havens, leading nurses and lawmakers to call for… Read more »
As Hospital Corporations Threaten Essential Services Across Massachusetts, Lawmakers to Examine Bill Strengthening Closure Law at May 28 Hearing
CANTON, Mass. – Hospital executives have closed or are threatening to eliminate essential services from Greenfield to Taunton, prompting patients, nurses and advocates to push for legislation that will strengthen… Read more »
MNA MEMBERS: Please Complete Five-Year Plan Survey
Latest ‘State of Nursing in Massachusetts’ Survey Shows Need for Safe Patient Limits and Fact-Finding Legislation to Clarify Hospital Industry Misinformation
CANTON, Mass. – Registered nurses throughout the Commonwealth report that quality of care in Massachusetts hospitals is suffering as nurses have less time to spend with patients who are getting… Read more »
Executive Summary of 2019 State of Nursing in Massachusetts
This document reports the findings from a survey of 501 Massachusetts registered nurses conducted April 2-18, 2019. The survey, which has been conducted annually since 2014, included telephone interviews with… Read more »
