PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The 800 registered nurses of Berkshire Medical Center, who are represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, delivered notice to hospital management on Monday evening notifying them of… Read more »
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Berkshire Medical Center Nurses Schedule 24-hour Strike for Monday, June 18 after Management Refuses to Make Staffing and Patient Care Improvements
Hear why Dotty Nygard, an ED nurse in California, supports Safe Patient Limits for patients and nurse in Massachusetts
UMass Memorial Health Alliance in Leominster Plans to Close Pediatric Unit Depriving Children and Families of Access to Care Close to Home
LEOMINSTER, MA — In the wake of overwhelming community concern about recent service closures engineered by corporate executives at UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC), the Central Mass-based health care conglomerate… Read more »
Baystate Franklin Medical Center Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement that Benefits Patients, Nurses and the Public
GREENFIELD, Mass. – The registered nurses of Baystate Franklin Medical Center, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, reached a tentative contract agreement on Wednesday, May 23 following 18 months of… Read more »
Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Representative Michael Capuano for Re-Election
The Massachusetts Nurses Association, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses and health professionals in the Commonwealth, has endorsed Rep. Michael Capuano in his re-election campaign to represent… Read more »
During National Nurses Week, Berkshire Medical Center Nurses to Rally, Highlighting 500+ Unsafe Staffing Forms Filed by RNs
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Berkshire Medical Center nurses have now filed more than 500 unsafe staffing forms, an unfortunate milestone and evidence of the need for the improvements to patient care… Read more »
‘State of Patient Care in Massachusetts’ Survey Released for National Nurses Week Finds Nurses Sounding the Alarm Over Deteriorating Conditions for Hospitalized Patients and Need for Safe Patient Limits
BOSTON, Mass – As the state and the nation begins celebrations for National Nurses Week (May 6 – 12) an annual survey of the state’s nurses sounds a blaring alarm… Read more »
Hearing on 4/30: Call Lawmakers to Support Safe Patient Limits
The Challenges of Managing the Illicit Drug Use Delimma: A CE Class based in Canton for MNA and Non-MNA Members
Remembering Dorothy McCabe
The Massachusetts Nurses Association is sad to announce the loss last week of Dorothy Upson McCabe, one of its most respected staff members and a guiding force in the development… Read more »