With more than 200,000 residents served by nine hospitals currently owned by Steward, communities remain in the dark on long-term solutions to protect the future of care across the Commonwealth…. Read more »
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Patients, Caregivers, and Community Groups to Rally to Protect Hospitals Impacted by Steward Crisis
Unsafe Patient Care Conditions Prompt Brigham and Women’s Hospital Nurses to Picket on International Workers’ Day as a Federal Mediator is Called in and Management Refuses to Negotiate a Fair Contract
Nurses will hold an informational picket on Wednesday, May 1 outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital to protest management’s refusal to agree to a fair contract to help stabilize the BWH… Read more »
Eight nurses from St. Vincent Hospital Filed Suit Today In Worcester Superior Court Against Tenet Healthcare for Wrongful Termination after Blowing the Whistle on Unsafe Patient Care Conditions that Jeopardize the Safety of Patients Admitted to the Worcester-based, For-profit Facility
Lawsuit follows findings by The Joint Commission (the body that accredits hospitals) supporting the St. Vincent nurses’ complaints stating that SVH was found to be non-compliant with applicable patient care… Read more »
Hospital Accrediting Agency (Joint Commission) Issues Findings Supporting St. Vincent Hospital Nurses’ Complaints about Unsafe Patient Care, Stating that SVH was Found to Be Non-Compliant with Applicable Patient Care Conditions for Medicaid and Medicare Services
In another case, an arbitrator ruled Tenet illegally fired a long time RN and union leader without just cause as “an act of punishment and thinly veiled retaliation, ” yet… Read more »
Amid Steward Financial Crisis, Senator Markey Announces Federal Hearing in April in Massachusetts to Investigate For-Profit Companies in Health Care
Boston (March 1, 2024) – In the wake of Steward Health Care’s ongoing financial crisis, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee of… Read more »
Register Now for the MNA Spring CE Programs
Download the full brochure of all the CE offerings here For registration, please contact: Liz Chmielinski at 781-830-5719 or echmielinski@mnarn.org or Dayana Ocasio at 781-830-5723 or docasio@mnarn.org.
Attention all St. E’s grads: The Annual Spring Banquet for the Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital SON Alumni
Sunday, April 21, 2024 Granite Links 100 Quarry Hills Dr Quincy MA The Rotunda Foyer for cocktails, the Grand Ballroom for the main event. Cocktail hour 11-12 pm Luncheon 12noon-… Read more »
BI Anna Jaques Hospital RNs Vote to Ratify New Three-Year Contract to Recruit and Retain the Staff Needed to Ensure Quality Patient Care
NEWBURYPORT, MA – The registered nurses at Beth Israel Lahey Anna Jacques Hospital (AJH) yesterday cast an overwhelming vote to ratify a new three-year contract that will provide significant improvements… Read more »
Heywood Hospital Nurses Vote to Ratify New MNA Contract Aimed at Stabilizing RN Workforce and Improving Patient Care Conditions
The registered nurses of Heywood Hospital successfully negotiated and ratified a new contract with secured benefits and wage increases to boost recruitment and retention GARDNER, Mass. – Registered nurses at… Read more »
MNA Board of Directors Meeting Highlights
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