Health Care News—DPH Approves Sale of St. Vincent Hospital/MetroWest Medical Center—Community Coalition Raises Concerns

Worcester School Nurses Will Leaflet/Picket Outside the School Superintendent's Christmas Party on Dec. 15th from 2 – 4 pm at the Durkin Administration Building

Study shows hospital charges are increasing, fueling inflation

Statehouse ceremony honors nurse killed in combat in during World War II

Monitoring the BORN: It's your nursing license that's at stake

Raising the bar in the battle for safe RN staffing

UMass Lowell Awarded $2M Grant to Protect Home Healthcare Practitioners

Statement by Karen Higgins, President of the Massachusetts Nurses Association Regarding the Proposed Hospital Industry Nurse Staffing Bill

MNA/Coalition to Protect Mass. Patients Re-Files Safe RN Staffing Bill to Regulate RN-to-Patient Ratios in State's Hospitals

Position Statement On the "Magnet Recognition Program for Nursing Services in Hospitals" and Other Consultant-Driven Quality Improvement Projects that Claim to Improve Care

Tauro calls for "hold" on plans to close Fernald

Fairness at Fernald - Boston Globe Editorial

Federal court to hear motions on DMR oversight to ensure adequate care for the severely disabled

As nursing crisis continues, hospitals turn to Magnet program
MNA focuses on latest industry strategy to avoid ratios, boost reimbursements

Journey to Magnet status: And inside look at the experience of one MNA bargaining unit

Magnet status: the union perspective

Government report finds JCAHO more 'lap dog' than 'watch dog'

President's address to the membership at the 2004 MNA Annual Convention

Members Vote to Approve Five-Year Plan and Modified Dues Funding at Annual Business Meeting in Boston

OSHA, Mass. Nurses Association and Mass. Division of Occupational Safety Sign Alliance to Protect Nurses/Health Care Workers

STATE REPRESENTATIVES GALVIN AND KAFKA HOST CEREMONY TO HONOR LATE WORLD WAR II NURSE

The Story of MITSS: Medically Induced Trauma Support Services

MHA Survey of RN Vacancy Rates Misses the Mark on Nursing Crisis -- Vacancy Rates Say Little about the Actual Safety of Staffing in Hospitals -- It's RN-to-Patient Ratios that Matter

Taunton State Hospital Survey: "97 percent of RNs/Health Professionals Believe Management is Dangerously Understaffing the Hospital—Risking the Safety of Patients, Staff as a Result"

MNA supports Jobs With Justice as "Health Care Action Week" Ramps Up

Proposed MNA Five-Year Plan/Dues Increase Frequently Asked Questions

Dues increase is needed to protect nurses and to change health care system

Regional Meetings in September to Learn About MNA 5-Year Plan/Dues Increase

MNA testifies at hearing on nursing home abuse and neglect

MNA Endorsed Candidates

Massachusetts Nurses Association Unit 7 of Health Care Professionals
Position Statement

Legislative Session Comes to End without Final Passage of Safe RN Staffing Legislation

The MNA and the nursing profession have lost a true champion and powerful advocate with the death last week of Kate Maker, RN, long time leader at the MNA, a powerful union activist and a passionate fighter for social justice.

MNA Board of Directors sets five-year plan for growth in member services and nursing power

It's not "whether" it's "when" we get RN-to-patient ratios into law

In The Wake of a Shocking Report Showing 195,000 Preventable Deaths Per Year in Nation's Hospitals, Mass. Nurses & Patient Advocates Make Final Push to Pass Safe Staffing Bill

Senator Steven Tolman Announces Approval Of Bill To Mandate Single Payer Health Care Study

Congratulations to all of us!!! Winning Vote Taken 7.14.04 on Massachusetts' Health Care Constitutional Amendment

Plaintiffs allege worsening conditions at Fernald Center as they seek renewed court oversight

New Study Links Excessive Overtime and Poor Working Conditions to an Increase in Medication Errors by Nurses

MNA/Nurses to Participate in June 19th Bridge Demonstration for Affordable Health Care for All

Patient Care Advocates Disappointed by Conference Committee's Failure
To Include Safe Staffing Pilot Program in Final Budget

Is Your RN License Up for Renewal in late July and early August?

Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Isaac BenEzra for Governor's Council Seat

OSHA Targeted Inspections going on right now in Massachusetts hospitals

RNs at Marlborough Hospital to Hold Informational Picket on May 27

State Senate Passes Amendment to Protect Patients by Establishing RN-to-Patient Ratios in Hospitals

More than 1,000 Nurses and Health Care Advocates Flood Massachusetts State House to Call for Vote on H.1282, A Bill To Set Minimum RN-to-Patient Ratios

Safety of patients demands adequate staffing of nurses

The time has come — our patients deserve a vote — Pass H.1282 now!

MEDIA ADVISORY
More than 1,000 Nurses and Health Care Advocates Will Converge at State House to Protest Dangerous Staffing Levels in Mass. Hospitals, Call for Vote on H.1282, A Bill To Set Minimum RN-to-Patient Ratios

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate is likely to vote on a measure to guarantee that nobody will lose overtime pay when President Bush's overtime pay changes become law Aug. 23, 2004

Survey Shows That Part-Time RNs Already in Massachusetts Hospitals
Would Be Able to Fill Safe Staffing Needs

Are you an AOL user? Important information regarding MNA e-mail messages

Legislators, Health Care Advocates, & Nurses to Release Critical Information on Nurses in Massachusetts Hospitals; Will Unveil Safe Staffing Budget Amendment, Hospital RNs will Describe the Impact of Understaffing

MNA stands proudly with Senator Kerry

Patriot Ledger Publishes Scathing Report of the State’s Care of the Disabled in Group Homes

School Nurses Hold School Health Advocacy Day at State House on March 24th Seek to Maintain Funding for Improved School Health Services for State’s Children

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Nurses Release Results of Survey
Showing Unsafe Staffing and Forced Overtime are a Regular Occurrence
Plan to Conduct Informational Picketing on March 25th

Faulkner Hospital RNs Will Hold Informational Picketing on March 29th Over Staffing Conditions, Salary and Pension Issues

MNA Testifies at Hearing Before House FY 2005 Budget Task Force on Hospitals

The hospital industry's opposition to H. 1282 and why it is wrong

COFAR members kick off 2004 legislative advocacy season on February 27 at State House

Campaign RX: Help Make Universal Health Insurance a Permanent Right for Everyone

Once again, evidence has surfaced to buttress the arguments of the Coalition to Protect Massachusetts Patients in favor of Safe RN Staffing legislation

RNs at Providence Hospital Ratify New Three-Year Contract
Awards for longevity, new insurance benefits, and pioneering language specific tohealth and safety seen as biggest successes

Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Angus McQuilken for State Senate in Special Election
Cites his strong commitment to health care and nursing issues