2002 News
- 12.02.2002 | MNA Files Quality Patient Care/Safe RN Staffing Bill to Regulate RN-to-Patient Ratios in Massachusetts Hospitals
- 11.06.2002 | RNs at the Memorial Hospital Campuses of UMass/Memorial to Conduct Informational Picketing on Nov. 7th To Protest Management's Refusal to Grant Memorial Nurses Parity with UMass Nurses in Salary/Benefits
- 10.23.2002 | JAMA Study Shows When RNs Have More Than 4 Patients, Patients' Risk of Death and Complications Increases—Study Supports MNA Call for Safe Staffing Bill
- 10.23.2002 | National Public Radio's excellent coverage of the JAMA study on nurse to patient ratios and patient mortality
- 10.23.2002 | The Carney Hospital Nurses Need Your Support!
- 10.23.2002 | MNA 2002 Elected Officers & Board of Directors
- 10.23.2002 | Carney Hospital RNs To Candlelight Vigil on October 13 at 6:30 pm
- 10.08.2002 | Massachusetts Nurses Association Announces Its Endorsement Of Shannon O'Brien for Governor and Chris Gabrieli for Lt. Governor
- 09.20.2002 | Brigham & Women's Hospital RNs to Conduct Informational Picketing on Sept. 23rd In Protest Over Hospital's Failure to Bargain in Good Faith
- 09.20.2002 | Cape Cod Hospital RNs to Hold Informational Picket on Monday, Sept. 23rd As Contract Talks Stall Over Salary Issues
- 09.17.2002 | Carney Hospital RNs To Hold Informational Picket on Sept. 18th from 2 - 6 pm As Contract Talks Stall Over Salary, Health Insurance, and Contract Takeaways
- 09.12.2002 | MNA 2002 Elected Officers & Board of Directors
- 08.08.2002 | Birmingham challenges Romney on safe nurse staffing
- 08.06.2002 | Mass Nurses Association Critical of Romney/Healey Health Plan For Its Failure to Address Issues on Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety
- 07.19.2002 | Labor Alert: Mass. Eye & Ear Displays Anti-Union Tactics
- 07.19.2002 | Safe Staffing May Soon Be A Reality
- 07.14.2002 | Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Lois Pines for Lt. Governor
- 07.14.2002 | Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Birmingham for Governor
- 07.02.2002 | Health Care Industry Report Links RN Staffing & Shortage Issues To Increase in Patient Deaths and Serious Complications in Hospitals
- 06.22.2002 | MNA President, Higgins, in Globe Editorial: Improving the RN-to-patient ratio
- 06.22.2002 | Senate Budget Includes Outside Section Establishing Commission To Recommend Legislation on Nurse-to-Patient Ratios
- 06.22.2002 | Coverage of New England Jounral of Medicine Study on Nurse Staffing: Boston Herald and New York Times—Coverage of New England Journal of Medicine Study on Nurse Staffing and Patient Safety—"Fewer RNs Can Deter Good Health"
- 06.22.2002 | The Transfer of Ownership of Waltham Hospital from CareGroup to a New Board of Trustees Has Occurred!
- 06.22.2002 | Read the Media Coverage of MNA's Ambulance Caravan Success
- 06.22.2002 | MNA Ambulance Caravan Drive for Safe Staffing Petitions
- 06.22.2002 | New England Journal of Medicine Highlights Publishes Study Demonstrating RN Staffing Levels Directly Impact Patient Health and Survival
- 06.22.2002 | Boston Herald Column Tells the Real Story About Nurses
- 05.21.2002 | Nurses are right to argue there's safety in numbers
- 05.01.2002 | MNA Launches Statewide Petition Drive May 1-7, 2002
- 04.30.2002 | Nurses Needed to Join a Massive Rally on April 30, 12 Noon, Boston Common Grandstand to Protest Pending Cuts in the State Budget
- 03.22.2002 | Nursing Shortage: Situation Critical
- 03.18.2002 | U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Survey of RNs Shows Critical Shortage Driven by the Exodus of Experienced Nurses, Slowed Recruitment of New Nurses And Job Satisfaction Levels that Rank Nurses Below Nearly All Other Employee/Professional Groups
- 03.17.2002 | Nurses lobby for minimum staffing levels, Boston Globe, 3/17/02
- 03.12.2002 | Mass. Nurses and Seniors Converge on State House on March 12th To Call for Legislation to Ensure Safe Nurse-to-Patient Ratios
- 03.03.2002 | Too many local hospitals on life support
- 03.01.2002 | Nursing Journal Study Shows Nurses Unions Improve Patient Outcomes in Hospitals. Patients Treated for Heart Attacks Have Lower Mortality Rate at RN-Unionized Hospitals
- 02.11.2002 | New nursing group divides ANA: AARN piggybacks on CNA's success
- 02.11.2002 | School Nurses Hold School Health Lobby Day at State House on Feb. 11, 2002 (9 – 11 am)
- 02.11.2002 | School Health Lobby Day On Beacon Hill
- 02.09.2002 | Nurses, seniors lobby lawmakers
- 02.07.2002 | Mass. Nursing Makes Front Page News
- 02.04.2002 | RN Attacked by Patient Goes to Trial on Assault Charges
- 02.02.2002 | Recession in Massachusetts... It's time to "speak out" for jobs, health care and quality public services -- Join us on Sat., Feb. 2, 2002, 2 - 5 pm at Faneuil Hall
- 02.02.2002 | Bush administration promotes careers in nursing
- 02.01.2002 | Karen Higgins Elected President of Massachusetts Nurses Association
- 01.28.2002 | Governor's Health Care Task Force Releases Report
- 01.11.2002 | New England Medical Center Nurses Ratify 21 Month Contract Contract Grants Pay Increases Ranging from 18 - 23% Depending on Years of Service
- 01.02.2002 | Too many local hospitals on life support
- 01.02.2002 | State's Health Care Professionals Decry Legislature's Deep Cuts in Human Services
