As well-heeled hospital CEOs plan to gather for three days of golf, lavish receptions and networking at one the state’s most luxurious resorts on the Cape, a new survey of… Read more »
Year: 2014
7 in 10 Doctors Favor Pending Legislation to Call for Greater Transparency of Hospital Finances, Profits and CEO Compensation and Believe it Would Protect Funding for Valuable Patient Care Services
Nearly One in Four MA Registered Nurses Report Patient Deaths That Are Directly Attributable to Unsafe Patient Assignments
78% of RNs agree that the quality of patient care in Massachusetts hospitals is suffering due to unsafe patient assignments including 59% of RNs who are aware of patient complications… Read more »
Video of Rep. Denise Garlick’s Presentation of Shocking Findings of RN Survey on Patient Safety
State Representative Denise Garlick, RN details the findings of a study of bedside registered nurses released today during a press conference held at the Massachusetts State House.
Nearly One in Four MA Registered Nurses Report Patient Deaths That Are Directly Attributable to Unsafe Patient Assignments
78% of RNs agree that the quality of patient care in Massachusetts hospitals is suffering due to unsafe patient assignments including 59% of RNs who are aware of patient complications… Read more »
We Need Your Help In Gathering Signatures for Safe Patient Limits and Hospital Transparency – Click Here to Learn More & Download Petitions
Download the Patient Safety Act Petition Download the Hospital Profit and Transparency Act Petition Join the campaign. Help us gather the signatures for two ballot initiatives that will dramatically improve… Read more »
MNA/NNU Mourns the Loss of One of Its Great Leaders and a Pioneer in the Organization’s Efforts to Prevent Workplace Violence
Hundreds of Nurses From Hospitals Across the State Rally for Patient Safety Outside the State House on May 21
The MassNurse Advocate e-pub has arrived!
Care of mentally ill faulted in report
A story in today’s Globe highlights our state’s deplorable record of providing care for the mentally ill, specifically our ability to provide proper discharge planning for patients leaving our hospitals… Read more »
DPH Report Finds Unsafe Patient Assignments for Nurses at Cooley Dickinson Hospital Were a Key Factor in Two Deaths on the Maternity Unit
Two days before hundreds of nurses from across the state plan to rally outside the State House for safer patient limits for nurses, a story appeared in today’s Daily Hampshire… Read more »
