Since the current Gallup survey began in 1999, Americans have said they trust nurses most of all professionals in all but one year CANTON, Mass. – As patient care access… Read more »
Author: Joe Markman
Annual Gallup Survey of ‘Most Honest and Ethical Professions’ Puts Nurses in Top Spot for 23rd Straight Year
St. Vincent Hospital Nurses and the MNA File Sixth in Series of Complaints with State and Federal Agencies About Dangerous Patient Care Conditions That Continue to Compromise the Care and Safety of Patients Admitted to the Worcester-Based Facility
New complaint highlights inadequate staffing in the critical care units that has resulted in two patient deaths, CEO-mandated restrictions on nurses’ access to IV fluids that is jeopardizing the safety… Read more »
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Nurses Avert Potential 1-Day Strike with Tentative Agreement Providing Significant Investments in Nurses to Ensure Safe Patient Care
MNA nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital voted in October to authorize a potential one-day strike as they advocated for nurse respect and patient safety NEWTON, Mass. – The approximately 1,500 registered… Read more »
MNA Nurses of Salem Hospital Reach Tentative Contract Agreement to Help Protect Patient Care Quality by Respecting and Investing in Nurses
The tentative agreement follows a powerful informational picket by nurses in October that pushed Mass General Brigham to stabilize the Salem RN workforce SALEM, Mass. – The registered nurses of… Read more »
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Nurses Vote Overwhelming to Authorize 1-Day Strike as they Fight MGB Health Insurance Cost Hike and Safeguard Patient Care with a Fair Contract
MNA nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital voted on October 22 to authorize a potential one-day strike as they advocate for nurse respect and patient safety NEWTON, Mass. – The approximately 1,500… Read more »
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Nurses Vote to Ratify Contract that Averted One-Day Strike and Provides Substantial Investment in Nurses to Address Staffing and Patient Care Concerns
Nurses at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital nurses reached a tentative agreement in September aimed at improving recruitment and retention of nurses, staffing, and patient care quality BOSTON, Mass. –… Read more »
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Provides Nurses with Health Insurance Plan that Violates State Law, Imposing Tax Penalties after Nurses Avoided Strike with Agreement about Insurance Choice
BWH cut short its health insurance enrollment period and was late in providing information to nurses, who are now faced with paying huge tax penalties if they choose hard-fought MNA… Read more »
Mercy Medical Center Nurses to Hold Informational Picket in Springfield on October 17 as Nurses Fight for Safe Patient Care Conditions and Against Trinity Health’s Attempt to Erode Union Protections
Michigan-based Trinity Health, a national hospital corporation, has created unsafe staffing and patient care conditions at Mercy Medical Center while attempting to remove union RN benefits and protections SPRINGFIELD, Mass…. Read more »
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Nurses to Hold Strike Authorization Vote and Informational Picket on October 22 as Nurses Fight Rising MGB Health Insurance Costs and Seek to Protect Patient Care with a Fair Contract
MNA nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital will vote to authorize a one-day strike and will picket on Tuesday, October 22 to protest MGB’s attempt to hike insurance costs and its refusal… Read more »
MNA Nurses at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital Vote to Authorize a 1-Day Strike as Nurses Seek a Fair Contract with MGB to Address Staffing and Patient Care Challenges
Martha’s Vineyard nurses are preparing for a potential one-day strike because MGB refuses to properly value the important patient care nurses provide under difficult conditions in an isolated and expensive… Read more »
