State regulators say MGB failed to adequately address staff competency and burn care capacity, which are core patient safety issues raised by Brigham nurses BOSTON, Mass. – The Massachusetts Department… Read more »
Author: Joe Markman
DPH Presses MGB for Answers on Burn Unit Closure Plan, Echoing Nurses’ Concerns About Safety and Capacity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
MNA Clinicians with Mass General Brigham Home Care to Hold Informational Picket March 24 Outside Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinicians call on MGB to agree to a first MNA contract that supports them as they provide essential home care to patients across the region BOSTON, Mass. – Clinicians of… Read more »
DPH Finds Brigham and Women’s Hospital Burn Unit ‘Necessary’ as Nurses Send Letter Urging MGB Leaders to Halt the Planned Closure
MA Department of Public Health has ordered MGB to address staff competency and emergency burn capacity – issues raised by MNA nurses at DPH hearing BOSTON, Mass. – The Massachusetts… Read more »
Baystate Franklin Nurses Deliver Petition on February 11 Calling for an MNA Contract that Protects Patients and Keeps Care Local
An overwhelming majority of Baystate Franklin Medical Center nurses signed a petition urging Baystate to agree to a fair contract; Delivery occurred during bargaining on Wednesday GREENFIELD, Mass. – Nurses… Read more »
Join the MNA in Supporting NYSNA Nurses on Strike in NYC!
Join MNA nurses and healthcare professionals in supporting the New York State Nurses Association nurses on strike for patient and nurse safety! Go to https://nysna.tfaforms.net/5110966 to contribute to their strike… Read more »
Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Advanced Practice Providers File for NLRB Election to Join the MNA After MGBCI Declines to Recognize Union
An overwhelming majority of MGB Cancer Institute Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants seek a collective voice through the MNA BOSTON, Mass. – Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) at the Mass General… Read more »
Massachusetts Nurses Association Statement Condemning the Unwarranted and Brutal Killing of Alex Pretti, an ICU Nurse with the Veterans Administration by Federal Agents in Minneapolis
CANTON, MA – The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), the state’s largest union and professional association for registered nurses and healthcare professionals with more than 26,000 members is issuing this statement condemning… Read more »
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Nurses to Testify at January 20 DPH Hearing Opposing Closure of Burn Unit, Warn of Serious Risks to Patient Safety and Capacity
MNA nurses emphasize that burn care excellence at BWH is a critical skill that has helped in mass casualty events like the Boston Marathon Bombing BOSTON, Mass. – Nurses at… Read more »
MNA Supports 15,000 NYSNA Nurses on Strike for Patient and Nurse Safety
MNA nurses and healthcare professionals stand in solidarity with the 15,000 New York State Nurses Association nurses on strike in New York City. We know firsthand the courage it takes… Read more »
MNA Corrected: Boston Medical Center Brighton Nurses Vote to Authorize 3-Day Strike as BMC Seeks to Gut Nurses Benefits and RN Staffing Levels, Undermining the Facility’s Ability to Recruit and Retain Staff to Ensure Safe Patient Care
The effort to cut nurses’ compensation comes after BMC received hundreds of millions from the Commonwealth to operate the hospital, formerly owned by Steward Healthcare, and after healthcare workers stuck with the… Read more »
