CANTON — Workers at a residential hospital for disabled children in Canton fear the state is quietly starving the historic facility of patients despite claiming to have abandoned a closure… Read more »
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Boston Globe: Workers fear ‘quiet closing’ at Canton hospital for disabled children
RNs at Five UMass Memorial Hospitals to Hold Informational Pickets Across Central Mass. on Thursday, March 26
Worcester, MA — Registered nurses with the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) working at five separate UMass Memorial hospital campuses (see list below) will hold coordinated informational pickets on Thursday, March 26…. Read more »
Pappas Rehab Staff to Hold March 25th Press Conference to Announce Overwhelming Vote of No Confidence In DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein for “Actions that Represent the Abandonment of the Facility’s Mission” to Care for the State’s Most Vulnerable Children with Disabilities
After Goldstein failed in his effort to close the facility last year, Pappas staff and families continue to raise concerns about the DPH’s ongoing effort to discharge Pappas patients while… Read more »
DPH Presses MGB for Answers on Burn Unit Closure Plan, Echoing Nurses’ Concerns About Safety and Capacity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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 »
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 »
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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 »
Boston Medical Center South Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Vote to Authorize a 3-Day Strike as BMC Seeks to Gut Benefits and Cut Staffing Levels, Undermining the Facility’s Ability to Recruit and Retain Staff to Ensure Safe Patient Care
Registered nurses and healthcare professionals at Boston Medical Center (BMC) South (formerly Good Samaritan Medical Center), represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their bargaining… Read more »
