MANSFIELD, Mass. — Advocates for the Fernald Developmental Center and other state facilities for the mentally retarded vowed today to continue their campaign to save the facilities, despite a veto… Read more »
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Campaign to Save Fernald Continues, Despite Governor’s Veto
COFAR to deliver final petitions opposing Fernald closure Advocates will tell Gov. Romney that, “people count!”
MANSFIELD, Mass. — In a last push of the fiscal year to save the Fernald Developmental Center and other state facilities for the mentally retarded, members of COFAR (Coalition of… Read more »
One in Three Registered Nurses Report Patient Deaths that are Directly Attributable to RN Understaffing
93 percent of RNs agree that burnout from high patient loads is causing nurses to leave the hospital setting; Two-thirds of RNs who have already left the bedside say they… Read more »
More than 500 Nurses and Health Care Advocates Will Converge on the State House for a June 18 Press Conference & Legislative Hearing on a Bill to Regulate RN-to-Patient Ratios in Hospitals
9:30 a.m. Press Conference Will Announce Results of Statewide Survey of Mass. RNs Showing Alarming Threat to Patient Safety Caused by Poor RN-to-Patient Ratios New Bill is Key to Improving… Read more »
More than 50 organizations begin workplace mobilization for reform…
Tens of thousands of workers to unite on June 5 for "health care for all!"
UMass Medical School RNs Will Hold an Informational Picket on June 4
As Contract Talks Stall Over Failure to Provide UMMS RNs the Same Pay and Benefits as Nurses at UMass Memorial Health Care As Promised in Merger Legislation While UMMS Nurses… Read more »
MNA Applauds State Senate Budget Proposal for Protecting Vital Public Health Programs
CANTON, Mass. — A s voters across the state continue to express that health care is one of their top priorities and concerns as taxpayers, the Massachusetts Nurses Association today… Read more »
Advocates for the Retarded Take Fight to Save Fernald Center to the Senate and Present Cost Study Showing that No Savings are Realized When State Facilities are Closed
MNA Points to Pending Closure of Waltham Hospital as Evidence of the Failure of the Market-Driven Health Care System in Massachusetts
Calls for Legislative Action to Prevent Future Closings of NeededHospitals To Guarantee Life-Saving Care to those in Need CANTON, Mass. – The recent decision by the Waltham Hospital Board of… Read more »
Advocates for the Retarded to Present Research Showing That No Money is Saved When the Retarded are Moved from State to Community Facilities
May 21 Presentation at 10 a.m. will coincide with release of Senate budget MANSFIELD, Mass. — Advocates for residents of The Fernald Center and other state-operated facilities for the severely… Read more »
