News & Events
The Voice of Nurses in Massachusetts
The MNA Division of Public Communications raises public awareness of and support for nursing issues by making nurses and nursing front-page news throughout the state and the nation. Below you will find the latest news regarding all facets of the organization. For a listing of upcoming MNA happenings, visit our Events Calendar.
Current News
- 08.05.2020 MNA Response to Proposed Closure of Inpatient Medical and Pediatric Services at MetroWest Medical Center’s Natick and Framingham Campuses as State Prepares for Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 08.05.2020 MNA Endorsements of Candidates in September 1 Primary Elections
- 07.30.2020 NCLEX Prep - Discount Code for New Graduate Nurses
- 07.23.2020 MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Denounce Version Two of Baystate Health Plan to Close Local Mental Health Beds in Greenfield, Palmer and Westfield
- 07.21.2020 Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Jesse Mermell for Congress in Fourth District
- 07.16.2020 Deadline for Submitting Nominations for Annual MNA Awards Extended to August 14, 2020
- 07.09.2020 The Massachusetts Nurses Association and Health Watch USA to Host Day-Long Webinar on COVID-19 and Its Effects on Frontline Workers from Across the Globe
- 07.02.2020 Through the Eyes of the Front Line: COVID-19
- 06.30.2020 MNA Nurses and Coalition to Mark Devastating Closure of Providence Hospital Mental Health Beds with Memorial Event on Wednesday, July 1
- 06.29.2020 Newton Public Health Nurses to Picket Outside City Hall on July 1 from 4-6 to Protest School Committee’s Failure to Maintain Pay Equity With Teachers at a Time When School Nurses are the Key to Safe Reopening of Schools for Students and Staff this Fall
- 06.25.2020 During June 29 State House Rally to Save Providence Hospital Mental Health Beds, Nurses and Coalition to Call on Gov. Baker to Immediately Halt Trinity Health Closure Plan
- 06.24.2020 MNA Brigham Nurses Call Mass General Brigham Shuttle Practices During COVID-19 Unsafe for Hospital Staff and Patients
- 06.24.2020 MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Respond to Publication of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Independent Investigation Conducted for Gov. Baker
- 06.24.2020 Statement from Massachusetts Nurses Association on COVID-19 Commitments from Steward Healthcare
- 06.18.2020 The Merrimack Valley Central Labor Council ( Mass AFLCIO) is sponsoring a food drive on June 27th in Haverhill
- 06.18.2020
MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Respond to Mass General Brigham Plan to Freeze Pay and Retirement During Global Pandemic - 06.17.2020 Massachusetts Nurses Association Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and Our Nation’s Problem: Systemic Racism
- 06.16.2020 MNA and NNU Renew Call for Halt of COVID-19 Mask Decontamination Processes After UMass Scientist Questions Safety of Re-Used Masks Due to Lack of Rigorous Testing
- 06.15.2020 COVID-19 "Pop Up" Testing Initiative: June 17-18
- 06.15.2020 Boston University’s Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) is recruiting nurse participants for a very important research study entitled, “Through the eyes of nurses: COVID-19 and mental health functioning.”
- 06.10.2020 DPH Issues Finding that the Maternity Unit at Falmouth Hospital is an “Essential Service” to Protect the Health of the Community
- 06.08.2020 FDA Reversal on COVID-19 Mask Decontamination Follows MNA Opposition, Demonstrates Urgent Need for Implementation of Frontline Nurse and Healthcare Professional Guidance
- 06.02.2020 MNA Nurses at Brockton Hospital Sound the Alarm About Lack of Access to PPE and Safe Protocols to Ensure the Safety of Staff and Patients During Pandemic and Next Phase of Reopening for Non-COVID Care
- 06.02.2020 MNA Nurses and Coalition Against Closure of Essential Providence Hospital Mental Health Beds to Hold Springfield Press Conference June 4
- 05.26.2020 Boston City Council to Hold Virtual Hearing on May 27th Regarding the Occupational Presumption of COVID-19 Exposure for Essential Frontline Workers
- 05.26.2020 DPH to Hold Public Hearing on Closure of Falmouth Hospital Maternity Unit on Thursday May 28 at 6 pm
- 05.19.2020 Nurses of Cambridge Health Alliance to Hold Press Conference Outside Cambridge Hospital on Wednesday, May 20 at 2 p.m. to Sound the Alarm about Dangerous Conditions that Threaten the Safety of CHA Patients, Staff and Their Families During Pandemic
- 05.18.2020 Department of Public Health Declares Providence Hospital Child and Adult Psychiatric Beds ‘Necessary for Preserving Access and Health’ as MNA Nurses, Healthcare Workers, Patient Families and Advocates Fight to Save Services
- 05.18.2020 Gov. Baker COVID-19 Reopening Plan Prompts MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Call for Stronger PPE Standards, More Frontline Perspective, Consistent Back-to-Work Guidelines
- 05.15.2020 Middlesex DA Marian Ryan: Giving Back to Essential Workers Through Focus on Family: Providing the Tools for Identifying and Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Children of Essential Workers
- 05.15.2020 Boston City Council Calls on Governor, Boston Delegation to Support Occupational Presumption Legislation
- 05.14.2020 A Note About the MNA’s Current Office Capabilities (as of 5/14/20)
- 05.13.2020 MNA Calls for Advisory Group of Frontline COVID-19 Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Ensure Safe Operations During Re-Opening and Second Wave of Pandemic
- 05.13.2020 Fearful for Local Patients, an Ayer-Based Community Group and RNs in Haverhill Will Hold May 14 Events Calling on Steward Healthcare to Immediately Reopen the ICUs it Quietly Shuttered Weeks Ago
- 05.13.2020 Private equity firms now control many hospitals, ERs and nursing homes. Is it good for health care?
- 05.12.2020 MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Issue ‘A Nurse’s Pledge for the 21st Century’ During National Nurses Week and the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 05.12.2020 MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Abolish Nearly $1 Million in Medical Debt for Massachusetts Residents Struggling with Healthcare Expenses
- 05.11.2020 MNA Retirees Call for Safe Personal Protective Equipment for Frontline Caregivers Battling COVID-19 in Video Released During National Nurses Week
- 05.08.2020 MNA: Cape Cod Hospital Announces Furloughs of 600 Workers, Including Nurses, Nurses Aides and Other Staff as of May 10 As Caregivers Continue to Provide COVID Pandemic Care
- 05.08.2020 Resolution by the Massachusetts Senate congratulating the MNA for its observance of National Nurses Week and National Nurses Day!
- 05.07.2020 Cape Cod Hospital Announces Furloughs of 600 Workers, Including Nurses, Nurses Aides and Other Staff as of May 10 As Caregivers Continue to Provide COVID Pandemic Care
- 05.06.2020 During National Nurses Week 2020, MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Launch Video Campaign to Thank Public and Urge Social Distancing
- 05.06.2020 Long time MNA activist and Registered Nurse, Marion Cronin passes away at age 100
- 05.06.2020 Know the Facts about Trinity Health’s Closure of Psychiatric Beds at Providence Hospital
- 05.05.2020 MNA Proposes Safe Standards for Resumption of Normal Healthcare Operations, Calls for Frontline Worker Perspective in Re-Opening Plans in Governor Letter on COVID-19
- 05.05.2020 Nurses and Supporters to Picket outside Mercy Medical Center on May 7 to Protest Trinity Health’s Plan to Close Mental Health Beds and the Lack of Support and Protection for Staff During Pandemic
- 04.30.2020 St. Vincent Hospital Nurses Report Unsafe Conditions Impacting Patients Care and Dignity as Tenet Continues to Cut Staff at the Height of Pandemic Surge
- 04.29.2020 Nurses Have Right to Refuse or Consent to Decontaminated COVID-19 Masks, Processes Should Be Halted, MNA Declares in New Position Statement
- 04.29.2020 DPH Holding Remote April 30 Public Hearing on Proposed Closure of Critical Child and Adult Mental Health Beds at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital
