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
- 04.03.2020 Management at Berkshire Medical Center Still Refusing to Implement Universal N95 Masking Policy for all RNs as COVID-19 Pandemic Takes Deeper Root in Hospital
- 04.02.2020 Trinity Health’s Failure to Protect and Support Frontline Staff During Coronavirus Outbreak Alarms MNA Nurses at Mercy Medical Center and Providence Behavioral Health Hospital
- 04.02.2020 Steward Healthcare’s Lack of Support For Staff During Coronavirus Outbreak Alarms MNA Nurses at Facilities Throughout Massachusetts
- 04.02.2020 MNA Urges Nurses to Keep Journal/Diary of Pandemic
- 04.01.2020 MNA Nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center and Baystate Noble Hospital Call on CEO to Strengthen Protection Standards and Halt Staff Reductions and Closures Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
- 03.31.2020 Massachusetts Nurses Association Releases March 31 Letter to Governor Baker Opposing New State PPE Guidance and Calling for Stronger Protection and Support for Frontline Healthcare Workers to Combat COVID-19
- 03.31.2020 MNA Launches Donation Tool to Help Purchase Urgently-Needed PPE
- 03.30.2020 Berkshire Medical Center Nurses Call for Universal N95 Masking for Frontline Staff and Outside Patient Triage Area in Face of High Risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Exposure
- 03.26.2020 MNA Position on the State’s Waiver of ICU Staffing Law Requirements During COVID-19 State of Emergency
- 03.25.2020 MNA's March 24 Letter to Governor Baker Regarding RNs' Current Observations and Concerns on COVID-19 Crisis and Needs
- 03.24.2020 Memo From MNA Reagrding Governor's Recent "Stay at Home" Order
- 03.24.2020 March 24 Letter to Governor Baker from the MNA
- 03.21.2020 Unemployment Compensation and Workers' Compensation in the COVID-19 Emergency
- 03.19.2020 MNA's March 19 Letter to Governor Baker Regarding RNs' Current Observations and Concerns on COVID-19 Crisis and Needs
- 03.18.2020
MNA Announces Cancellation of Spring CE Courses - 03.17.2020 MNA Releases Position Statement on COVID-19 Reponse to Protect Patients and Staff in Massachusetts Hospitals
- 03.16.2020 Coalition of MNA Nurses and Advocates Launch ‘Mental Health is Public Health’ Campaign to Preserve Psychiatric Beds Across Western Massachusetts
- 03.14.2020 Massachusetts Nurses Association Letter to Gov. Baker, Legislature on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Concerns and Recommendations
- 03.11.2020 MNA Nurses Deliver Petition to Baystate Noble Hospital President Seeking Public Meeting on Future of the Hospital as Baystate Cuts Inpatient Care Services
- 03.09.2020 Upcoming MNA Labor Summit Cancelled
- 03.09.2020 Massachusetts Nurses Association Supports Registered Nurses and Healthcare Professionals on the Front Lines as Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Tests Readiness of Already Strained Healthcare System
- 03.05.2020 Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center RNs to Hold Informational Picket on March 10 to Protest Unsafe Staffing and Patient Care Conditions Call on Steward Health Care to Honor Contractual Commitments
- 03.04.2020 Happening Tuesday, March 10: Join Nurses and the Community: Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center Informational Picket
- 03.03.2020 Help Save MetroWest Leonard Morse Hospital Services in Natick at March 18 DPH Hearing
- 03.02.2020 Leominster Hospital RNs to be Joined by Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey at their March 3 Standout in Fitchburg
- 02.29.2020 Gov. Baker's Order to Suspend ICU Staffing Law in Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic
- 02.28.2020 MNA Nurses Condemn Decision by National Hospital Chain Trinity Health to Discontinue Child and Adult Mental Health Beds at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke
- 02.27.2020 Morton Hospital RNs and Health Care Professionals Cast Overwhelming Vote to Authorize a One Day Strike to Hold Steward Accountable For Safe Patient Care
- 02.27.2020 Deadline Extended to March 13 to Purchase Tickets for MNA Nurse Appreciation Night at Fenway! Wednesday, May 20
- 02.20.2020 MNA Mourns Loss of Former Board of Directors Member Kathy Metzger, RN
- 02.18.2020 St. Luke’s Nurses Rebuffed in Attempt to Deliver to Southcoast CEO Petition About Staffing Conditions Signed by 90% of Family-Centered Unit RNs
- 02.12.2020 Nurse-Backed Mental Health Bills Advance Favorably on Beacon Hill as Governor, Lawmakers Eye Enhanced Mental Health Funding and Parity
- 02.10.2020 CDC update on Coronavirus
- 02.06.2020 Register Now! MNA Labor Education Program: Figuring the Figures
- 02.04.2020 Important Registered Nurse Renewal Reminder from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- 01.28.2020 Department of Public Health to Hold Jan. 30 Public Hearing Regarding Planned Closure of Somerville Hospital ER
- 01.27.2020 In Her Own Words: Nurse Victim Shares Story of Workplace Sexual Harassment
- 01.21.2020 MNA Response to Proposed Closure of Services at MetroWest Medical Center Natick
- 01.14.2020 Save Somerville ER: January 30 DPH Closure Hearing
- 01.06.2020 Gallup Survey Shows Nurses Trusted as Most Honest, Ethical for 18th Straight Year
- 01.01.2020 Baystate Noble Hospital Community Survey
- 12.20.2019 2020 MNA Travel Programs Just Announced!
- 12.13.2019 Save the Date: MNA Labor Summit 2020
- 12.09.2019 Dec. 10 Candlelight Vigil to be held at Tobey Hospital as Maternity Unit Closure Deadline Approaches
- 12.02.2019 Hospital Management’s Intent to Cut Nurse Staffing at the Leominster Campus of UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leads RNs to Hold Candlelight Vigil
- 11.27.2019 Southcoast Response Letter to DPH: Tobey Maternity Closure
- 11.18.2019 Nurses to Testify Tuesday at State House on Bills to Protect Patients from Unsafe Medication Administration and Caretakers During Emergency Response
- 11.15.2019 Supporting Our Friends in Need with Thanksgiving Help
- 11.08.2019 Alert: BORN 2020 RN Licensing Renewals Notice
