“SAFE PATIENT HANDLING†LAW HB 856 CRITICAL TO HOSPITAL SAFETY, MAKES ECONOMIC SENSE, SAY NURSES
Registered Nurses from hospitals in Kansas City and St. Louis, members of National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), will hold a press conference on Wednesday, March 27 at 12:30p at the Gallery of the House of Representatives Lounge in Jefferson City to underscore support for the “Safe Lift†bill. The bill puts in place known solutions available to reduce patient and healthcare-giver injuries resulting from lifting.
National Nurses Organizing Committee - Missouri
Mar 25, 2013
Our Voice: Not-for-profit hospitals should provide their fair share of charity
Until 1969, the federal government required not-for-profit hospitals to meet the 5 percent standard. However, after Medicare and Medicaid were enacted in 1965, hospitals argued that the need for charity care would decline so that hospitals could not meet the IRS standard and that they should be awarded more flexibility. The IRS dropped the 5 percent rule but established a “community benefit standard.â€
MyDesert.com
Stephanie Roberson on Why You Should Care About Health Care and Staffing Legislation
AB 975 Charity Care? Check it out. Or maybe SB 631 Observation Study? You don’t want to end up in a hallway at the hospital for over 24 hours do you? Listen as we check in to see what the California Nurses Association has been doing lately to fight for nurses and their patients.
Nurses picket for patient care concerns
BLUEFIELD — Nurses and their supporters formed a picket line Tuesday evening near the entrance to Bluefield Regional Medical Center and drew attention to what they said were violations of federal law by the facility’s owner, Community Health Systems medical facilities.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Quincy Medical Center Nurses Cast Overwhelming Vote (94 %) to Strike Over Staffing Conditions
QUINCY, MA — Nurses at Quincy Medical Center cast an overwhelming vote last night to authorize a one-day strike over dangerous staffing conditions at their hospital and a recent decision by Cerberus-Steward, the for-profit owner of the hospital, to close a 40-bed medical-surgical unit and layoff 30 nurses and more than 40 other health care staff who provide care to patients admitted to the hospital.
Massachusetts Nurses Association
Mar 20, 2013
Jackson Park Chicago RNs Win First Hospital Contract
Registered nurses at Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center on Chicago’s South Side late Monday reached agreement with hospital officials on their first ever collective bargaining contract that includes significant improvements in patient care protections.
National Nurses United
Mar 19, 2013
Bill seeks nonprofit hospital charity boost, Eisenhower Medical Center on list
RANCHO MIRAGE — A new bill under consideration in Sacramento would require not-for-profit hospitals such as Eisenhower Medical Center to raise charity spending to 5 percent of their net revenue.
Palm Springs Desert Sun
Apple Valley Nurses Hold Vigil to Address Staffing Concerns
APPLE VALLEY-Nurses held a candlelight vigil Wednesday night at St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, calling for improved nurse staffing throughout the St. Joseph Health System.
Daily Press
Homes for All campaign opens in Oakland
Saying that housing is a basic human right, about 75 protesters gathered in downtown Oakland Wednesday as part of the new Homes for All campaign. The grassroots movement, launched with similar events in 11 cities nationwide, asks President Obama and other elected leaders to develop a plan to expand and protect affordable housing.
SF Chronicle
RNs to Picket Ohio, West Virginia, and California Community Health Systems Hospitals March 19
Registered nurses at five Community Health Systems hospitals in West Virginia, Ohio, and California will hold a national day of action Tuesday, March 19 to call attention to brazen violations of federal law by CHS-affiliated hospitals and the hospitals’ failure to address rampant patient care problems.
NNOC/CNA
Mar 14, 2013