‘Something’s Fishy at ARMC’ – and Northeast Michigan Knows It!
Northeast Michigan citizens who are worried about potentially devastating changes at Alpena Regional Medical Center can now take action by signing an online petition at ARMCwatch.org. The website details why “Something’s fishy at ARMC†and features a fish chasing a hook baited with a golden dollar sign.
Michigan Nurses Association
Mar 27, 2013
Nurses Reach Agreement with Sutter California Pacific
Registered nurses at two San Francisco Sutter hospitals, California Pacific Medical Center and St. Luke’s Hospital, have, at long last, reached agreement with hospital officials on a new collective bargaining contract for the 800 RNs who work at the two facilities, the California Nurses Association said today.
California Nurses Association
Mar 27, 2013
Fighting for patients, beyond the bedside
It's no coincidence that the California Nurses Association has been the most active and effective union in fighting for a broad social and economic justice agenda, one that seeks to give greater value to caring and caregiving. Unlike many unions that fight mostly for their members' interests, CNA is an extension of the nursing ethos itself.
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Six Charts That Illustrate Just How Much Higher Health Care Costs Are For Americans
Still, a report released by the International Federation of Health Plans (i.e., health insurance companies) today provides a striking reminder of just how much more expensive health care is for Americans.
Jeffrey Young on Huffington Post
“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