Nurses are planning a one-day strike for September 27 because Dana-Farber is undermining the stability of its nursing workforce in Merrimack Valley and putting patient care quality at risk by not settling a fair contract METHUEN, Mass., Sept. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ –The registered nurses of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley, represented by the Massachusetts … Read more
Advocates voice skepticism of the impact of the DPH decision, as it is the latest of dozens of such closings deemed essential, which hospitals closed anyway, as DPH has no authority to require providers to maintain any service, no matter how essential to public health The decision comes as the Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing … Read more
Cuts come at a time when more nurses are needed — not fewer — and follow a decision by management to spend $19.9 million on travel nurses in 2022 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The 902 nurses and healthcare professionals who work on the three campuses of Cambridge Health Alliance, and who are … Read more
The 22-bed mental health unit in Greenfield will remain open even as Baystate Health and LifePoint Health move toward opening Holyoke facility in August GREENFIELD, Mass., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Baystate Health’s decision to keep open the 22-bed mental health unit at Baystate Franklin Medical Center means nurses and other healthcare workers will be … Read more
During a virtual forum, Berkshire VNA clinicians will share their experiences, talk about changes to homecare and join with the community to improve patient care conditions PITTSFIELD, Mass. , May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Berkshire VNA clinicians, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, will talk about the evolution and challenges of homecare, share their experiences, and … Read more