Nurses to turn out and testify as “Healing Greed Agenda” advances this week

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MEDIA ADVISORY

Contact: Sam Fettig
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sam.fettig@mnnurses.org

Lauren Bloomquist
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lauren.bloomquist@mnnurses.org

MNA-backed bills to put patient needs before corporate greed will be heard in House, Senate committees  

(St. Paul) – March 13, 2024 – Tomorrow, Thursday, March 14, 2024, nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) will turn out at the State Capitol to testify for hearings on legislation from the “Healing Greed Agenda,” a nurse-backed plan to put patient needs before corporate greed in our hospitals. Legislation from the agenda continues to advance at the state legislature, following hearings in House and Senate committees earlier this week.

Healthcare in Minnesota used to be about taking care of each other. But big corporations captured our hospitals, and now CEOs with million-dollar salaries run them like for-profit companies focusing on their own compensation and the bottom line. MNA nurses demand meaningful new regulations to hold hospital executives accountable to patients and workers, to make our healthcare system once again work for Minnesotans, not just hospital executives.

The bills to be heard in House and Senate committees tomorrow are: SF 4444/HF 4200, HEAL (Healthcare Employee Anti-Retaliation and Labor) Act, which would protect healthcare workers from retaliation when they take action to hold hospital executives accountable to safe patient care; and SF 4064/HF 4210, Improving Safety in Hospitals Act, to protect nurses and patients at the bedside from the violent consequences of CEO inaction.

Nurses will testify to the committees on these bills and will be available to speak with members of the press following their testimony. Details are included below.

HOUSE JUDICIARY FINANCE AND CIVIL LAW COMMITTEE

  • WHEN: Thursday, March 14, 2024 – committee hearing at 8:30 A.M. with press availability to follow
  • WHERE: Minnesota State Office Building, Room 5, 100 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, St Paul, MN
  • WHO: Healthcare workers and state legislators
  • WHAT: Committee hearing and press availability on Healing Greed Agenda legislation (HF 4210, Improving Safety in Hospitals Act)
SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE
  • WHEN: Thursday, March 14, 2024 – committee hearing at 12:30 P.M. with press availability to follow
  • WHERE: Minnesota Senate Building, Room 1100, 95 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55103
  • WHO: Healthcare workers and state legislators
  • WHAT: Committee hearing and press availability on Healing Greed Agenda legislation (SF 4444, HEAL Act)
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