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MEDIA ADVISORY 

Contact: Sam Fettig
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sam.fettig@mnnurses.org
Lauren Nielsen
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Nurse staffing bill passed in House committee today as part of health omnibus, Senate to present health omnibus in committee tomorrow 

(St. Paul) – March 30, 2023 – Tomorrow, Friday, March 31, 2023, nurses will hold a media availability on the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act ahead of a key hearing of the Minnesota Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. Earlier today, the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act was approved by the Minnesota House Health Finance and Policy Committee as part of its omnibus bill; tomorrow, the Senate committee will present its omnibus bill for public testimony.
… Read more about: Nurses to hold media availability on Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act ahead of key Senate hearing   »

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Lauren Nielsen
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Omnibus also includes nurse-supported legislation to regulate proposed hospital mergers    
(St. Paul) – March 29, 2023 – Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) today celebrated the inclusion of the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act (SF 1561, HF 1700) and a bill to provide critical public oversight of proposed hospital mergers (HF 402, SF 1681) in the House Health Finance and Policy omnibus bill (HF2930 DE1, bill list
… Read more about: Nurses celebrate inclusion of Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act in House Health Omnibus bill    »).

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By Laura Arnold, RN 

As a pediatric nurse for over 15 years, I have interacted with and cared for many patients and families experiencing various types of mental health needs. I would like to share what I believe Minnesotans need based on my experience as a nurse and as a mother who is walking this journey.

I could spend hours discussing physical and emotional trauma experienced by patients, families, and staff. Bottom line, if we are seeing them in our hospitals, they are already in crisis, and we are only able to put band-aids over serious problems before sending them out the door.  
… Read more about: It’s time to address the children’s mental health crisis in Minnesota  »

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Contact: Sam Fettig
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sam.fettig@mnnurses.org

Lauren Nielsen
(c) 651-376-9709
lauren.nielsen@mnnurses.org

Nurses will share stories on the need to pass Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act, oppose Sanford-Fairview merger

(St. Paul) – March 16, 2023 – On Friday, March 17, 2023, nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association will host a virtual town hall with legislators to press for key issues to retain nurses, protect patient care, and prevent the corporatization of our healthcare system. The town hall comes as nurses’ top legislative priority, the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act (SF 1561, HF 1700), recently passed through key committees in the Minnesota House and Senate.
… Read more about: ADVISORY: Nurses to hold virtual town hall with legislators on key issues for nurses, patients  »

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Lauren Nielsen
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lauren.nielsen@mnnurses.org

Nurses have called off their planned picket, and will not file unfair labor practice charges against Sanford Health pending contract ratification by members     

(Bemidji) – March 9, 2023 – Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center today announced that they have reached a tentative agreement with Sanford Health on a new three-year contract. Nurses have called off the informational picket they had planned for Monday, March 13, 2023, and will not file unfair labor practice charges against Sanford Health pending contract ratification by nurses.
… Read more about: Nurses at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center reach tentative contract agreement with management  »

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This blog is an excerpt from a Letter to the Editor written by four MNA nurses and published in the Worthington Globe newspaper. MNA members across Minnesota are speaking out in opposition to the proposed Sanford/Fairview merger.

To the Editor:

The recent delay of the Sanford/Fairview merger and letter from Sanford Worthington CEO Jennifer Weg prompted us, a group of retired Sanford Worthington nurses, to write.  Some of us were at the Jan. 25 meeting held in Worthington, hosted by the Minnesota Attorney General’s office.

While we agree with the numerous Sanford Worthington managers and others who enthusiastically praised Sanford’s contribution to the community, we, as former employees, are perplexed by the lack of attention given to Sanford Worthington hospital itself.
… Read more about: Don’t overlook needs of Sanford Worthington Hospital  »

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Contact: Sam Fettig
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Lauren Nielsen
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(St. Paul) – March 7, 2022 – At 5:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, healthcare workers, patients, and University of Minnesota medical students will hold a media availability to speak out against the proposed merger of M Health Fairview and Sanford Health. The media availability will take place ahead of a 6:00 p.m. Minnesota Senate hearing on the proposed merger.

Since the proposed merger was announced late last year, Minnesotans who work and receive care at potentially impacted facilities have raised concerns that this merger could increase costs and limit access to health services for patients, threaten jobs and working conditions for workers, and consolidate even more corporate control over our healthcare system.
… Read more about: Workers, patients, students to hold media availability ahead of Senate hearing on proposed Sanford-Fairview merger  »

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Contact: Sam Fettig
(c) 612-741-0662
sam.fettig@mnnurses.org

Lauren Nielsen
(c) 651-376-9709
lauren.nielsen@mnnurses.org

Among nurse demands is language to ensure union protections and agreements remain in place in the case of a merger like the one being sought between Sanford and M Health Fairview

(Bemidji) – March 6, 2023 – Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center today announced their intent to picket on Monday, March 13, 2023, as negotiations continue over a new three-year contract. Nurses are seeking a fair contract to help retain nurses in the community to protect patient care at the hospital.
… Read more about: Nurses at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center to picket in fight for fair contract to retain nurses, protect patient care  »

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MEDIA ADVISORY 

Contact: Sam Fettig
(c) 612-741-0662
sam.fettig@mnnurses.org

Lauren Nielsen
(c) 651-376-9709
lauren.nielsen@mnnurses.org

Meeting will highlight ways to build community partnerships to fight against corporate healthcare and advocate for a safe and fair healthcare system for all

(Duluth) – March 6, 2023 – At 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association will join medical students from the University of Minnesota Duluth and community members for a forum on the future of our healthcare system in Duluth and across Minnesota.
… Read more about: Nurses, medical students, community to hold forum on the future of our healthcare system  »

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MEDIA ADVISORY 

Contact: Sam Fettig
(c) 612-741-0662
sam.fettig@mnnurses.org

Lauren Nielsen
(c) 651-376-9709
lauren.nielsen@mnnurses.org

(St. Paul) – March 3, 2023 – On Monday, March 6, 2023, nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association will share the results of a new survey analyzing why more than 2,400 MNA nurses left bedside care positions last year. In addition to the results of the survey, based on responses from nearly 500 nurses, nurses will also share their own stories about why they left bedside care.

The new report – “Why We Left: 2023 Nursing Workforce Report” – follows a similar survey conducted and published last year by MNA.
… Read more about: Minnesota nurses to release new report on nurse workforce departures, hold roundtable discussion  »