HealthEast Bargaining Updates
Take a look at the flyer below for the latest from today’s bargaining session with HealthEast.
RN Strikes and Patient Safety: Some Shocking Statistics
Hospitals are quick to say it’s no big deal if RNs are on strike and that patients are as safe as ever. However a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that RN strikes increase in-hospital mortality by 19.4% and 30-day readmission by 6.5% for patients admitted during a strike. The study suggests that hospitals functioning during nurses strikes are doing so at a lower quality of patient care.
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Photos from today’s CAT Team Meeting
Thanks to all the amazing RNs who have volunteered their time and talents by serving on the Contract Action Team (CAT), which met here at MNA Headquarters this morning. Below is a slideshow of photos from the gathering.
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Stat of the Day
During 2009 at Methodist, they made a profit of $377.00 PER MINUTE during a time when they were reducing nurse numbers and laying off nurses. They could have added 200 more RNs each and every day in 2009 and still not lost money!
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New MNA Web site goes live April 7!
The brand-new, completely redesigned MNA Web site will be going LIVE this Wednesday, April 7, 2010! We hope you enjoy the new look and feel of the MNA site and that it provides you the information you need in a fast, friendly and easy-to-follow manner.
Two important changes to the new site include:
- Print, Save as PDF and Share buttons on every page of the MNA Web site.
- Moving several “Members-only” pages of content over to the new myMNA Member Portal, which will provide a customized, safe and secure environment for the MNA Member pages you use most.
HealthEast Home Care Nurses Vote to join Minnesota Nurses Association
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Media Contact: John Nemo, 651-414-2863 or john.nemo@mnnurses.org
HealthEast Home Care Nurses Vote to join Minnesota Nurses Association
ST. PAUL (April 1, 2010) – Registered Nurses working for HealthEast Home Care voted today to formally organize and join the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA).
“It is a great day for the Home Care nurses here at HealthEast,” said Kelly Rogalsky, one of 55 RNs working in HealthEast’s Home Care program. “We’re excited to join MNA and have formal union representation. We look forward to bargaining with our employer for a contract that ensures the well-being and safety of our patients and allows us to give our patients the best quality of care possible.”
HealthEast’s Home Care program provides at-home care and nursing for patients across the Twin Cities.
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Park Nicollet Methodist Bargaining Update
Take a look at the flyer below to find out the latest from today’s bargaining session between MNA and Park Nicollet Methodist. You can also print and share this flyer with other RNs!
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Fairview Bargaining Update
Take a look at the flyer below to find out the latest from today’s bargaining session between MNA and Fairview. You can also print and share this flyer with other RNs!
Children’s Bargaining Update
Take a look at the flyer below to find out the latest from today’s bargaining session between MNA and Children’s. You can also print and share this flyer with other RNs!
