By Mathew Keller
Integrity. Respect. Trust. Compassion. Stewardship. These are the core values of Allina Health. The Oxford dictionary defines integrity as “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.” So why, then, does Allina continue to tell its nurses that it needs to shift $10 million in healthcare costs to them?
… Read more about: Allina Health Integrity and Irony »
By Mathew Keller
and Jordan Ash
We’ve seen that Allina is taking on more and more debt, $880 million in all.
… Read more about: Allina’s Bad Deals and Big Debts »
By Laura Sayles
MNA Governmental Affairs Specialist
Congratulations MNA Endorsed Candidates!
In Tuesday’s Minnesota Primaries, many MNA endorsed candidates who had primary opponents won their races and will move on to November’s General Election.
… Read more about: MNA Endorsed Candidates Move On to General Election »
By Mathew Keller
and
Jordan Ash
Allina is quickly racking up the amount of debt it carries, increasing its total obligation over the past ten years by 60 percent to $880 million.
… Read more about: Who is telling Allina to Mortgage the Future of Patient Care? »
By Mathew Keller RN, JD
Mathew Keller, RN JD
Regulatory and Policy Nursing Specialist
Regulatory and Policy Nursing Specialist
Limousine service, upgraded television sets, nurse/patient “scripts,” gourmet food service, nurse uniform requirements – hospitals all over the U.S.
… Read more about: Essentia Health: Listen to your nurses »
By
Mathew Keller and Jordan Ash
Allina Health claims it needs to take $10 million out of the pockets and healthcare of its nurses.
… Read more about: Allina’s Debt to Big Banks Increases by 60 Percent »
By Megan Gavin
MNA Education Specialist
I opened a card last week that read, “Thank you so much for granting me hardship funds…without your generosity and assistance I don’t know how I’d get through.
… Read more about: What can you get for $1.67 a month? »
By Shannon Cunningham
Director of Governmental and Community Relations
It’d be great if we all could elect our own boss.
… Read more about: Politics & Contracts Go Together Like Peanut Butter and Jelly »
For Immediate Release
Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Barbara Brady
(o) 651-414-2849
(c) 651-202-0845
barbara.brady@mnnurses.org
By Mathew Keller RN, JD
Regulatory and Policy Nursing Specialist
“Magnet” status, a prestigious accreditation awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (an arm of the American Nurses Association), is desired and sought after by hospitals across the country.
… Read more about: Does Abbott-Northwestern Stand to Lose its Magnet Status? »
By Eileen Gavin
MNA Political Organizer
In the entryway of my house, I have a bust of President John F.
… Read more about: What’s the Right Answer? »
Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Barbara Brady
(o) 651-414-2849
(c) 651-202-0845
barbara.brady@mnnurses.org
(Duluth) – July 25, 2016 – Nurses at Essentia hospitals in Duluth and Superior are taking their frustration with the lack of progress on contract negotiations to the public with an informational picket at St.
… Read more about: Press Release: Nurses to picket Essentia Wednesday, July 27 »