Hospitals (Page 32)

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The stats don’t lie – the type of safe staffing language Twin Cities nurses are proposing to Twin Cities hospitals during 2010 contract negotiations not only improves patient safety and quality of care, but it also saves the hospitals money!

Safe staffing ratios save hospitals money

  • Adding 133,000 RNs to the acute care hospital workface across the U.S. would produce medical savings estimated at $6.1 billion in reduced patient care costs, not including the value of increased productivity when nurses help patients recover more quickly, an estimated additional $231 million per year. Combining medical savings with increased productivity, the partial estimates of economic value averages $57,700 for each of the additional 133,000 RNs.

    • … Read more about: MNA’s Proposed Safe Staffing Ratios Would Save Twin Cities Hospitals Money  »

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From Naomi English, RN and Robert Pandisio, RN, Members of the MNA Allina Bargaining Team:

Today we highlighted our staffing proposal to management once again.  Based on our last bargaining session, it became apparent that management could not grasp our proposal.  Today, we introduced a modified version of the staffing proposal that was clear and concise.  After more than 2 hours, management returned with no counterproposal or questions.  Again, despite management’s rhetoric that they want to settle a contract, they said NO to our proposal.

We also modified and eliminated a number of other proposals, including our wage proposal which we modified to 4% in each year. 
… Read more about: Allina Bargaining Update (May 11)  »

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The morning started out with unexpected and pleasant welcome from RNs from St Joe’s, who brought the bargaining team coffee and muffins. Thanks so much to the RNs from Joe’s who showed us their support!

Today in bargaining we engaged management around several proposals. We started out the day listening to a presentation from Management’s financial people. They told us how poor HealthEast is and how much trouble they might be in in ten years. It seemed like the same old song and dance to me. How long has HealthEast been telling us they don’t have money? Kinda reminds me of “The boy who cried wolf.” They then told us they only made $2.9 million dollars in 2009.
… Read more about: HealthEast Bargaining Update (April 27)  »