From the Massachusetts Nurse Newsletter
November/December 2012/January 2013 Edition
On Nov. 10, Regional Council 3 held a successful food and diaper drive to …
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Grinchmas! UMass RNs stand up for safe RN staffing
From the Massachusetts Nurse Newsletter
November/December 2012/January 2013 Edition
As the UMass Medical Center nurses’ negotiations for a new contrac…
RNs at MetroWest Medical Center picket for safer staffing levels
From the Massachusetts Nurse Newsletter
November/December 2012/January 2013 Edition
The RNs of MetroWest Medical Center’s Leonard Morse Hospital campu…
Holy Family RNs & supporters hold candlelight vigil for safe patient careto
From the Massachusetts Nurse Newsletter
November/December 2012/January 2013 Edition
RNs from Holy Family Hospital, as well as local supporters, friends and …
Guest Column: Time to act now to restore ravaged mental health care system
From the Massachusetts Nurse Newsletter
November/December 2012/January 2013 Edition
This call for national action to restore our crumbling mental health care …
MNA steps up to help N.Y. nurses affected by Hurricane Sandy
From the Massachusetts Nurse Newsletter
November/December 2012/January 2013 Edition
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Cape Cod Hospital Plans to Close Popular Endoscopy Center that Serves More than 5,000 Patients a Year, Placing Vulnerable Patients on Cape in Jeopardy
P R E S S R E L E A S E
March 7, 2013 &n…
Final Days for Public Review of Code of Ethics for Nurses
NURSE TALK RADIO: Holding Insurance Companies Accountable and Healthcare Colorado
Coming Up on Nurse Talk Radio
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Donna Smith’s Healthcare for All Segment
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By Pattie Lockard
Executive Producer
Nurse Talk Radio
This week one of our good friends returns to Nurse Talk to talk about her new project, Healthcare for All Colorado. None other than Donna Smith is with. Donna as most of our listeners know, worked for five years as National Nurses United Legislative Advocate based in D.C. She just returned to her home state of Colorado and now serves as the Executive Director of Healthcare for All Colorado.
Having (successfully) gone through two bouts of cancer, Donna has great advice on how to make your insurance company accountable–at least to some degree. In her new role she will do what she has done for many years, advocate and educate people about what can be done to access healthcare and to eventually change the current system to a nationwide universal healthcare system.
For more information about Healthcare for All Colorado and National Nurses United visit: http://healthcareforallcolorado.org and http://www.medicareforall.org
And—it’s time to get HIP about the issue of “low bone density.” That’s right it’s time to talk about your “bones.” And no one is more qualified than Dr. Kenneth C. Howayeck. He is an author, lecturer and osteoporosis educator.
Dr. Howayeck is an author of books on self-care, including Bone Health Made Easy.. Here’s a jaw dropper–”If you break a hip and you are over 50, 1/4 will die in the first 12 months primarily from that injury!” Not good! Only three in ten osteoporosis sufferers actually know they have this “silent killer” affliction. For great information from Dr. Howayeck check out http://bonehealthmadeeasy.webs.com.
And from our Scrubs Magazine Top Ten, Interesting Hospital Fashion
Moments: top of scrub pants rolled down complete with pink thong and muffin top hanging out…give me a break! Unroll the tops…it’s a hospital, not a nightclub!
Last but not least-we want to give a big shout out to all of you who are listening to Nurse Talk on Progressive Voices, on the Tune In app, live streaming from the San Francisco Bay Area’s KNEW 960 AM, the iHeart Radio app, iTunes, Nursetalksite.com and everywhere in between.
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Negotiations Dates Set With Federal Mediator – March 25 with Memorial Team & March 26 with University Team
UMMMC Contract Alert!
Negotiation Dates Set With Federal Mediator
March 25 with Memoria…