Nurses union seeks Mass. legislation to mandate patient-to-staff ratios
As part of its five-year effort to mandate patient-to-nurse ratios at hospitals, the Massachusetts Nurses Association labor union has teamed with m...
As part of its five-year effort to mandate patient-to-nurse ratios at hospitals, the Massachusetts Nurses Association labor union has teamed with members of the state legislature – including the representative from Leominster – to introduce new legislation, which they say is in response to a long-term healthcare access crisis in the state. The legislation would rely on the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to hold public stakeholder hearings to establish the specific limits of patients assigned to a nurse, according to a Thursday release from the MNA.