Website spotlight: Nurses protest 'appreciation gala' amidst threat of layoffs
Nurse Leader Weekly, September 27, 2010
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Rebecca Hendren, for HealthLeaders Media, September 21th, 2010
Last week, nurses from a Massachusetts health system were supposed to be gathered at a glittering gala, being feted by the organization and recognizing some special nurses who were nominated for awards by their peers.
Instead, the gala was cancelled the week before after nurses at UMass Memorial Health Care system’s UMass Memorial, Hahnemann, Home Health and Hospice, and UMass University Medical Center campuses protested and threatened to picket the event.
Why would nurses want to cancel an event honoring them? Because they are up in arms over what they feel is disrespect from hospital administrators and to protest their concern for patient safety.
UMass Memorial recently announced plans to close a 28-bed med-surg floor, potentially laying off 27 RNs and assorted support staff, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association. The MNA says the decision comes despite the recent need for the hospital to declare a “bed emergency”—entailing enforced overtime for nurses and support staff—due to lack of beds for patients and the necessity of staff to care for them.
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