MICHIGAN NEEDS A SAFE STAFFING LAW NOW!

We’ve known it for years: Low levels of nurse staffing in hospitals contributes to serious patient complications and higher rates of death. Even so, hospitals – despite their soaring profits – too often refuse to put sufficient nurses on duty to provide safe care for their patients.

State Rep. Jon Switalski and State Sen. Rebekah Warren have  introduced legislation in the House (HB 4311) and Senate (SB 228) that will solve this problem. The Safe Patient Care Act requires hospitals to develop and implement a written staffing plan that includes nurse-to-patient ratios per unit. A comprehensive staffing law has saved lives and increased nurse retention in California, and it will work here.

Contact your state legislator today to urge them to make Michigan a leader in putting patients over profits.