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(Royal Oak, MI) – Nurses at Beaumont – Royal Oak Hospital announced yesterday that they are organizing to form a union with the Michigan Nurses Association. In an open letter addressed to fellow nurses, 100 RNs at Beaumont publicly announced their commitment to lead the nurse’s efforts to obtain a strong voice for nurses and their patients. … Continue reading
(DETROIT) In response to three new doctors filing lawsuits yesterday alleging that Tenet-DMC retaliated against them for whistleblowing about the corporation’s dangerous practices, including allegations of fraud and unsafe staffing levels, Michigan Nurses Executive Director John Karebian issued the following statement:
“Time and again the corporate executives who run Tenet DMC in Dallas have appeared to care more about bringing in millions in profits than they do about patient care. … Continue reading
(DETROIT) Nurses at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (“Huron Valley” or “HVSH”) have won another important victory in their campaign for safe patient care and fair treatment of nurses. HVSH, based in Commerce Township, Michigan, is a unit of the Detroit Medical Center (DMC). … Continue reading
MNA – Munson Nurses are the largest newly-organized workplace in Michigan since the state went “Right to Work” in 2013
(Traverse City, MI) – Nurses at Munson Medical Center represented by the Michigan Nurses Association overwhelmingly voted to ratify their first contract. … Continue reading
(Traverse City, MI) – Nurses represented by the Michigan Nurses Association and the administration of the Munson Medical Center have reached a three-year tentative agreement. The agreement includes provisions to safeguard staffing levels, limits to mandatory overtime, and raises to recruit and retain quality RNs. … Continue reading
Bills in MI House, Senate aim to increase hospital accountability and transparency
LANSING – Michigan Nurses Association members today applauded the reintroduction of the Safe Patient Care Act, a bipartisan plan to make Michigan hospitals safer by setting limits on nurses’ patient assignments, curbing forced overtime for registered nurses, and requiring hospitals to release staffing information. … Continue reading
Holiday gift announced at candlelight vigil in support of Munson Medical Center nurses; Hospital and emergency room bills forgiven for more than 9,200 individuals and families
Traverse City – Members of the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) have donated funds to cancel more than $8. … Continue reading
Hospital Administration Is Reducing Staff in Highly Specialized Departments
(Lansing, MI) Registered nurses at Sparrow Hospital are expressing deep concern about the hospital administration’s recent decision to reduce the number of nurses in the IV Specialty Department and to eliminate the Critical Care Transport Team. … Continue reading
RNs push back against reckless timeline, lack of transparency
Registered nurses at Sturgis Hospital today urged hospital administrators to delay newly announced plans to lay off nurses and close multiple units – including the oncology clinic, critical care and obstetrics – as early as next week. … Continue reading
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Nurses look forward to better leadership, answers about next steps
(IRON MOUNTAIN, MI) – The Michigan Nurses Association, the union representing registered nurses at Dickinson County Healthcare System, today applauded the resignation of hospital administrator and CEO John Schon. … Continue reading
