A group of Montana nursing homes and assisted-living facilities sued the state on Monday to halt cuts to their reimbursements for providing care to Medicaid patients, cuts that have caused other Medicaid providers to curtail services or close altogether.
Nurses and management at the UVM Medical Center have been at odds over contract negotiations for more than two months now. That's why nurses are voting on whether to strike if their concerns are not addressed by July 9, when their current contracts expire.
My nursing career has spanned many decades. I’ve served in the Navy on a hospital ship, cared for patients in hospital ICUs and emergency departments, led healthcare quality and patient-safety programs, and earned my doctorate degree in nursing practice from Rutgers University.
About 50 nurses and supporters across the Staten Island community joined together to fight for safe staffing in their workplaces. The nurses, who are members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), chanted outside of Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze on Sunday for "Safe Staffing Day of Action."
University of Vermont Medical Center nurses moved a step closer toward a possible work stoppage when 500 union members voted almost unanimously Wednesday night in favor of holding a formal strike vote, according to Julie MacMillan, a registered nurse and the union's lead negotiator.
It's disappointing that the registered nurses at Berkshire Medical Center have chosen to strike again on June 18 as the cancellation of the planned walkout in February suggested that an agreement could be reached soon. This will mean more lost wages for nurses and more costs for BMC, which must hire nurses for five days under the terms of its contract with the company that provides replacement nurses.