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About 550 Milford Regional Medical Center nurses would join union under a new effort. (Google Maps)
MILFORD, MA Nurses at Milford Regional Medical Center this week filed noticed with the federal National Labor Relations Board that they intend to join the Massachusetts Nursing Association (MNA) union, citing the need for increased protections amid the coronavirus pandemic.
About 550 nurses at the hospital would join the MNA, which represents about 23,000 nurses across the region. The Milford nurses say they have raised concerns about patient and nurse safety during the coronavirus pandemic, but haven t been able to make headway with hospital leaders.
MILFORD – Nurses at Milford Regional Medical Center took the first official steps toward unionizing early Monday afternoon.
“A lot of the issues are communication,” ICU nurse Mike Brown said. “We should all have a voice in how we are going to defeat this virus.”
A group of registered nurses filed with the National Labor Relations Board Monday in order to hold an election to join the Massachusetts Nurses Association. Of the 550 nurses at the hospital, about 70% have already signed onto the idea of a union, according to Massachusetts Nurses Association spokesman Joe Markman.
A hospital spokesperson declined to comment Monday, saying the hospital’s focus is on staff and patient safety during the pandemic.
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Four hospitals in Central Massachusetts received an A for safety in twice-a-year reviews by a national group on Monday.
The Leapfrog Group s fall reviews include As for Harrington Hospital in Southbridge, Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Marlborough Hospital and Milford Regional Medical Center. Among the area s largest hospitals, Saint Vincent Hospital got a B and UMass Memorial Medical Center s Memorial and University campuses in Worcester both earned a C.
The Leapfrog Group scores more than 2,600 hospitals on a grade rank of patient safety based on publicly available data on prevention of medical errors, infections and other potential harms on patients. Of 58 hospitals rated across Massachusetts, 33 received As, 14 got Bs, and 11 got Cs.
Newton recently appointed three newly elected members to its Board of Directors:
Annie Greene, Eric Boecher and
Gloria
Greene, a
Newton native, joins the Board of Directors after 10 years of involvement at the Y s residential camp, Camp Frank A. Day. She attended Frank A. Day as a camper and then spent four years as a counselor. In 2018, she spoke about her camp experience at the Y s A Night Under the Stars fundraising gala. She is a graduate of St. Lawrence University and is currently working as a nanny while attending nursing school. She is the daughter of the late Frederick Greene, who served on the Y s Board of Directors and is remembered as a tireless community advocate.