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There is a crisis in patient care in Massachusetts. Patients in Massachusetts hospitals are sharing their nurse with too many other patients. This is dangerous - under such conditions, nurses are forced to rush through their patient care activities and mistakes and preventable errors become more likely to occur. Jobs with Justice has joined with the Coalition to Protect Massachusetts Patients to demand that our hospitals be appropriately staffed. House Bill 2059, the Patient Safety Act, calls upon DPH to set a safe limit on the number of patients a nurse is assigned at one time. In addition, the bill calls for staffing numbers to be adjusted based on patient needs. It also bans mandatory overtime and includes initiatives to increase nursing faculty and nurse recruitment. On May 24, 2006, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a similar bill by a vote of 133-20. Below are some links and fact sheets on this piece of legislation. We hope that you can join us in supporting this important campaign for decency and standards in patient care.
We need you to take action! Make a phone call to your State Legislators and let them know you care about patient safety! Call the State House Switch Board at 617.722.2000
Click here for the campaign's official website
Fact sheet for labor
People of Faith Standing for Health Care Justice
Endorsement form
