Nursing - News May 6, 2011

Tufts, nurses union go down to wire on talks (Boston Globe)
Registered nurses at Tufts and Boston Medical Center staged an informational picket line outside Tufts in February 2010 to protest what they called dangerous changes in staffing levels.

Nursing-home merger a go (Press-Republican)
Disqus May 6, 2011 Nursing-home merger a go - Alice Hyde to build $35 million facility DENISE A. RAYMO Press-Republican Plattsburgh Press Republican Fri May 06, 2011, 03:28 AM EDT MALONE - Franklin County agreed to merge its Nursing Home with Alice Hyde Medical Center's and pay $10 million to get out from under the annual financial burden.

Budget deal gives nursing homes lower staffing mandates (Palm Beach Post)
But House and Senate lawmakers are trying to make it up to the industry, inserting language into the budget conforming bills that will lower the average number of hours a day that nursing homes are required to provide direct-care to patients.

MEC faces R15,6m claim (Independent Online)
An Ifafi father is claiming R15,6-million in damages from the Gauteng health MEC after his son was born with brain damage seven years ago.

Spring job fair draws crowd (Herald Star Online)
The words "help wanted" met with the words "opportunities needed" at the Fort Steuben Mall Wednesday afternoon as hundreds of job seekers made their way through the employer and educational institution displays at the spring job fair.

Foreign doctors, nurses stand by Libyans amid rocket fire (Christian Science Monitor)
At the Nalut Central Hospital, some 50 foreign doctors and nurses continue to treat the Libya rebels - and injured pro-Qaddafi forces - despite no pay and nearby rocket fire.

Doctors Rally Against Immigration Legislation (KPHO-TV Phoenix)
Doctors and health care providers plan to rally Thursday at the state Capitol against immigration legislation.

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