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Maxwell Biosciences Appoints Major General (Ret.) Barb Holcomb, RN, BSN, MSN to Its Board of Directors

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Mercredi, octobre 18, 2023
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Austin, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - October 18, 2023) - Maxwell Biosciences ("Maxwell"), a preclinical drug platform company developing a synthetic immune system that may serve as a key biodefense asset, today announced the appointment of Major General (Retired) Barb Holcomb, RN, BSN, MSN to its Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • Austin, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - October 18, 2023) - Maxwell Biosciences ("Maxwell"), a preclinical drug platform company developing a synthetic immune system that may serve as a key biodefense asset, today announced the appointment of Major General (Retired) Barb Holcomb, RN, BSN, MSN to its Board of Directors.
  • This appointment adds one of the world's top national security and biodefense research and logistics executives to Maxwell's board.
  • "I am pleased to welcome General Holcomb's leadership in national security and patient care to Maxwell's board as we approach human trials next year," said Maxwell Biosciences Chairman and CEO Joshua McClure.
  • "General Holcomb is a highly patient-focused medical professional with decades of deep respect within the global and national security biodefense communities.

Nurses, Advocates to Testify in Favor of Legislation To Prevent Workplace Violence Against Health Care Workers at Oct. 4th State House Hearing

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Mardi, octobre 3, 2023
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BOSTON, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lawmakers will hold a hearing at the State House on Wednesday, Oct. 4 on legislation that would require hospitals to design and implement policies and procedures to prevent what has been characterized as an epidemic of violence against frontline nurses and other direct care staff in Massachusetts healthcare facilities.

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  • The bill also requires the creation of an in-house crisis response team to support victims of workplace violence.
  • More than 80% of emergency department nurses have been the victim of workplace violence, according to the Emergency Nurses Association.
  • 76% of nurses in direct care at a teaching hospital said workplace violence and abuse is a serious problem.
  • 79% of nurses in direct care at a community hospital said workplace violence and abuse is a serious problem.

Legislation to Enact Safe Patient Limits for Registered Nurses and Address the Underlying Causes of the Massachusetts Hospital Staffing and Patient Care Quality Crisis Will Receive State House Hearing on September 20

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Lundi, septembre 18, 2023
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BOSTON, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nurses and advocates will testify before lawmakers on September 20 to the power of safe patient limits legislation to help solve years of declining hospital patient care quality and fix the underlying causes of the Commonwealth's healthcare staffing crisis.

Key Points: 
  • The approach featured in the new MNA safe patient limits legislation is like that taken by California when it enacted a safe patient limits law in 1999 and implemented it in 2004.
  • Research has shown that California's law reduced nurse workloads, improved recruitment, and retention of nurses, and had a favorable impact on quality of care.
  • Today, patients in California hospitals receive on average 3 more hours of nursing care than hospitalized patients in other states.
  • The "State of Nursing in Massachusetts" began tracking the quality of care in Massachusetts hospitals in 2014.

MNA Nurses at Boston's Tufts Medical Center Overwhelmingly Vote in Favor of Ratifying New 18-Month Contract Agreement

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Jeudi, juin 29, 2023
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BOSTON, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 1,400 registered nurses of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, who are represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, voted overwhelmingly on Monday, June 26 to ratify their newest contract settlement. The 18-month agreement brings with it highly competitive wage increases, an extremely desirable Baylor Plan intended to help recruit nurses to work weekend shifts, and an incentive plan for nurses who commit to working 48 hours per week for 12 weeks.

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  • But it's also because nurses can very easily go elsewhere right now and find work with better pay and benefits.
  • When you have better pay and benefits, you can attract new nurses and keep existing nurses.
  • We want new nurses to come to Tufts and we want our experienced nurses to stay at Tufts, and as a result, our patients will benefit," added Havlicek Cornacchia.
  • The overall length of this contract is also viewed as a benefit by Tufts nurses.

Transformational Nursing Healthcare Leader Dr. Debbie Ketchum joins PeriGen as Clinical Engagement Specialist, Enhancing Patient Safety Efforts

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Mardi, juin 6, 2023
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Dr. Ketchum will assume the role of Clinical Engagement Specialist, bringing her extensive expertise as an obstetric clinical subject matter expert to support prospective clients in improving perinatal safety for mothers and babies.

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  • Dr. Ketchum will assume the role of Clinical Engagement Specialist, bringing her extensive expertise as an obstetric clinical subject matter expert to support prospective clients in improving perinatal safety for mothers and babies.
  • With a remarkable career spanning nearly three decades, Debbie Ketchum has been a dedicated nurse and nurse leader, certified in maternal newborn care, electronic fetal monitoring, and an advanced nurse executive.
  • She strives to support and empower our care teams through relationships, research, education, and advocacy.
  • At PeriGen, Dr. Ketchum will play a pivotal role in collaborating with prospective clients' perinatal clinical teams, working closely to ensure the adoption and understanding of PeriGen's innovative perinatal solutions.

MNA Members at Cambridge Health Alliance Go Public in Opposition to Announced Layoff of Five Nurse Educators and Schedule a Related Press Conference for Monday, June 5 in Malden

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Lundi, juin 5, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 902 nurses and healthcare professionals who work on the three campuses of Cambridge Health Alliance, and who are unionized with the Massachusetts Nurses Association, are speaking out against the hospital network's recent decision to lay off five nurse educators, thereby increasing pressure on remaining staff to deliver safe care with limited resources. They have scheduled a related press conference for Monday, June 5.

Key Points: 
  • "Experienced nurses are not staying at CHA because the hospital chooses not to invest in retention.
  • As a result, CHA continues to over-rely on expensive travel nurses and newer, less-experienced nurses who very much need the support and expertise of nurse educators."
  • "These nurses will struggle, and their patients will suffer as a result."
  • The next session is scheduled for June 5 and will be followed by the press conference which is scheduled for 4 p.m.

MNA Members at Cambridge Health Alliance Go Public in Opposition to Announced Layoff of Five Nurse Educators and Schedule a Related Press Conference for Monday, June 5 in Malden

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Jeudi, juin 1, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 902 nurses and healthcare professionals who work on the three campuses of Cambridge Health Alliance, and who are unionized with the Massachusetts Nurses Association, are speaking out against the hospital network's recent decision to lay off five nurse educators, thereby increasing pressure on remaining staff to deliver safe care with limited resources. They have scheduled a related press conference for Monday, June 5.

Key Points: 
  • "Experienced nurses are not staying at CHA because the hospital chooses not to invest in retention.
  • As a result, CHA continues to over-rely on expensive travel nurses and newer, less-experienced nurses who very much need the support and expertise of nurse educators."
  • "These nurses will struggle, and their patients will suffer as a result."
  • The next session is scheduled for June 5 and will be followed by the press conference which is scheduled for 4 p.m.

MNA: Nurses, Advocates to Testify in Favor of Strengthened Penalties for Assaulting Healthcare Workers During May 16 State House Hearing

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Lundi, mai 15, 2023
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BOSTON, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lawmakers will hold a hearing at the State House on Tuesday, May 16 on legislation that would strengthen the penalties for assaulting a healthcare worker – part of a comprehensive effort by nurses and healthcare professionals to address an epidemic of violence in Massachusetts healthcare facilities.

Key Points: 
  • "Violence in healthcare has been an epidemic for many years, and the COVID-19 pandemic put healthcare workers at even greater risk for harm," said MNA President and ICU nurse Katie Murphy.
  • "Passing this bill to strengthen the penalty for assaulting a nurse or healthcare worker would represent a significant step toward addressing the menace of workplace violence."
  • Who: Registered nurses from across the Commonwealth who have been assaulted or who have experienced workplace violence; State lawmakers who co-sponsored the bill.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

As National Nurses Week Kicks off May 6, Survey Shows Massachusetts Nurses Strongly Support Unions and Believe a United Voice Helps Address Healthcare Challenges

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Vendredi, mai 5, 2023
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CANTON, Mass., May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Joining a union and having a united voice is a widely supported solution to the challenges nurses face caring for patients in a broken healthcare system, according to new results from the 2023 "State of Nursing in Massachusetts" survey revealed for National Nurses Week, May 6 to 12. The power of a union voice is also being highlighted as part of a #WhatNursesReallyWant social media campaign, along with safe patient limits, workplace violence prevention and essential services protections.

Key Points: 
  • "There is no better time than National Nurses Week to highlight the power nurses and other healthcare workers have when working together toward a common goal."
  • Having union voice is one of the themes nurses and supporters are highlighting as part of a #WhatNursesReallyWant social media campaign during National Nurses Week.
  • Seventy-six percent of all nurses said they strongly support the current safe patient limits bill, and 12% somewhat support it.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

New Approach to Safe Patient Limits on Beacon Hill by MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Joins Legislation to Tackle Longstanding & Untenable Staffing Conditions Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Jeudi, janvier 19, 2023
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BOSTON, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The more than 25,000 nurses and healthcare professionals of the Massachusetts Nurses Association have joined with allies in the Massachusetts House and Senate to file new legislation that would enact safe patient limits for all hospital units through a process led by the Department of Public Health.

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  • "…fewer nurses likely increase the probability that patients do not feel cared for with an adequate amount of time or attention.
  • That legislation would have funded independent research studies on nurse staffing, the supply of nurses, and measures of care quality.
  • In addition to the new safe patient limits law, the MNA is filing with its legislative sponsors nearly 20 other bills.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.