St. Mary's RN, Betsy Marville, Joins SEIU Nurses at White House Town Hall Meeting on Healthcare

On Friday, March 27 , two SEIU Florida nurse leaders, Martha Baker (Local 1991, Jackson Health Systems) and Betsy Marville (Healthcare Florida, St. Mary's Medical Center), were among a group of 10 SEIU RNs who attended a White House town hall meeting at the request of the president.

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Nurse Issues

Safe Staffing
Only recently have hospital administrators begun to concede that they don't have enough nurses on staff, which they attribute to a growing nursing shortage brought on by demographic changes. In their view, the solution is to expand recru

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St. Mary's RN, Cherryl Mandel-O'Brien, on Tallahassee Evening News

Check out ABC News coverage of nurse member Cherryl Mandel-O'Brien in Tallahassee standing up for workers' rights to freely join unions. Click here to watch.

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Hospital Worker Issues

Staffing and Workloads
Understaffing is a difficult and complex problem that directly affects the delivery of quality patient care in our nation’s hospitals. This is especially true today, where hospitals are increasingly concerned with profits and financial considerations, which leads to short staffing and workload problems that are driving dedicated and passionate healthcare workers out of the industry.

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Landmark Nurse Wage Class Action Suit Moves Forward

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Patient Right to Know Act

This bill would improve health care quality and empower consumers to make better healthcare decisions by:

• Providing standardized information on hospital staffing,
• Allowing consumers to compare patient satisfaction survey results,
• Granting access to complaints filed against hospitals,
• Giving real time information on current staffing levels, and
• Shining a light on the nursing shortage through better information on its impact.

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Safe Patient Lifting and Handling Act

Safe Lifting Legislation Prevents injury to Patients, RNs, & Health Care Workers Support HB 471 (Patronis) and SB 508 (Fasano)

Nurses and other Health Care workers confront a silent epidemic of severe back injury that is robbing our hospitals of caregivers and crippling tens of thousands of those critically needed health professionals upon whom we all depend. Almost all of these injuries can be avoided by introducing methods and equipment that will not only prevent injuries to RN and other health professionals but will protect patients from needless falls and skin tears.

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