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Nurses from Northeastern and Temple Hospitals were given some hope there will be relief for them if a bill cosigned by State Sens. Michael Stack, Christine Tartaglione and Shirley Kitchen becomes law. Stack addressed a rally of nurses sponsored by the Philadelphia Local of the Pennsylvania Association of Skilled Nurses and Allied Professionals, in celebration of Nurses Day, in which he informed them SB 742, if passed into law, would require specific nurse-to-patient ratios. He said, “Study after study has
shown that overworked, tired and understaffed health care works are detrimental to hospitals. It is not productive to burn out otherwise talented nurses and it is not fair to you and your patients.” He explained the General Assembly understood that need and passed a ban on mandatory overtime for nurses. Stack said he was outraged at the closing of Northeastern Hospital, saying, “It was the lifeline of the River Wards.” He added he is working with State Reps. John Taylor and Michael O’Brien and State Sen. Larry Farnese to ensure health serv-
ices remain in the community and the nurses from Northeastern remain employed. Speaking to the crowd were Political Coordinator Jerry Silberman and Local President Maureen May.
SEN. MICHAEL STACK addresses nurses marking Nurses Day outside Temple University Hospital. With him are Pennsylvania Association of Skilled Nurses & Allied Professionals’s Jerry Silberman and Local President Maureen May.
The Public Record • May 14, 2009
Stack Supports Nurses At Rally
NURSES GATHERED at rally to address speakers and call for relief.
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