Suzanne Vogel, RN and ONA member, has tragically lost her home to fire. During these uncertain times, in the world and all the stress that goes along with being a frontline healthcare provider during the COVID-19 pandemic, Suzanne is now enduring the loss of her house and the strain of relocating her and her family …
Author: Michelle Donovan
Ohio Nurses Concerned About Moves to Limit Dr. Acton’s Authority
“Time and time again we have heard Governor DeWine wisely state the need to bring in the experts, and listen to these experts, with every facet of this pandemic. That includes the re-opening workgroups and economic advisory committees, as well as the healthcare experts using data-driven approaches with the director of the Department of Health, …
Steward Healthcare Forced to Pay Thousands to Correct Severance Payments Made to Northside Part-Time Nurses
By Anne Mueller We all remember when Steward Healthcare, the For-Profit Health care system out of Dallas, Texas betrayed the citizens of Youngstown and the entire region when they closed Northside Medical Center after just 17 months of operations. The closure meant that vital medical services were vanished, and 188 dedicated nurses lost their jobs. …
American Federation of Teachers Secures Personal Protective Equipment for Frontline Healthcare Providers
Nurses, Abandoned by Federal Government and Watching Colleagues Die, Forced to Buy Their Own Masks, Rely on Union Support, Donations. For Immediate Release May 7, 2020 Contact: Oriana Korin 202-374-6103 okorin@aft.org www.aft.org WASHINGTON—The American Federation of Teachers—which represents nearly 200,000 nurses, respiratory specialists, health techs, physicians and other professionals in the healthcare industry, as well …
ONA Executive Statement on Whistleblower Protection for Nurses in Times of Crisis
Situation: The recent COVID-19 pandemic has created crisis level shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essential supplies. Across the country many healthcare institutions are disciplining nurses for speaking out to media outlets concerning the lack of needed equipment that is putting their health and the health of the patients they serve in jeopardy. …
Ohio Nurses Association files OSHA Complaints Against Hospitals Across Ohio, Demands OSHA Do Their Job
“On April 28, 2020, five local bargaining units of the Ohio Nurses Association’s union arm filed complaints with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on behalf of thousands of registered nurses whose lives are put at risk every single day because of unenforced COVID-19 guidelines and personal protective equipment (PPE) standards. The complaints were …
FREE WEBINAR: Calming the COVID-19 Storm: Delivering Effective Clinical and Nursing Care
Thursday, May 7th 2020 1pm ET / 10am PT The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented stress on an already challenged healthcare system. Because this is a novel virus, clinicians are having to learn quickly how to effectively care for these patients who are some of most complex and unstable patients being seen in acute care …
Staying Mentally and Emotionally Strong in a COVID-19 World
Eric Pennington, CEQF, EQPC, EQAC, SEQ-P, BPC Partner, Spirity of EQ There’s no getting around it: we are living in a time of chaos and uncertainty. Most people are working to figure out what their “normal” now looks like. We can find ourselves ruminating on how things were before or wondering if life ahead will …
AFL-CIO Call on Congress and President Trump to Embrace America’s Five Economic Essentials
April 16, 2020 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Mitch McConnell Senate Majority Leader U.S. Senate The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Republican Leader U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Chuck Schumer Democratic Leader U.S. Senate Dear Leaders Pelosi, McConnell, McCarthy and Schumer: We urge you to prioritize …
Ohio Nurses Applaud COVID-19 Hospital Transparency
Ohio Hospitals to Report the Number of Healthcare Workers with COVID-19 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2020 Molly Homan, Director of Communications Ohio Nurses Association 614-746-9914 | mhoman@ohnurses.org In a bold move, Governor Mike DeWine announced that he has directed the Ohio Department of Health to update their data tool by next week to include …