The MHA received media coverage the weeks of Nov. 6 and Nov. 13 regarding a committee hearing on proposed nurse staffing ratio legislation. Additional topics covered include hospital market activity, rural emergency hospitals, behavioral health, the state’s STEMI system and the latest Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.
The coverage includes quotes from MHA CEO Brian Peters, as well as MHA board member Beth Charlton, president and CEO, Covenant HealthCare; and Doug Dascenzo, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer, Trinity Health Michigan. MHA Executive Vice President Laura Appel also appears in an American Hospital Association podcast episode.
Below is a collection of headlines from around the state.
Thursday, Nov. 16
- Detroit Free Press: As large Michigan health systems merge, independent hospitals are vanishing
- American Hospital Association: The Evolution of Rural Emergency Hospitals as a New Model of Care
Friday, Nov. 10
- MLive: Hospitals, nurses split on proposed law to address staffing shortage
- WNEM: Memorial Healthcare awarded $4.7M to expand behavioral health services
Thursday, Nov. 9
- Gongwer: Bills Limiting Nurse-To-Patient Ratio, Mandatory OT Debated By Panel
- MIRS: Former Nurses Say Staffing Ratios Would Bring Them Back
- Sinclair Broadcast Group – Michigan nurses push for Safe Patient Care Act amidst patient overload and burnout
- Michigan Business Network: MHA | Michigan Hospitals Express Unified Opposition To Legislation Threatening Access To Care
Wednesday, Nov. 8
Tuesday, Nov. 7
- Michigan Business Network: MHA | Michigan Voters, Healthcare And Business Leaders Agree: One-Size-Fits-All Ratios Will Harm Patients
Monday, Nov. 6
Members with any questions regarding media requests should contact John Karasinski at the MHA.