BOSTON, MA – Today, United
States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Congressman
James P. McGovern, released the following joint statement on the contract
negotiations between St. Vincent Hospital (St. Vincent's), their parent company
Tenet Healthcare, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which represents
the professional nurses at the hospital:
“Tenet Healthcare has still not
made appropriate and necessary movement on the issue of staffing. We urge Tenet
to listen to and act on the concerns of St. Vincent nurses. This is a patient
safety issue, but it’s also about our values. We respect our nurses, we deeply
appreciate everything they have done for our community during this challenging
year, and we stand unequivocally with them in their fight for patient safety
and fairness. We remain ready and willing to help in any way we can to resolve
this situation in a fair and equitable way.”
The lawmakers
sent
a statement last week urging both parties to come
back to the bargaining table, and had previously sent a
letter
to Tenet Healthcare expressing concerns regarding the contract negotiations.
