The Minnesota Nurses Association, which supports the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act, is pushing back against what it describes as Mayo Clinic’s “blackmail tactics.””This desperate move by executives at Mayo Clinic Health System makes clear exactly why this bill is needed at Mayo facilities, and at every hospital in the state. Mayo executives have repeatedly demonstrated a disregard for transparency with patients, prioritizing instead their own corporate profit motives,” wrote Minnesota Nurses Association President Mary C. Turner.”The Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act is designed to retain nurses and improve staffing to protect and improve patient care. Every patient, at every hospital in the state, deserves to know they will receive safe and high-quality care when they walk through the door of a hospital.”Sen. Erin Murphy (DFL-St. Paul), a registered nurse who authored the nursing bill in the Senate, has said the exception Mayo Clinic is seeking is unacceptable. Asked about Mayo’s tactics threatening to pull billions in investment, Murphy said, “I don’t deal in ultimatums.”
Source: Mayo Clinic threatens to kill billions in state investment, if two health care bills pass
