MNA: Firefighters and Caregivers Serving Nashoba Valley Medical Center to Hold Press Conference on Monday, June 3 to Call on Governor Healey, the Legislature and Attorney General to Commit to Preserving This and All Hospitals Impacted by the Steward...
MNA: Firefighters and Caregivers Serving Nashoba Valley Medical Center to Hold Press Conference on Monday, June 3 to Call on Governor Healey, the Legislature and Attorney General to Commit to Preserving This and All Hospitals Impacted by the Steward...
MNA: Firefighters and Caregivers Serving Nashoba Valley Medical Center to Hold Press Conference on Monday, June 3 to Call on Governor Healey, the Legislature and Attorney General to Commit to Preserving This and All Hospitals Impacted by the Steward Crisis
消防員和護理人員將於6月3日星期一舉行新聞發佈會,呼籲州長Healey、立法機構和總檢察長承諾保護Nashoba Valley醫療中心和所有受Steward危機影響的醫院。
Loss of Ayer-based NVMC will cause dangerous delays in accessing life-saving care and will overwhelm already overburdened ambulance services for the residents living in the rural towns served by this vital provider
Ayer基地NVMC的丟失將導致危險的耽擱,在這個重要的提供商服務的鄉村城鎮居民中訪問搶救生命的護理,並將壓垮已經不堪重負的救護車服務。
With more than 200,000 residents served by nine hospitals currently owned by Steward, communities remain in the dark on the state's long-term plan to protect the future of care across the Commonwealth.
目前由Steward擁有的9家醫院爲200,000多名居民提供服務,社區對該州保護全民保健未來的長期計劃仍一片茫然。
AYER, Mass., May 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, June 3, the same day a judge in Houston, TX will hold a pivotal hearing on what could be the largest hospital-system bankruptcy in US history, a coalition of local firefighters and caregivers who serve and/or work at Ayer-based Nashoba Valley Medical Center, will hold a press conference calling on leaders of our state government to do whatever is necessary to preserve this hospital, as well as eight other hospitals threatened with closure by the financial crisis engineered by Steward Healthcare.
2024年5月31日馬薩諸塞大廳——6月3日星期一,同一天,德克薩斯州休斯頓的法官將就可能是美國曆史上最大的醫院系統破產舉行關鍵聽證會。當地消防員和護理人員的聯合組織者,他們服務和/或在Ayer基地Nashoba Valley醫療中心工作的護理人員聯名發表聲明要求我們州政府領導人盡一切可能來保護這家醫院以及由Steward醫療保健公司造成的財務危機威脅下的其他8家醫院。
The press conference was organized and will be jointly hosted by David Greenwood, President of the International Association of Firefighters Local 2544 Ayer Fire Department and Audra Sprague, RN, co-chair of the Massachusetts Nurses Association's Local Bargaining Unit for the nurses of Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
本次新聞發佈會由David Greenwood(國際消防員協會第2544號協會Ayer消防部門總裁)和Audra Sprague(馬薩諸塞州護士協會護理工人當地協商單位的聯席主席,爲Nashoba Valley醫療中心的護士)共同擔任主持人。
What: |
Press Conference by Firefighters and Caregivers to Save Nashoba Vally Medical Center |
When: |
Monday, June 3, 2024 at 1 pm. |
Where: |
Outside the Depot Square Train Station at 70 Main St., Ayer, MA (across from fire station) |
什麼: |
消防員和護理人員召開新聞發佈會,以拯救Nashoba Valley醫療中心爲主題 |
何時: |
2024年6月3日下午1點。 |
地點: |
位於70 Main St.,Ayer,MA(消防站對面)的Depot Square火車站外。 |
Editor's Note: the press conference will also be livestreamed on the MNA Facebook page at: .
編輯注:新聞發佈會也將在MNA Facebook頁面上進行直播:.
"This hospital closure will significantly impact the local community and area public safety. Over 80 percent of the emergency medical calls transported by the Ayer Firefighters and Paramedics go to Nashoba Valley Medical Center," Greenwood said. "The hospital's proximity allows for short transport times and a decreased time on task. The closure of this hospital would also negatively impact public safety and the general health and wellbeing of the surrounding communities. Emergency ambulances used to transport will be out of service for longer, increasing the likelihood that someone else needing an ambulance will have to wait much longer. Traveling longer distances to alternative hospitals that are already overcrowded serves no benefit to the community or public health. That is why the firefighters and EMTs of the Nashoba Valley communities are speaking out to support keeping Nashoba Valley Medical Center open."
“此次醫院關閉將顯著影響當地社區和公共安全。 Ayer Firefighters and Paramedics運送的80%以上的緊急醫療救援都將送往Nashoba Valley醫療中心。”Greenwood說。“醫院的近距離使得運輸時間較短,任務時間減少。這家醫院的關閉還將對公共安全和周圍社區的整體健康和福祉帶來負面影響。用於運輸的緊急救護車將停止使用更長時間,增加了其他需要救護車的人等待的時間。到已經擠滿的代替醫院的更遠距離服務於社區或公共衛生沒有好處。這就是爲什麼Nashoba Valley社區的消防員和救護車人員發聲支持保持Nashoba Valley醫療中心開放的原因。”
According to Sprague, the nurses and other dedicated caregivers who provide care to patients at NVMC, many for decades, are committed to doing everything in their power to ensure the most vulnerable in their community have access to the care they need within their own community. "In health care every minute counts. For patients experiencing a stroke or heart attack every lost minute can mean lost heart or brain function. We may be a small hospital, but we are a good hospital that is essential to this community. For the nurses and other talented workers here, the people who depend on this hospital are more than patients, they are our friends, neighbors and many are indeed members of our own families. We will not let them down."
根據Sprague的說法,NVMC的護士和其他忠誠的護理人員,他們爲病人提供護理服務,其中許多人已經做了幾十年,致力於盡他們所能確保社區中最脆弱的人能夠在他們自己的社區中獲得所需的護理。“在醫療保健中每一分鐘都很重要。對於經歷中風或心臟病發作的病人來說,每一分鐘的失誤都可能意味着心臟或腦功能的喪失。我們可能只是一個小醫院,但我們是一個爲這個社區至關重要的好醫院。對於這裏的護士和其他有才華的工人來說,依靠這家醫院的人們不僅是病人,而且是我們的朋友、鄰居,許多人確實是我們自己家庭的成員。我們不會讓他們失望。”
In addition to underlying the important role the hospital plays in protecting the community, the advocates are using the opportunity to call upon the elected leadership in the state to make a real commitment to ensuring its survival.
除強調醫院保護社區的重要角色外,倡導者們還利用機會呼籲州內選定的領導層真正承諾確保其生存。
"No community is expendable; no community is less important than another. All of our communities are worth fighting for," Sprague said. "The hospitals' staff have held firm and remain inspiringly committed to meeting the health needs of our communities, and it will take all facets of state government, Attorney General Campbell, Speaker of the House Mariano, Senate President Spilka and Governor Healey to navigate this unprecedented health care crisis, to ensure that needed resources are made available to allow these hospitals to continue providing desperately needed health care to all those affected by this crisis."
“沒有哪個社區是可有可無的;沒有哪個社區比另一個社區不重要。我們所有的社區都值得爲之而奮鬥,”Sprague說。“這些醫院的工作人員堅定不移,仍然致力於滿足我們社區的健康需求。在這場前所未有的醫療保健危機中,使它們繼續爲受到此次危機影響的所有人提供急需的醫療保健所需的資源,需要政府各方面的參與,包括檢察長坎貝爾、衆議院議長馬里亞諾、參議院主席斯皮爾卡和州長海利。”
In addition to the press conference an online petition drive has been launched calling on the Healey administration to ensure the survival of the hospital. Click here to view the petition.
除了新聞發佈會外,已經啓動了一項在線請願活動,呼籲海利政府確保該醫院的生存。單擊此處查看請願書。
More than 200,000 residents from the Merrimack Valley to the South Coast are served by nine hospitals currently owned by Steward Healthcare including: St. Elizabeth's in Brighton, Carney Hospital in Dorchester, Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Holy Family Hospital in Methuen and Haverhill Hospital in Haverhill, Morton Hospital in Taunton, Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, Norwood Hospital in Norwood, and St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River. These hospitals are among the largest employers in our communities, with more than 16,000 workers and caregivers, who not only safeguard care, but also contribute to the economic health of our small businesses, cities, and towns.
目前,位於Merrimack Valley到South Coast的九家醫院由Steward Healthcare所有,包括:Brighton的聖伊麗莎白醫院,Dorchester的Carney醫院,Brockton的Good Samaritan 醫療中心,Methuen的Holy Family醫院,Haverhill的Haverhill醫院,Taunton的Morton醫院,Ayer的Nashoba Valley醫療中心,Norwood的Norwood醫院和Fall River的St. Anne醫院。這些醫院是社區中最大的僱主之一,擁有超過16,000名工人和護理人員,不僅確保了醫療服務,也爲我們的小企業、城市和城鎮的經濟健康做出了貢獻。
SOURCE Massachusetts Nurses Association
SOURCE Massachusetts Nurses Association