Workforce Development

Efforts to support training to enhance employee skills.
08.20.2018  | Caring for the Caregiver Update
Over the past year, MHA has worked with its members across the commonwealth to address issues of workplace safety and wellbeing.
06.18.2018  | Rep. Clark’s Bill Would Help Fight Opioids in Underserved Areas
Bill offers student loan repayment of up to $250,000 for graduates who agree to work as a substance use disorder treatment professionals in areas most in need of their services.
06.11.2018  | Signature Healthcare’s Hollon Receives Lane Award
Kim Hollon, president & CEO of Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, was presented with the prestigious 2018 William L. Lane Hospital Advocate Award.
05.07.2018  | Gratitude for Those Who Care for Us
Over the past year, MHA has worked with its membership across the commonwealth to address issues of workplace safety and wellbeing.
02.19.2018  | The Trump HHS Budget for Fiscal 2019
Last Monday, the Trump Administration released its FY2019 budget proposal.
02.19.2018  | The Healthcare Component of the Dreamer Debate
The U.S. Senate failed last week to move forward any legislation that would resolve the thorny immigration issue and the fate of “Dreamers”.
02.12.2018  | Statement on the latest federal immigration legislation from MHA President and CEO Steve Walsh
Statement from Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) President and CEO Steve Walsh on the latest federal immigration legislation
02.05.2018  | Collaborative Magnet Hospitals
It’s not easy getting “Magnet” designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
01.22.2018  | MHA and MMS Meet to Stem Tide of M.D. Burnout
Last Wednesday, the new MHA-MMS Joint Task Force on Physician Burnout held its first meeting.
12.04.2017  | Mass. Colleges Unveil New Nursing Education Program
A new nurse education initiative announced on Friday compliments long-standing MHA efforts to improve both the supply and education of registered nurses.
11.13.2017  | SB2208 An Act Relative to the Scheduling of Employees
SB2208 An Act Relative to the Scheduling of Employees
10.30.2017  | Addressing Physician Burnout
Bring together sector leaders for a state-of-the-state discussion of Massachusetts healthcare and one recurring theme that arises, in addition to cost and quality issues, is physician burnout.
10.30.2017  | HB2167 An Act to Improve Health Care Costs for Employers and Consumers
HB2167 An Act to Improve Health Care Costs for Employers and Consumers
10.03.2017  | SB995 Regarding Treble Damages
SB995 would bring important equity to the application of penalties related to violations of the state’s wage and hour laws.
09.12.2017  | SB829, HB791, HB918, SB913, SB904, HB813, SB911 Torts,, Civil Actions
Torts, Civil Actions
09.12.2017  | MHA statement regarding legislation to authorize Advance Dental Hygiene Practitioners
MHA statement regarding legislation to authorize Advance Dental Hygiene Practitioners
09.06.2017  | MHA coordinates airlift of Bay State nurse volunteers for Harvey response
Twenty-seven MA nurses and a cath lab tech took off this morning from Hanscom Field as part of a deployment organized by MHA to assist Bay Area Regional Medical Center (BARMC) in Webster, Texas, as the facility, its employees and staff recover from H
08.14.2017  | Article Details Psych Bed Increase, but Lack of Psychiatrists
The Boston Globe had an interesting article last week on the rise of inpatient psychiatric beds in Massachusetts and the problem hospitals are having in recruiting psychiatrists to staff them.
07.10.2017  | MHA’s Noga Named American Academy of Nursing Fellow
MHA’s Vice President of Clinical Affairs Pat Noga, R.N., PhD is one of 173 distinguished nurse leaders from across the U.S. selected by the American Academy of Nursing as a 2017 Academy fellow.
07.10.2017  | Auditor Bump’s Chap. 224 Report Shines Light on Workforce
Last week Auditor Suzanne Bump issued a mandated report on Chap. 224 that focuses on the gains and remaining challenges of the law.

Resources

Click on the links below for easy access to important information related to state healthcare issues and advocacy.
Visit the Commonwealth of Massachusetts websites below to find information on legislative hearings and other meetings of interest to the healthcare community.
To guide your navigation of the legislative process and assist your advocacy efforts, please visit the following state websites:
MHA has also developed the following documents for your information and benefit: