All of this trimming is in pursuit of PRMC becoming designated as a Magnent hospital. Another banner to hang down the exterior walls of the hospital in an attempt to convince citizens driving by that the care provided inside those walls is competent and friendly.
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
A Letter To The Editor: PRMC LPN Layoffs In Search Of New Designation
PRMC laid off several of their LPNs last week. From what I have been told this is only the beginning of trimming staff without certain certifications or being the coveted RN.
All of this trimming is in pursuit of PRMC becoming designated as a Magnent hospital. Another banner to hang down the exterior walls of the hospital in an attempt to convince citizens driving by that the care provided inside those walls is competent and friendly.
All of this trimming is in pursuit of PRMC becoming designated as a Magnent hospital. Another banner to hang down the exterior walls of the hospital in an attempt to convince citizens driving by that the care provided inside those walls is competent and friendly.
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Administration wants a plan in place by November 1 to trim 20 million.
What is stopping you from becoming an RN?
This is a nation wide trend. Hospitals and nursing homes get a higher rate from Medicare for RN's. In addition, they are considered statutory supervisors and not eligible to be unionized.
I know many many nurses employeed there. Not one has good things to say about the way PRMC treats their staff.
144 you are so wrong! RN's can be unionized and are in many hospitals. Its the salaried supervisors/ management that can't join the union cause if there is a strike they have to work!!
What a shame to lay off lpn's! They are a valuable assett and work very hard.
Shore Health (Dorchester and Easton Memorial Hospitals) hold Magnet status.Some of the criteria is staff retention and customer satisfaction. It ain't happening at PRMC. Also- RN's can be and are unionized; look at California and New York.
if they covet their RNs, why can RNs get better pay elsewhere?
If you are an LPN you can become an RN at Wor Wic in a year. Better pay so why not do it.
Sounds like a good plan.
many of those lpn's don't want to be there anyway. their attitude shows it.
It appears that the US federal court of appeals thinks 1:44 is correct.
An important subject of debate for health care employers is whether an RN can be a “supervisor” under the NLRA. This is a significant decision because “supervisors” under the NLRA are treated differently from non-supervisors. In particular, they cannot be included in a group of employees that a union seeks to represent.
In a recently decided case, a union sought to represent a group of RNs at a nursing home in Tennessee. The NLRB permitted the union election to go forward, finding that the RNs were not supervisors. In a 2-1 decision (pdf), a federal appeals court reversed this decision, determining that the RNs possessed adequate disciplinary authority to qualify as supervisors. Accordingly, the RNs were not entitled to vote in a union election administered by the NLRB. Crucial for labor professionals is the analysis followed to determine that the employer’s RNs were supervisors.
Diploma RN,s (Those without a BS/BA degree) will probably be next on the layoff list. Anybody got any ideas on that?
When you go up against a GIANT, people with good jobs at PRMC suffer. This is pay back for the bad publicity.
1:44 you are clueless re Medicare regs and mistaken.
And like most other PRMC-related posts -- none of you are providing any evidence or basis for your comments.
The irony is if you really new facts and figures -- most of these assertions and claims would look pretty tame.
Oh, and note that out of 3000 employees at PRMC, most posts only generate 30-50 max comments or less than 2% of the workforce. Not exactly a groundswell of support.
Still, Joe is exercising his free speech right and for that -- 3 cheers.
Yes...great idea lets model ourselves after California and New York...brilliant idea. Better yet..how about you go there.
7:24 thanks Roger.
So sad that on paper PRMC is getting all these awards but everyone either hates working there or is let go. The attitude you run into is really bad and has been for many years. People go to a bigger city if they have a major concern and I would too.
The employees gave up vacation days to prevent layoffs and now Prmc is talking about laying off people. Lpn's are being cut and not being replaced. Specialized nursing units being told they must cross train to other specialties. Areas that require very specialized training to be safe to practice in... With no specialized training to do so. Incentive pay offered to employees to come in and work on their day off when the hospital is short staffed is now being taken away. After the blog came out written by Steve Rumney the link on the website to the Board of Trustees would no longer work? And that fluff piece written by the Daily Times was an insult to everyone. It's time for Peggy the Dictator to go!
The layoffs need to be from the top. Does the hospital really need multiple directors and Vice Presidents, no. Thats where the waste is. They also need to get rid of staff members with bad attitudes who treat patients and other staff members with so much disrespect.
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